Coordinator: dr hab. inż. Łukasz Madej.
The hypothesis of the research assumed that combination of two numerical approaches: random cellular automata (RCA) and finite element (FE) methods will create the possibility to develop innovative concurrent RCAFE method for simulation of behaviour of complex multi-phase metallic materials under processing conditions.
Thus, the main goal of the project was to develop an appropriate digital representation of microstructure morphology, then, create a complex model of failure initiation and propagation at the microstructure level based on the developed RCAFE method and digital material representation concept for modelling multi-phase materials.
The dual phase steels that are commonly used in in automotive industry were selected as a case study within the project.
Additionally, during the research the state of the art experimental equipment were used to obtain necessary data of material behaviour at the microstructure level for subsequent creation of numerical RCAFE model for fracture. Aspects of representativeness of developed digital microstructures were also addressed.
As a result, a robust micro scale numerical RCAFE model that can be easily incorporated into the macro scale simulation was created.
