We have developed a new model for the elastic and inelastic deformation modes in Shape Memory Alloys (SMA). This post gives a brief overview of the model.
Key goals and features of this model
- To model arbitrary martensite microstructures: PF based evolution law
for phase transformation (PT) and reorientation - To get correspondence variant (CV) level stresses: Track individual CV’s
- To study PT induced plasticity: Crystal plasticity (CP) in austenite
- To incorporate arbitrary boundary conditions and large deformations: FE method to solve field equations
