Linear Hardening
In the linear hardening law, the yield stress is given by
[math]\displaystyle{ \sigma_y = \sigma_{Y0} + E_p\alpha = \sigma_{Y0}(1+K\alpha) }[/math]
where [math]\displaystyle{ \sigma_{Y0} }[/math] is initial yield stress, Ep is the plastic modulus, α is cumulative equivalent plastic strain, and K is a hardening coefficient.
Hardening Law Properties
The material parameters in this hardening law are defined with the following properties:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| yield | The initial yield stress (enter in units of MPa). This stress corresponds to the axial stress at yield during uniaxial, 3D loading. |
| Ep | The plastic modulus (enter in units of MPa). This modulus is the slope of total stress as a function of plastic strain during uniaxial, 3D loading. The default is 0.0 which results in an elastic-perfectly plastic material or a material with no work hardening. |
| Khard | Alternatively, you can enter this dimensionless parameter for hardening. It is only used if Ep is not entered and when entered, it is convert to Ep using Ep = [math]\displaystyle{ \sigma_{Y0}K }[/math]. |
History Data
This hardening law defines one history variable, which is stored as history variable #1. It stores the the cumulative equivalent plastic strain (absolute) defined as
[math]\displaystyle{ \alpha = \Sum \sqrt{2\over3}\ ||d\varepsilon_p|| }[/math]
where "epsilon;p is the incremental plastic strain tensor in one time step.