• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제35권8호
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• pp.889-897
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 핵연료 지지격자체의 재료인 Zircaloy-4 와 Zirlo 판재의 이론적 성형한계 예측모델을 제시했다. 먼저 인장시험 및 이방성시험으로 응력-변형률곡선과 이방성계수를 획득했으며, NUMISHEET 96을 따르는 돔장출시험으로 두 재료의 실험적 성형한계도들을 얻었다. 이론적 성형한계도는 성형한계모델과 항복조건의 영향을 받는다. Swift 확산네킹이론, Marciniak-Kuczynski 의 재료결함 모델, Storen-Rice 의 정점이론을 이용해 부변형률이 양인 구간에서의 성형한계 곡선을 구했으며, 부변형률이 음인 구간에는 Hill 의 국부네킹 이론을 적용했다. 또한 재료이방성을 고려하기 위해 Hill 48, Hosford 79 항복조건을 사용 했다. Swift 확산네킹모델 (Hill 48 항복조건 적용)과 Hill 모델은 각각 변형률비가 양과 음인 영역에 대해 Zircaloy-4의 성형한계도를 비교적 정확히 예측하며, Zirlo의 성형한계도는 Hosford 79 항복조건 (a = 8)을 적용한 Storen-Rice 모델로 나타낼 수 있다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제44권7호
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• pp.791-798
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• 2012

Since standardized fracture test specimens cannot be easily extracted from in-service components, several alternative fracture toughness test methods have been proposed to characterize the deformation and fracture resistance of materials. One of the more promising alternatives is the local approach employing the SP(Small Punch) testing technique. However, this process has several limitations such as a lack of anisotropic yield potential and tediousness in the damage parameter calibration process. The present paper investigates estimation of ductile fracture resistance(J-R) curve by FE(Finite Element) analyses using an anisotropic damage model and enhanced calibration procedure. In this context, specific tensile tests to quantify plastic strain ratios were carried out and SP test data were obtained from the previous research. Also, damage parameters constituting the Gurson-Tvergaard-Needleman model in conjunction with Hill's 48 yield criterion were calibrated for a typical nuclear reactor material through a genetic algorithm. Finally, the J-R curve of a standard compact tension specimen was predicted by further detailed FE analyses employing the calibrated damage parameters. It showed a lower fracture resistance of the specimen material than that based on the isotropic yield criterion. Therefore, a more realistic J-R curve of a reactor material can be obtained effectively from the proposed methodology by taking into account a reduced load-carrying capacity due to anisotropy.