Physical constitutive equations for plastic deformation of FCC metals subjected to high strain rate loading.

This paper develops a new physically based model to investigate face centered cubic (FCC) metals and alloys under high strain rate loadings (\gt10⁴s⁻¹) which includes kinematics and constitutive equations for the propagation of elastic and steady plastic waves. The model’s formulations are based on the rate of the conservation energy law that includes the rate of the input energy, internal energy, and entropy generation. This formulation is obtained by incorporating the viscous drag effects and associating the entropy generation to the generation, glide, and annihilation of dislocations. The model is used for 6061-T6 aluminum alloys and the results are verified with the published theoretical models and experimental tests. Also, the effect of different parameters, such as the particle velocity, shear flow stress, shear strain rate and temperature are investigated. As a result, the presented model shows good capability in describing the mentioned parameters. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]