Crystal Plasticity Finite Element Method for Cyclic Behavior of Single Crystal Nickel-Based Superalloy

This paper reports the modeling and simulation of cyclic behavior of single crystal nickel-based superalloy by using the crystal plasticity finite element method. Material constitutive model based on the crystal plasticity theory is developed and is implemented in a parallel way as user subroutine modules embedded in the commercial Abaqus[Formula: see text] software. For simplicity in calibration and without loss of generality, the crystal plasticity constitutive relationship used in this work takes the form that only contains a few parameters. The parameters are optimized by using the Powell algorithm. We employ the calibrated constitutive model with the finite element solver on a cuboid and a blade to simulate cyclic and anisotropic properties of single crystal superalloy. Results show that the predicted stress–strain curves are in good agreement with the experimental measurements, and anisotropic results are presented in both elastic and plastic regions.