Finite Element Modeling of Acoustic Nonlinearity Derived from Plastic Deformation of 35CrMoA Steel

Acoustic nonlinearity derived from microstructural evolution of metallic materials during plastic deformation has been found to be a promising nondestructive technique to identify early stage plastic damage in metallic structural components. In the current investigation, the propagation of longitudi...

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Main Authors: Shumin Yu, Lei Hu, Xingbin Yang, Xiangyu Ji
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description Acoustic nonlinearity derived from microstructural evolution of metallic materials during plastic deformation has been found to be a promising nondestructive technique to identify early stage plastic damage in metallic structural components. In the current investigation, the propagation of longitudinal ultrasonic waves in plastically deformed 35CrMoA steel plates was simulated using finite element (FE) methods based on the theory of dislocation-induced acoustic nonlinearity to establish the relationship between acoustic nonlinearity parameters and plastic strain. Experiments were conducted to validate the numerical model. Both simulated and experimental results demonstrate a monotonic increase in the acoustic nonlinearity parameter with applied plastic strain. The simulated ultrasonic nonlinear parameters deviate from experimental measurements in a two-stage pattern. In the low-strain regime (plastic strain < 8.5%), FE predictions underestimate experimental values, possibly due to dislocation entanglement in high-density regions that restricts dislocation mobility and suppresses acoustic nonlinearity. The FE model overestimates the parameters when plastic strain exceeds about 8.5%. This reversal is related to the formation of dislocation cells and walls with enhanced acoustic nonlinearity.
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spelling doaj-art-e40cb0094f824c71b25b3cbde1cad1f52025-08-20T02:28:24ZengMDPI AGMetals2075-47012025-03-0115434310.3390/met15040343Finite Element Modeling of Acoustic Nonlinearity Derived from Plastic Deformation of 35CrMoA SteelShumin Yu0Lei Hu1Xingbin Yang2Xiangyu Ji3Zhengzhou Guodian Mechanical Design Institute Co., Ltd., Zhengzhou 450046, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Ma’anshan 243032, ChinaZhengzhou Guodian Mechanical Design Institute Co., Ltd., Zhengzhou 450046, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Ma’anshan 243032, ChinaAcoustic nonlinearity derived from microstructural evolution of metallic materials during plastic deformation has been found to be a promising nondestructive technique to identify early stage plastic damage in metallic structural components. In the current investigation, the propagation of longitudinal ultrasonic waves in plastically deformed 35CrMoA steel plates was simulated using finite element (FE) methods based on the theory of dislocation-induced acoustic nonlinearity to establish the relationship between acoustic nonlinearity parameters and plastic strain. Experiments were conducted to validate the numerical model. Both simulated and experimental results demonstrate a monotonic increase in the acoustic nonlinearity parameter with applied plastic strain. The simulated ultrasonic nonlinear parameters deviate from experimental measurements in a two-stage pattern. In the low-strain regime (plastic strain < 8.5%), FE predictions underestimate experimental values, possibly due to dislocation entanglement in high-density regions that restricts dislocation mobility and suppresses acoustic nonlinearity. The FE model overestimates the parameters when plastic strain exceeds about 8.5%. This reversal is related to the formation of dislocation cells and walls with enhanced acoustic nonlinearity.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/15/4/34335CrMoA steelultrasonic nonlinearitysecond-harmonic generationplastic damagefinite element simulation
spellingShingle Shumin Yu
Lei Hu
Xingbin Yang
Xiangyu Ji
Finite Element Modeling of Acoustic Nonlinearity Derived from Plastic Deformation of 35CrMoA Steel
Metals
35CrMoA steel
ultrasonic nonlinearity
second-harmonic generation
plastic damage
finite element simulation
title Finite Element Modeling of Acoustic Nonlinearity Derived from Plastic Deformation of 35CrMoA Steel
title_full Finite Element Modeling of Acoustic Nonlinearity Derived from Plastic Deformation of 35CrMoA Steel
title_fullStr Finite Element Modeling of Acoustic Nonlinearity Derived from Plastic Deformation of 35CrMoA Steel
title_full_unstemmed Finite Element Modeling of Acoustic Nonlinearity Derived from Plastic Deformation of 35CrMoA Steel
title_short Finite Element Modeling of Acoustic Nonlinearity Derived from Plastic Deformation of 35CrMoA Steel
title_sort finite element modeling of acoustic nonlinearity derived from plastic deformation of 35crmoa steel
topic 35CrMoA steel
ultrasonic nonlinearity
second-harmonic generation
plastic damage
finite element simulation
url https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/15/4/343
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