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Workshop 5B Localized Yielding

ANSYS Mechanical Structural Nonlinearities

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WS5B-1

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Workshop 5B: Localized Yielding

Goal
Introduce Metal Plasticity to the Workshop 4A problem and compare its effect on results (contact pressure and preload)

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Tip Insulator

Model Description
2D Axisymmetric A i i model d l of f injection i j i molding ldi machine hi nozzle tip assembly Materials:
Tool Steel for Housing (760Mpa Yield Strength) Copper alloy for Tip (280Mpa Yield Strength) Titanium for Insulator

Housing

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WS5B-2

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Workshop 5B: Localized Yielding

Model Description (contd)
Contact Pairs: A. Frictionless contact at Housing to Nozzle tip face seal B. Bonded contact at Nozzle tip T insulator To i l t C. Bonded contact at threaded connection between Housing and Nozzle tip (thread details not modeled)

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WS5B-3

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Workshop 5B: Localized Yielding

Model Description (contd)
Thermal Boundaries: A. Hot manifold @ 220C B. Cold manifold plate @50C C. Nozzle tip band heater @ 80 Watts

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WS5B-4

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Workshop 5B: Localized Yielding

Model Description (contd) Structural Boundaries
A. Frictionless Support @ Nozzle Housing Flange B. Frictionless Support @ Insulator

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Structural Loads
1st loadstep reconciles i interference f fit fi between b housing and tip face seal 2nd loadstep reads in temperatures from steady state thermal run 3rd loadstep applies pressure to melt channel wall.

melt channel wall

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Workshop 5B: Localized Yielding

Steps to Follow:

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Restore Archive browse for file W5b-localized-yielding.wbpz

Save as
File name: W5b-localized-yielding Save as type: Workbench Project Files (*.wbpj) ( .wbpj)

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WS5B-6

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The Project Schematic should look like the picture below.

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WS5B-7

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Workshop 5B: Localized Yielding

Highlight the Engineering Data Cell and double click to open
Verify the predefined material properties Verify that the units are in Metric (Tonne (Tonne,mm,) mm ) system. If not, fix this by clicking on Utility Menu>Units>Metric(Tonne, mm,..)

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WS5B-8

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Workshop 5B: Localized Yielding

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Highlight the Copper NL and Stainless Steel NL materials to confirm that the plasticity models have been defined with Bilinear Isotropic laws as show below.

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WS5B-9

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Return to the project schematic page

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Double click (or RMB=>Edit) on the Thermal Model Cell to open Mechanical Session

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WS5B-10

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Highlight the Housing and Nozzle Tip components

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In the Details Window, turn Nonlinear Effects ON to include the plasticity effects

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WS5B-11

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Workshop 5B: Localized Yielding

Execute a SOLVE

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The convergence now takes over 20 iterations, up from just 9 (WS4A) when all materials were considered linear elastic.

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WS5B-12

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Workshop 5B: Localized Yielding

Post process the contact pressure

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Notice the dramatic difference in pressure distribution at the seal face as well as the peak value when compared with same results published in workshop 4A

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WS5B-13

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Workshop 5B: Localized Yielding

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Post process the preload at the frictionless contact resulting from the interference fit as before. Compare the preload with workshop 4A.
Note, the change in preload is not nearly as dramatic as that of the contact pressure Why? pressure.

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WS5B-14

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Highlight the Solution Branch

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RMB>Insert>Strain>Equivalent Plastic Strain Note: Yielding is concentrated locally at the melt channel wall. Material remains elastic l ti across most t of f the th seal l face. f Hence, H preload l d does d not t change h very much. h

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WS5B-15

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Workshop 5B: Localized Yielding

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Post process equivalent stress and compare to results published at end of workshop 4A.

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WS5B-16

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