Forming Limit Analysis of Hexagonal Metal Considering Volume Fraction of Deformation Twinning

In the plastic deformation of hexagonal metals, deformation twinning plays an important role as well as slip deformation. Therefore, a modelling of deformation twinning is essential in the crystal plasticity modeling. In this study, a model considering the volume fraction of deformation twinning is presented in the framework of crystal plasticity, and it is combined with a finite element-based homogenization scheme to represent the polycrystalline behavior. The presented model is adopted to a sheet necking formulation. Plastic flow behaviors under several strain paths are evaluated using the present framework, and the effect of volume fraction of deformation twinning on the formability of hexagonal metal is discussed.