Fast Fourier Transform (FFT)-based modelling of microstructure/property relationships of polycrystalline materials

A DCAMM seminar will be presented by

Scientist Ricardo Lebensohn
Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Mexico, USA

 

Abstract:

Crystal plasticity (CP) models are extensively used by the Mechanics of Materials community to obtain microstructure/property relationships of polycrystalline materials. FFT-based methods, originally proposed by Moulinec and Suquet for composites [1] and extended to polycrystals [2] (the most recent formulation, including non-local large-strain elasto-viscoplasticity reported in [3]) are very competitive compared with CP-Finite Elements for some applications, due their higher efficiency and their direct use of voxelized microstructural images. In this talk, we will report recent progress on FFT-based polycrystal plasticity that expands its applicability, including strain-gradient plasticity, achieving geometric accuracy working with voxelized images, non-periodic extensions, and dynamic effects. We will show applications of these methods to micromechanics of nano-metallic laminates, wave propagation in heterogeneous materials, multiscale coupling with Lagrangian hydrocodes, integration with 3-D characterization methods, and use for training and validation of machine-learning models.

[1] Moulinec, H., Suquet, P., A numerical method for computing the overall response of nonlinear composites with complex microstructure. CMAME 157, 69, (1998).

[2] Lebensohn, R.A., N-site modelling of a 3D viscoplastic polycrystal using Fast Fourier Transform. Acta Mater. 49, 2723 (2001).

[3] Zecevic M., Lebensohn R.A., Capolungo L., Non-local large-strain FFT-based formulation and its application to interface-dominated plasticity of nano-metallic laminates. JMPS 173, 105187 (2023).

Danish pastry, coffee and tea will be served 15 minutes before the seminar starts. 

All interested persons are invited

Time

Wed 12 Mar 25
10:30 - 11:15

Organizer

DCAMM

Where

Building 427, Room 119
Technical University of Denmark


https://www.dcamm.dk/kalender/2025/03/seminar_no_782?showcalendaradd=true
5 APRIL 2026