Extension of the Mechanical Threshold Stress Model to Static and Dynamic Strain Aging: Application to AA5754-O

Based on the mechanical threshold stress model and the visco-plastic self-consistent algorithm, a modified constitutive model is developed to model static strain aging and dynamic strain aging for application to a non-heat treatable aluminum alloy, AA5754-O. The implementation is based on a combination of the evolution of dislocation density and the effect of solutes on both mobile dislocations and forest dislocations. Using this model, the stress–strain behavior of AA5754-O is simulated in multi-path, multi-temperature, and variable strain rate tensile tests. The low temperature and strain rate sensitivities of the modified mechanical threshold stress model in the dynamic strain aging regime are successfully accounted for. The results show quantitative agreement with experimental data from multiple sources.