how to know failure

[Newuser2006]

hallo every one,iam simulating a metal forming process by a hot fluid.the metal will undergo thining.what are the values the most mirror how much thing can the material handle.i mean should i look at the stresses or strains (plastic or elastic)or at the thining values to know when will the metal fracture and then the fluid will go throgh the metal. i hope iam clear with the question

 

[GBor]

I recommend you find someone close to you to walk you through this...it is a non-trivial analysis. There is a book entitled, Metal Forming Processes by Wagoner and Chenot published by Cambridge Press. They dedicate a good bit of the book describing the complexities of FEA on processes similar to this.

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