Abstract
We study an instability occurring at high strain-rate deformations, induced by thermal softening properties of metals, and leading to the formation of shear bands. We consider adiabatic shear deformations of thermoviscoplastic materials and establish the existence of a family of focusing self-similar solutions that capture this instability. The self-similar solutions emerge as the net response resulting from the competition between Hadamard instability and viscosity. Their existence is turned into a problem of constructing a heteroclinic orbit for an associated dynamical system, which is achieved with the help of geometric singular perturbation theory.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Theory, Numerics and Applications of Hyperbolic Problems II |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 269-280 |
Number of pages | 12 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783319915470 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 27 2018 |
Bibliographical note
KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2021-09-14Acknowledgements: This research was supported by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).