Study of the dynamic impact spalling of ductile materials based on Gurson-type phase-field model

The formation of void damage and spalling failure in ductile metallic materials under strong impact is a well-established phenomenon. In aerospace and defense technology engineering design, understanding the spalling failure process and related mechanisms is of utmost importance. This paper develops an explicit Gurson-type phase-field model that can simulate the void evolution and spalling damage of three-dimensional ductile metallic materials under high-velocity impacts based on the study of Aldakheel et al.. The model incorporates the Gurson-type void evolution equation and the phase-field approach while taking into account the pressure-dependent bulk modulus and inertia effects. This model is used to study the main processes and mechanisms of impacted layer cracking of metals in different dimensions. Meanwhile based on the study of complex spallation cracking processes in metals in two and three dimensions, observing and proposing the formation mechanism of complex spallation cracking modes in materials due to lateral and edge (base angle) rarefied effects.