Features

Nonlinear kinematics capable of resolving large (or finite) strains and large rotations

Polycrystals can be deformed to small strains (elastic regime, elastic-plastic transition) or large strains, up to values of ~0.4, or even more with the aid of re-meshing (via Neper)

Anisotropic elasticity based on crystal symmetry (cubic and hexagonal)

Anisotropic / crystal plasticity

  • Rate-dependent slip restricted to dominant slip systems

  • Isotropic or latent hardenings (interaction matrix)

  • Cyclic hardening

  • FCC, BCC and HCP slip systems

Multiphase polycrystals (e.g. BCC/HCP) can be simulated.

State variable evolution for crystal lattice orientation and slip system strengths

Robust numerical methodologies with a data parallel implementation via Message Passing Interface (MPI) routines

Simulations can be run in parallel on 1,000+ cores, making it suitable to routinely handle 1,000 to 10,000-grain polycrystals meshed into 3M+ elements. The code can also be run in serial for testing or small simulations.

Generalized boundary conditions with an assortment of standard boundary conditions

  • Standard or custom boundary conditions

  • Uniaxial and multiaxial loadings, either strain or load-controlled

  • Monotonic or cyclic loadings

The loading is defined as steps which prescribe specific strain or load targets.

Wide array of output results

Users can request a variety of output to be print to file, including (but not limited to) stress and strain tensors, crystal orientation, deformation rates, and work.

All input files to FEPX are prescribed non-interactively, using command lines and / or ASCII files. FEPX is written in Fortran 90/95, requires an MPI installation (OpenMPI preferred and tested), and can be compiled (via CMake) and run on any Unix-like system (including MacOS).