Background
Calibrating material models to experimental measurements is crucial for realistic computational analysis of components. For complex material models, however, optimization-based identification procedures can become time-consuming, particularly if the optimization problem is ill-posed.
Objective
The objective of this paper is to assess the feasibility of using machine learning to identify the parameters of a Chaboche-type material model that describes copper alloys. Specifically, we apply and analyze this identification approach using short-term uniaxial relaxation tests on a C19010 copper alloy.
Methods
A genetic algorithm forms the basis for identifying the parameters of the Chaboche-type material model. The approach is accelerated by replacing the numerical simulation of the experimental setup by a neural network surrogate. The neural networks-based approach is compared against a classic approach using both, synthetic and experimental data.
Results
The results show that on the one hand, a sufficiently accurate identification of the material model parameters can be achieved by a classic but time-consuming genetic algorithm. On the other hand, it is shown that machine learning enables a much more time-efficient identification procedure, however, suffering from the ill-posedness of the identification problem.
Conclusion
Compared to classic parameter identification approaches, machine learning techniques can significantly accelerate the identification procedure for parameters of Chaboche-type material models with acceptable loss of accuracy.