Hosford yield criterion

The Hosford yield criterion is a function that is used to determine whether a material has undergone plastic yielding under the action of stress.

Hosford yield criterion for isotropic plasticity
The Hosford yield criterion for isotropic materials is a generalization of the von Mises yield criterion. It has the form

\tfrac{1}{2}|\sigma_2-\sigma_3|^n + \tfrac{1}{2}|\sigma_3-\sigma_1|^n + \tfrac{1}{2}|\sigma_1-\sigma_2|^n = \sigma_y^n \, $$ where $$\sigma_i$$, i=1,2,3 are the principal stresses, $$n$$ is a material-dependent exponent and $$\sigma_y$$ is the yield stress in uniaxial tension/compression.

Alternatively, the yield criterion may be written as

\sigma_y = \left(\tfrac{1}{2}|\sigma_2-\sigma_3|^n + \tfrac{1}{2}|\sigma_3-\sigma_1|^n + \tfrac{1}{2}|\sigma_1-\sigma_2|^n\right)^{1/n} \,. $$ This expression has the form of an Lp norm which is defined as
 * $$\ \|x\|_p=\left(|x_1|^p+|x_2|^p+\cdots+|x_n|^p\right)^{1/p} \,.$$

When $$p = \infty$$, the we get the L∞ norm,
 * $$\ \|x\|_\infty=\max \left\{|x_1|, |x_2|, \ldots, |x_n|\right\}$$. Comparing this with the Hosford criterion

indicates that if n = ∞, we have

(\sigma_y)_{n\rightarrow\infty} = \max \left(|\sigma_2-\sigma_3|, |\sigma_3-\sigma_1|,|\sigma_1-\sigma_2|\right) \,. $$ This is identical to the Tresca yield criterion.

Therefore, when n = 1 or n goes to infinity the Hosford criterion reduces to the Tresca yield criterion. When n = 2 the Hosford criterion reduces to the von Mises yield criterion.

Note that the exponent n does not need to be an integer.

Hosford yield criterion for plane stress
For the practically important situation of plane stress, the Hosford yield criterion takes the form

\cfrac{1}{2}\left(|\sigma_1|^n + |\sigma_2|^n\right) + \cfrac{1}{2}|\sigma_1-\sigma_2|^n = \sigma_y^n \, $$ A plot of the yield locus in plane stress for various values of the exponent $$n \ge 1$$ is shown in the adjacent figure.

Logan-Hosford yield criterion for anisotropic plasticity
The Logan-Hosford yield criterion for anisotropic plasticity is similar to Hill's generalized yield criterion and has the form

F|\sigma_2-\sigma_3|^n + G|\sigma_3-\sigma_1|^n + H|\sigma_1-\sigma_2|^n = 1 \, $$ where F,G,H are constants, $$\sigma_i$$ are the principal stresses, and the exponent n depends on the type of crystal (bcc, fcc, hcp, etc.) and has a value much greater than 2. Accepted values of $$n$$ are 6 for bcc materials and 8 for fcc materials.

Though the form is similar to Hill's generalized yield criterion, the exponent n is independent of the R-value unlike the Hill's criterion.

Logan-Hosford criterion in plane stress
Under plane stress conditions, the Logan-Hosford criterion can be expressed as

\cfrac{1}{1+R} (|\sigma_1|^n + |\sigma_2|^n) + \cfrac{R}{1+R} |\sigma_1-\sigma_2|^n = \sigma_y^n $$ where $$R$$ is the R-value and $$\sigma_y$$ is the yield stress in uniaxial tension/compression. For a derivation of this relation see Hill's yield criteria for plane stress. A plot of the yield locus for the anisotropic Hosford criterion is shown in the adjacent figure. For values of $$ n $$ that are less than 2, the yield locus exhibits corners and such values are not recommended.