TY - JOUR AB - Purpose This paper aims to evaluate the validity of bilinear hardening model to represent the stress flow of high-pressure torsion (HPT)-strengthened lightweight material, AA2024.Design/methodology/approach Finite-element HPT simulation was performed by applying a simultaneous prescribed displacement on the axial and rotational axis that is equivalent to 4 GPa pressure and 30° torsion. The material behaviour incorporates plasticity attributes with a bilinear constitutive equation that consists of elastic and tangent modulus.Findings As a result, the von Mises stress generated from the simulation is in good agreement with the experiment, indicating that the assumptions of plasticity properties applied for the FEM simulation model are acceptable. The model verification confirms the anticipated plasticity parameters’ effect on the generated von Mises stress. The disc centre also evidenced an insignificant stress increment due to the limited shear straining.Research limitations/implications A reliable hardening model would assist in understanding the stress flow associated with mechanical properties enhancement.Practical implications The bilinear hardening model exhibits a satisfactory stress estimation. It simplifies the ideal strain variable hardening procedures and lessens the total computation time that is valuable in solving severe plastic deformation problems.Originality/value An integration of well-defined input parameters, concerning the hardening behaviour and the plasticity properties, contributes to the establishment of a validated HPT simulation model, particularly for AA2024. This study also proved that perfectly plastic behaviour is inappropriate to represent hardening in the HPT-strengthened materials due to the remarkable stress deviation from the experimental data. VL - 11 IS - 4 SN - 1757-9864 DO - 10.1108/IJSI-10-2019-0102 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSI-10-2019-0102 AU - Lamin Fauziana AU - Mohd Ihsan Ahmad Kamal Ariffin AU - Mohamed Intan Fadhlina AU - Nuphairode Cheeranan Krutsuwan PY - 2020 Y1 - 2020/01/01 TI - Hardening model of severe plastically deformed AA2024 by high-pressure torsion T2 - International Journal of Structural Integrity PB - Emerald Publishing Limited SP - 591 EP - 603 Y2 - 2024/04/19 ER -