Contact model for DEM simulation of compaction and sintering of all-solid-state battery electrodes.

In this study, a discrete element method (DEM) that can simulate particle plastic deformation, sintering, and electrode compaction of all-solid-state batteries was developed. The model can simulate elastic, plastic, and viscoelastic deformations that occur particularly in mold compaction processes. When the stress exceeds the yield strength of the material, inelastic deformation occurs, which can be described by either a plastic or viscoelastic response.