Numerical simulation of the anisotropic behavior of 2017 aluminum alloy

► Generalization of multi-mechanism model to describe anisotropic behavior under proportional and non-proportional loading. ► The prediction of the model is evaluated against anisotropic behavior of 2017 aluminum alloy. ► Only few material parameters are needed. ► A modular identification strategy is detailed. ► Possibilities to describe more complex anisotropic behavior are shown.