representative element meaning in English

表现成分
代表性元素
代表元素

When intergranular damaged elements reached a certain numbers , the behavior of the corresponding representative elements will be softened . intergranular failure path accelerates localized plastic deformation along some shear bands and alleviates others
从数值结果发现，沿晶损伤单元达到一定数目，材料代表性单元的整体行为才呈现软化，沿晶破坏加速某些方向而减小另一些方向变形局部化发展。