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Towards predicting susceptibility of grain boundaries to failure in BCC materials

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Abstract

Several factors can affect the failure stress of a grain boundary, such as grain boundary structure, energy and excess volume, in addition to its interactions with dislocations. In this paper, we focus on the influence of grain boundary energy and excess volume at the boundary on the failure stress of a grain boundary in tantalum from molecular-dynamics simulations. Flyer plate simulations were carried out for a handful of boundary types with different energies and excess volumes. These boundaries were chosen as model systems to represent various boundaries observed in "real" materials. For a small, but representative, set of boundaries explored, no direct correlation was observed between the void nucleation stress of a boundary and either its energy and excess volume. This result suggests that average properties of grain boundaries alone are not sufficient indicators of the failure strength of a boundary.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationShock Compression of Condensed Matter - 2017
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the Conference of the American Physical Society Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter
EditorsMarcus D. Knudson, Eric N. Brown, Ricky Chau, Timothy C. Germann, J. Matthew D. Lane, Jon H. Eggert
PublisherUnknown Publisher
ISBN (Electronic)9780735416932
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 3 2018
Event20th Biennial American Physical Society Conference on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, SCCM 2017 -
Duration: Jul 3 2018 → …

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1979
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference20th Biennial American Physical Society Conference on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, SCCM 2017
Period07/3/18 → …

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