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Liu, Bing [Verfasser]. "Discrete dislocation dynamics simulations of dislocation : low angle grain boundary interactions / Bing Liu." Aachen : Hochschulbibliothek der Rheinisch-Westfälischen Technischen Hochschule Aachen, 2012. http://d-nb.info/1027743900/34.
Full textWu, Han. "Dislocation Dynamics Simulations of Plasticity in Cu Thin Films." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2013. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500046/.
Full textJiang, Maoyuan. "Investigation of grain size and shape effects on crystal plasticity by dislocation dynamics simulations." Thesis, Université Paris-Saclay (ComUE), 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019SACLC035/document.
Full textDislocation Dynamics (DD) simulations are used to investigate the Hall-Petch (HP) effect and back stresses induced by grain boundaries (GB) in polycrystalline materials.The HP effect is successfully reproduced with DD simulations in simple periodic polycrystalline aggregates composed of 1 or 4 grains. In addition, the influence of grain shape was explored by simulating grains with different aspect ratios. A generalized HP law is proposed to quantify the influence of the grain morphology by defining an effective grain size. The average value of the HP constant K calculated with different crystal orientations at low strain is close to the experimental values.The dislocations stored during deformation are mainly located at GB and can be dealt with as a surface distribution of Geometrically Necessary Dislocations (GNDs). We used DD simulations to compute the back stresses induced by finite dislocation walls of different height, width, density and character. In all cases, back stresses are found proportional to the surface density and their spatial variations can be captured using a set of simple empirical equations. The back stress calculation inside grains is achieved by adding the contributions of GNDs accumulated at each GB facet.These back stresses are found to increase linearly with plastic strain and are independent of the grain size. The observed size effect in DD simulations is attributed to the threshold of plastic deformation, controlled by two competing mechanisms: the activation of dislocation sources and forest strengthening. Due to strain localization in coarse-grained materials, the pile-up model is used to predict the critical stress. By superposing such property to the analysis we made from DD simulations in the case of homogeneous deformation, the HP effect is justified for a wide range of grain sizes
Tschopp, Mark Allen. "Atomistic Simulations of Dislocation Nucleation in Single Crystals and Grain Boundaries." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/16239.
Full textLi, Yang. "Fragilisation des aciers de cuve irradiés : analyse numérique des mécanismes de plasticité à l’aide de simulations de dynamique des dislocations." Thesis, Université Paris-Saclay (ComUE), 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019SACLN031/document.
Full textThe interplay between radiation-generated defects and dislocation networks leads to a variety of changes in mechanical properties and results in a detrimental effect on the structural reactor component lifetime. The present PhD work focuses on studying elementary and collective dislocation mechanisms in irradiated iron-based materials, by means of dislocation dynamics (DD) simulations.Evolutions of the radiation-induced defect microstructure are studied first. Namely, the 1D diffusion of interacting prismatic loops is analyzed using the stochastic dislocation dynamics approach, accounting for the elastic forces acting between the loops and the stochastic forces associated with ambient thermal fluctuations. It is found that the interplay between stochastic forces and internal degrees of freedom of loops, in particular the loop reorientation, strongly influences the observed loop dynamics, especially the reaction rates resulting in the elastic confinement of loops.The cross-slip effect on the dislocation/loop interactions is then examined using a specific initial configuration associated with the glide plane change of a screw dislocation source, due to a single and well defined cross-slip event. It is shown that cross-slip significantly affects the effective strength of dislocation/defect interactions and therefore, post-irradiation plastic strain spreading.Lastly, post-irradiation plastic strain spreading is investigated at the grain scale using segment-based dislocation dynamics simulations, accounting for the thermally activated (screw) dislocation slip and cross-slip mechanisms. It is shown that each simulated irradiation condition can be characterized by a specific “Defect-Induced Apparent Straining Temperature shift” (ΔDIAT) level, reflecting the statistical evolutions of the effective dislocation mobility. It is found that the calculated ΔDIAT level closely matches the ductile to brittle transition temperature shift (ΔDBTT) associated with the corresponding, experimentally-observed defect size and number density. This ΔDIAT/ΔDBTT correlation can be explained based on plastic strain spreading arguments
Shi, Xiangjun. "Etude par simulations de dynamique des dislocations des effets d'irradiation sur la ferrite à haute température." Thesis, Paris 6, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014PA066500/document.
Full textThis study is a contribution to the multi-scale modeling of hardening and embrittlement of the vessel steel in Pressurized Water Reactors (PWR) under irradiation conditions. Dislocation Dynamics simulations (DD) were conducted to describe the plasticity of irradiated iron at grain scale. Quantitative information about the pinning strength of radiation-induced loops was extracted and can be transferred at crystal plasticity scale. Elementary interactions between an edge dislocation and different types of loops were first analyzed. A new model of DD was identified and validated, both qualitatively in terms of interaction mechanisms and quantitatively in terms of critical stress, using Molecular Dynamics results available in the literature. The influence of the size of the loops and of the strain rate was particularly studied. Elementary simulations involving a screw dislocation and the same radiation-induced defects were conducted and carefully compared to available MD results, extending the range of validity of our model. Finally, a set of massive simulations involving an edge dislocation and a large number of loops was performed and allowed a first estimation of the obstacle strength for this type of defects (α≈0.26). This value is in a good agreement with previous experimental and numerical studies, and gives us confidence in future work based on this new DD model
Guduguntla, Varun. "Effects of Thermostats in Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Nanoindentation." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1573573614853041.
Full textShukeir, Malik. "Modeling of irradiation effect on the plasticity of alpha-Iron using dislocation dynamics simulations : plasticity through multi-scale modeling." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Sorbonne université, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019SORUS363.
Full textThis work aims to reproduce the individual interactions between screw dislocations and radiation-induced loops using dislocation dynamics in good agreement with molecular dynamics simulations. Such agreement is characterized by reproducing the dynamics of the reaction and obtaining the critical resolved stress to overcome the obstacles. This approach provides the mean to calibrate our dislocation dynamics code with parameters from the molecular dynamics simulations. Consequently, it permits to perform massive simulations at the mesoscopic scale. In this scope, this work consists of two parts, an identification of the energetic model and identification of elementary mechanisms. In the first part we propose a procedure to calibrate the line tension based on Orowan's mechanism using a sensibility study. In the second part, we have identified the cross-slip and twining/anti-twinning mechanisms to be essential to reproduce the individual dislocation-loop interactions. The dislocation dynamics simulations are done using a 3D nodal code called NUMODIS, where the recent developments in this code are presented. The uniqueness of this code is its ability to manage and control collisions and core reactions between dislocation segments. This is done through a set of generic algorithms with the minimum amount of local rules
Jover, Carrasco Elena. "Simulations 3D des interactions entre fissure et dislocations." Thesis, Université Grenoble Alpes, 2022. https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-03689315.
Full textFracture toughness in materials is not only controlled by macroscopic parameters but also by the microstructure. The defects of the crystalline structure such as voids, inclusions or dislocations can also greatly impact toughness. To better understand this, 3D simulations of a crack front interacting with dislocations will be carried out. These simulations aim at measuring the variations of the stress intensity factors on the crack front caused by the presence of dislocations. To carry out these simulations, two preexisting models will be combined: Extended Finite Elements Method (XFEM) and Discrete Dislocation Dynamics (DDD). XFEM is an evolution of the Finite Elements Methods that allows the study of a propagating crack without needing to remesh, it will control the studied volume, the applied loading and the crack position while DDD controls the dislocations, their movement, and their multiplication. The accuracy of the created model is tested by comparisons with atomistic simulations. To test the effect of dislocations on toughness, several dislocations with different slip systems were studied. Other parameters such as dislocation crack distance, line direction, and initial strain were also studied. To compare the studied model with existing simulation results, two crack orientations were selected. The studied dislocations have different behaviors depending on their slip system. The results show dislocations creating shielding, antishielding or a combination of both. These effects are only dependent of the dislocation nature, and do not change when the dislocation line direction changes or if the dislocation is farther from the crack, though the intensity of the effect does change given these circumstances. Since the presence of dislocations is associated to a shear stress in their glide planes, it is found that they have more effect on KII than on KI. KII also controls the crack propagation angle, which means that the dislocations are one of the main sources of crack deviation
Ye, Wei. "Nano-epitaxy modeling and design: from atomistic simulations to continuum methods." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/50304.
Full textBOIOLI, FRANCESCA. "Dislocation modelling in realistic Si-Ge nanostructures." Doctoral thesis, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10281/40115.
Full textGuénolé, Julien. "Étude par simulations à l'échelle atomique de la déformation de nanofils de silicium." Thesis, Poitiers, 2012. http://www.theses.fr/2012POIT2321/document.
Full textThe study of semiconductor nano-objets has revealed amazing mechanical properties, different from what is commonly observed in bulk. Besides the technological interest of these objects, due to the ever more pronounced miniaturization of electronic devices, their intrinsic specificities make them particularly well suited for fundamental studies. During this thesis, we have thus studied the onset of plasticity in silicon nanowires, the first stages of plasticity being indeed deciding for the subsequent evolution of the system. Silicon is here considered as a model semiconductor. For that study, we have used atomistic simulations, which are well appropriate for the detailed analysis of the nano-objects atomic structure. We first recall the context of that study, both from the experiments and simulations points of view. We then present the numerical methods used. Thestudy of the deformation of monocrystalline nanowires is then described; it reveals in particular the deciding role of surfaces, and the activation of one slip system never observed in bulk silicon. This slip system is analyzed in details, and its activation is explained notably thanks to ab initio calculations. Finally, crystalline-amorphous core-shell silicon nanowires are considered; and shownto exhibit a different behavior from that of monocrystalline nanowires. Indeed, native defects at the crystalline/amorphous interface seem to act as seeds, favoring the nucleation of the first dislocation which gives rise to the plasticity
Tummala, Hareesh. "Simulations 3D par dynamique des dislocations du rôle des interfaces dans la plasticité de milieux confinés et applications aux LEDs." Thesis, Université Grenoble Alpes (ComUE), 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016GREAI096/document.
Full textPlastic deformation of classical crystalline materials is mostly dominated by dislocations and their mutual interactions. In nanocrystalline (nc) metals, different grain boundary mechanisms may exist in addition to the dislocation-based mechanisms. The dependency on, among other, the grain shape, grain orientation, initial dislocation density, grain boundary structure and external conditions will promote one or two deformation mechanisms over others. These dominant mechanisms dictate the overall response of nc metal. The influence of the microstructural features needs to be better understood individually and collectively. In the scope of the thesis, 3D discrete dislocation dynamics (DD) simulations were performed on three micron-sized single grains of same volume but differing in aspect ratios. Localization of plastic deformation was observed to decrease with increasing grain aspect ratio. Due to the enhanced cross-slip mechanism, grains with higher aspectratio exhibit a softer behavior. The anisotropic plastic response of elongated grains was quantified interms of the magnitude of back-stress on each slip system. Further, a polycrystalline version of dislocation dynamics code coupled with a finite elements was used, to study the mechanical behavior of free-standing palladium thin films with columnar grains. The initial dislocation density considered in the simulations is close to the one measured experimentally. DD simulations of a polycrystal with 12 equally sized hexagonal grains properly reproduce the strain hardening behavior. The increase in strength observed with decreasing film thickness was captured using a heterogenous grain size distribution of the polycrystal. The key element is that the probability of smaller grains with no inital dislocations is increasingwith decreasing thickness of the film. Difference in the back-stress contributions arising from the grain size distribution in the film was also quantified. Finally, by adapting Read’s model, the influence of a static, electrically-charged dislocation on electrical properties in semiconductors was studied
Béjaud, Romuald. "Formation et extension de macles de déformation dans des nanostructures cfc : simulations numériques." Thesis, Poitiers, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017POIT2318.
Full textFor several decades, the elaboration of nano-structured materials tends to develop more and more. Indeed, these materials often show interesting properties, and in particular surprising mechanical properties when compared to their bulk counterparts. For example, nano-twinned or nano-layered metals are known to have ultra-high mechanical strength, good thermal stability, and very good radiation resistance. As the interface spacing decreases to the nanometer-scale, the density of interfaces increases significantly and subsequently the macroscopic properties become largely governed by the interface-defect interactions. In that context, we have studied deformation twin formation and mechanisms of interaction between a new formed twin and a preexisting interface (a twin boundary or a bimetallic interface), using atomistic simulations and a thin film model configuration. First results show the influence of surface steps on mechanical twinning, for a model system without interface. Then we identify a new mechanism leading to the formation of a Lomer dislocation, following the interaction of a newly formed twin and a preexisting twin boundary. By varying the density of surface defects, we show the particular influence of a preexisting twin boundary on twin size and number. Finally, for the Cu/Ag bimetallic system, our results highlight the role of epitaxial dislocations (at the interface) in twin nucleation and extension as well as a direct influence of the interface type in twin propagation
Portelette, Luc. "Analyse des mécanismes de glissement des dislocations dans l'UO2 à l'aide de la modélisation multi-échelles comparée à l'expérience." Thesis, Aix-Marseille, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018AIXM0406/document.
Full textThis thesis is part of the study of fuel elements of pressurized water reactors and, more specifically, focus on the understanding and modelling of the viscoplastic behavior of uranium dioxide (UO$_2$) at polycrystalline scale. During the incidental operation of the reactor, the fuel undergoes a strong increase of temperature and thermal gradient between the center and the periphery of the pellet leading to viscoplastic strains due to dislocation movement mechanisms. First, a crystal plasticity model was developed in order to describe the viscoplastic anisotropy of the material considering the temperature and the loading rate. Finite element (FE) simulations on single crystals enabled to highlight that the three slip modes generally observed in UO$_2$ are crucial to describe the anisotropic behavior of the material. Secondly, coefficients of the interaction matrix have been identified specifically for UO$_2$ in order to improve the polycrystal modelling. Indeed, by calculating geometrically necessary dislocations (GNDs), which are responsible of the great increase of the stored dislocation density in polycrystals, the interactions between dislocations enable to simulate de grain size sensitivity and hardening of the fuel pellet. Finally, the model adapted for polycrystals, have been validated by comparing FE simulations with pellet compression tests and by comparing the simulated intra-granular behavior with EBSD measurements. Thanks to the latter comparison, it is possible to indirectly compare the strain heterogeneities in the grains
Daveau, Gaël. "Interaction dislocations - joints de grains en déformation plastique monotone : étude expérimentale et modélisations numériques." Phd thesis, Ecole Centrale Paris, 2012. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00740650.
Full textRizik, Vivian. "Analysis of an elasto-visco-plastic model describing dislocation dynamics." Thesis, Compiègne, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019COMP2505.
Full textIn this thesis, we are interested in the theoretical and numerical analysis o the dynamics of dislocation densities, where dislocations are crystalline defects appearing at the microscopic scale in metallic alloys. Particularly, the study of the Groma-Czikor-Zaiser model (GCZ) and the study of the Groma-Balog model (GB) are considered. The first is actually a system of parabolic type equations, where as, the second is a system of non-linear Hamilton-Jacobi equations. Initially, we demonstrate an existence and uniqueness result of a regular solution using a comparison principle and a fixed point argument for the GCZ model. Next, we establish a time-based global existence result for the GB model, based on notions of discontinuous viscosity solutions and a new estimate of total solution variation, as well as finite velocity propagation of the governed equations. This result is extended also to the cas of general Hamilton-Jacobi equation systems. Finally, we propose a semi-explicit numerical scheme allowing the discretization of the GB model. Based on the theoretical study, we prove that the discrete solution converges toward the continuous solution, as well as an estimate of error between the continuous solution and the numerical solution has been established. Simulations showing the robustness of the numerical scheme are also presented
Askin, Joshua Wayne. "Atomic-Level Simulation of Deformation in Nanocrystalline Materials and Metallic Glasses." The Ohio State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1293725272.
Full textRida, Ali. "Study of the Mechanical Properties of Nanocrystalline Materials by Molecular Dynamics Simulations." Thesis, Troyes, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018TROY0031.
Full textSurface mechanical attrition treatment (SMAT) is a type of surface treatment process widely used in industrial applications. SMAT is able to nanocrystallize the surface, and to generate a gradient of grain size along with increasing material depth, thereby combining strength and ductility. In this context, the characterization of the deformation mechanisms of each layer from the micro to the nanoscale is timely and desirable. This should lead to multiscale constitutive models able to describe accurately the mechanical behavior of the treated specimens. The mechanical behavior of the nanocrystalline materials still not well understood. The high density of grain boundaries changes radically the mechanical response in comparison with materials containing only micro-grains. To this aim, molecular dynamics simulations (MD) have been employed in order to study the mechanical behavior of the nanocrystalline surface layer that results from SMAT at the atomic scale. First, a new melting cooling method has been developed to generate realistic numerical initial atomic configurations for MD simulations. Secondly, the effect of the grain size on the mechanical behavior of FCC nanocrystalline Copper and HCP nanocrystalline Titanium (-Ti) has been investigated. The deformation mechanisms of these systems are explored and analyzed at the atomic level. Finally, the strain rate dependence of the mechanical and the relaxation behavior of nanocrystalline Copper models is studied
Baudouin, Jean-Baptiste. "Modeling and simulation with molecular dynamics of the edge dislocation behavior in the presence of Frank loops in austenitic stainless steels Fe-Ni-Cr." Thesis, Lyon, INSA, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014ISAL0055/document.
Full textAustenitic stainless steels are widely used in the nuclear industry as internals. These structures reside mainly in the reactor vessel and, due to their proximity with fuel assemblies, are subjected to severe operating conditions. These elements are exposed to high irradiation doses which can reach 100 dpa after 40 years of operating, at a temperature close to 350°C. These operating conditions affect the microstructure of steels and their mechanical behavior, which leads to the deterioration of their mechanical properties and their corrosion resistance. The objective of this PhD research work is to establish at the atomic scale a constitutive law describing the edge dislocation motion in a random Fe-Ni10-Cr20 solid solute solution, to bring a comprehensive understanding of the interaction mechanism between the edge dislocation and the Frank loops and to investigate the effect of temperature, alloying random generator, orientation and size of the Frank loop on the mechanical stress. To achieve these objectives, molecular dynamics simulations were conducted with a recently developed FeNiCr potential used to mimic the behavior of austenitic stainless steels. These simulations have been performed in static conditions as well as at 300 K, 600 K and 900 K and the interactions realized for loop sizes of 2nm and 10nm. A constitutive law taking into account the temperature and strain rate is proposed; the interaction between the edge dislocation and the Frank loop revealed 3 kinds of interaction mechanisms: simple shearing, unfaulting and absorption of the loop. Absorption is the most stable mechanism; the analyses of the resulting mechanical properties have shown that the unfaulting mechanism requires the highest stress to make the dislocation overcome the obstacle. On the other hand, contrary to previous studies, the unfaulting of the loop surface occurs only when the dislocation comes into contact with the edge dislocation; for the 2 nm Frank loop size, the coupling between the probability of the outcome of the reaction and the average strength of the obstacle constitutes useful data for Dislocation Dynamics simulations. The observations of the resulting Frank loop configurations following the interaction with the dislocation allow justifying the emergence of clear bands observed in TEM. This work has been partially supported by the European Commission FP7 with the grant number 232612 as part of the PERFORM 60 project
Etcheverry, Arnaud. "Simulation de la dynamique des dislocations à très grande échelle." Thesis, Bordeaux, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015BORD0263/document.
Full textThis research work focuses on bringing performances in 3D dislocation dynamics simulation, to run efficiently on modern computers. First of all, we introduce some algorithmic technics, to reduce the complexity in order to target large scale simulations. Second of all, we focus on data structure to take into account both memory hierachie and algorithmic data access. On one side we build this adaptive data structure to handle dynamism of data and on the other side we use an Octree to combine hierachie decompostion and data locality in order to face intensive arithmetics with force field computation and collision detection. Finnaly, we introduce some parallel aspects of our simulation. We propose a classical hybrid parallelism, with task based openMP threads and domain decomposition technics for MPI
Carpentier, Denise. "Simulation de la cinétique d’absorption des défauts ponctuels par les dislocations et amas de défauts." Thesis, Université Paris-Saclay (ComUE), 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018SACLX077/document.
Full textCluster Dynamics (CD) is a mean field simulation method which makes it possible to predict the materials evolution under irradiation. In this work, we focus on sink strengths, which are the parameters used in CD to represent the capacity of sinks (dislocations, cavities…) to absorb point defects (vacancies, self-interstitials). To calculate the sink strengths, object kinetic Monte Carlo (OKMC) simulations are performed. The energy of point defects at stable and saddle points is described through their elastic dipoles. These elements are computed in an aluminum crystal using density functional theory. In a first part, the sink strengths of the main objects found in irradiated microstructures (dislocations, cavities and dislocation loops) are calculated on simple configurations. This study reveals the importance of elastic interactions, and enables us to identify the saddle point anisotropy of point defects as an important parameter, as it modifies both the point defects trajectories and the sink strength values. Then, we focus on the role of the relative position of sinks in their capacity to absorb point defects. Microstructures containing a large number of dislocation loops are generated by OKMC simulations and the absorption of point defects by those microstructures is measured. It is shown that the neighborhood of a sink modifies noticeably its capacity to absorb the point defects and this behavior is rationalized through the Voronoi volume associated with each sink. This study leads to the proposal of a new sink strength expression, and of a new formalism for CD in which clusters are described by their size and their Voronoi volume. The results show that this formalism makes it possible to strongly improve the prediction of the evolution of cluster size distributions during irradiation
Garcia, Rodriguez Daniel. "Optimisation d'un code de dynamique des dislocations pour l'étude de la plasticité des aciers ferritiques." Thesis, Grenoble, 2011. http://www.theses.fr/2011GRENI075/document.
Full textThe present work is part of a larger multi-scale effort aiming to increase knowledge of thephysical phenomena underneath reactor pressure vessel irradiation embrittlement. Withinthis framework, we focused on the description of dislocation mobility in BCC iron, which is oneof the key inputs to dislocation dynamics (DD) simulation codes. An extensive bibliographicreview shows that none of the available expressions can deal with the ductile-fragile transitiondomain of interest. Here, a new screw mobility law able to reproduce the main experimentalobservations is introduced building on the previous models. The aforementioned law is usedtogether with an improved dislocations dynamics code Tridis BCC 2.0, featuring bothperformance and dislocations segments interaction management enhancements, that allowsfor complex DD simulations of BCC iron structures with cross-slip
Lebon, Cyril. "Etude expérimentale et simulation numérique des mécanismes de plasticité dans les alliages de zirconium." Phd thesis, Université de La Rochelle, 2011. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00808627.
Full textHayward, Erin G. "Atomistic studies of defects in bcc iron: dislocations and gas bubbles." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/44761.
Full textLloyd, Jeffrey T. "Microstructure-sensitive simulation of shock loading in metals." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/51853.
Full textMeng, Fanshi. "Simulations à l'échelle mésoscopique du comportement en fatigue de métaux CFC." Thesis, Université Grenoble Alpes, 2020. http://www.theses.fr/2020GRALI046.
Full textFatigue is one of the main failure mechanism for metallic components. The early stages of fatigue refer to the period before the initiation and propagation of fatigue cracks, and accounts for up to 90% of fatigue life. Therefore, the understanding of fatigue damage mechanisms at the early stages is a key issue to improve the operational lifetime of components. Experimental studies have shed light on the importance of the Persistent Slip Band (PSB) as the sites of plasticity localization and subsequent initiation of cracks. The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to the understanding of the formation of fatigue microstructure at the scale of dislocations using 3D Discrete Dislocation Dynamics (DDD). First, simulations of single slip on Cu single crystal are realized. The formation process of the dislocation related microstructures inside PSBs and the surface roughness evolution are elucidated. Under a large strain (> 10−3), a transformation process of the homogeneously distributed dislocations into the organized PSBs is observed, which can be well explained from the diminution of the shear stress on the cross-slip plane. The stability of the numerical PSB is verified with a decreasing loading and is found to be comparable to experimental results. Besides, the comparison between Cu and AISI 316L austenitic stainless steel confirms the importance of cross-slip probability to the distribution and number of PSBs. Simulations of different double slip combinations are also realized to identify the effect of dislocation interactions on cyclic behavior. In the end, the preliminary cyclic simulations for bi-crystals and aggregates are launched with a newly developed DDD code for poly-crystals
Abed, El Nabi Firas. "Effets de taille sur la transition fragile-ductile dans les nanopiliers de silicium : étude par simulation numérique." Thesis, Poitiers, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016POIT2253/document.
Full textFor technological interest, the understanding of the deformation mechanisms at the nano-scale is essential in order to prevent stress relaxation mechanisms that could lead to defects formation and/or to catastrophic failure. Furthermore, recent experimental findings showed in semiconductor nano-objects, a size dependent brittle to ductile transition: they are ductile below a few hundreds of nanometers, brittle above that scale. To investigate this behavior, we have used molecular dynamics as a tool to simulate deformation tests of nanowires and we have used silicon as a prototypical semiconductor material. First we analyzed a number of measurable quantities such as the elasticity coefficients and the elasticity limit with respect to various parameters and we found that the elasticity limit decreases when the length of the nanowire increases. An analysis of the atomic structure of the deformed systems allowed us to decompose the overall mechanical behavior of the nanowires into elementary mechanisms; we thus showed that the nucleation of a first dislocation was systematically at the origin of ductility and brittleness. After the initial dislocation nucleation, the competition between further dislocation nucleation events and cavities opening, determine the overall mechanical behavior of the nanowire. Finally, we tried to estimate quantitatively the degree of ductility and brittleness of the nanowires by analyzing the amount of energy released by those two elementary mechanisms during the plastic regime and we rationalized the role of the size of the deformed systems on the brittle to ductile transition
Waseda, Osamu. "Atomic scale investigation of ageing in metals." Thesis, Lyon, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016LYSEI150/document.
Full textThe objective of the thesis was to understand the microscopic features at the origin of ageing in metals. The originality of this contribution was the com- bination of three complementary computational techniques : (1) Metropolis Monte Carlo (MMC), (2) Atomic Kinetic Monte Carlo (AKMC), and, (3) Molecular Dynamics (MD). It consisted of four main sections : Firstly the ordering occurring in bulk alpha-iron via MMC and MD was studied. Various carbon contents and temperatures were investigated in order to obtain a “phase diagram”. Secondly, the generation of systems containing a dislocation interacting with many carbon atoms, namely a Cottrell Atmosphere, with MMC technique was described. The equilibrium structure of the atmosphere and the stress field around the atmospheres proves that the stress field around the dislocation was affected but not cancelled out by the atmosphere. Thirdly, the kinetics of the carbon migration and Cottrell atmosphere evolution were investigated via AKMC. The activation energies for carbon atom migration were calculated from the local stress field and the arrangement of the neigh- bouring carbon atoms. Lastly, an application of the combined use of MMC and MD to describe grain boundary segregation of solute atoms in fcc nickel was presented. The grain growth was inhibited due to the solute atoms in the grain boundary
Tucker, Garritt J. "Atomistic simulations of defect nucleation and free volume in nanocrystalline materials." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/41107.
Full textFan, Zhengxuan. "Atomistic simulation of fatigue in face centred cubic metals." Thesis, Université Paris-Saclay (ComUE), 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016SACLX076/document.
Full textFatigue is one of the major damage mechanisms of metals. It is characterized by strong environmental effects and wide lifetime dispersions which must be better understood. Different face centred cubic metals, Al, Cu, Ni, and Ag are analyzed. The mechanical behaviour of surface steps naturally created by the glide of dislocations subjected to cyclic loading is examined using molecular dynamics simulations in vacuum and in air for Cu and Ni. An atomistic reconstruction phenomenon is observed at these surface steps which can induce strong irreversibility. Three different mechanisms of reconstruction are defined. Surface slip irreversibility under cyclic loading is analyzed. All surface steps are intrinsically irreversible under usual fatigue laboratory loading amplitude without the arrival of opposite sign dislocations on direct neighbor plane.With opposite sign dislocations on non direct neighbour planes, irreversibility cumulates cycle by cycle and a micro-notch is produced whose depth gradually increases.Oxygen environment affects the surface (first stage of oxidation) but does not lead to higher irreversibility as it has no major influence on the different mechanisms linked to surface relief evolution.A rough estimation of surface irreversibility is carried out for pure edge dislocations in persistent slip bands in so-called wavy materials. It gives an irreversibility fraction between 0.5 and 0.75 in copper in vacuum and in air, in agreement with recent atomic force microscopy measurements.Crack propagation mechanisms are simulated in inert environment. Cracks can propagate owing to the irreversibility of generated dislocations because of their mutual interactions up to the formation of dislocation junctions
Al, Zohbi Maryam. "Contributions to the existence, uniqueness, and contraction of the solutions to some evolutionary partial differential equations." Thesis, Compiègne, 2021. http://www.theses.fr/2021COMP2646.
Full textIn this thesis, we are mainly interested in the theoretical and numerical study of certain equations that describe the dynamics of dislocation densities. Dislocations are microscopic defects in materials, which move under the effect of an external stress. As a first work, we prove a global in time existence result of a discontinuous solution to a diagonal hyperbolic system, which is not necessarily strictly hyperbolic, in one space dimension. Then in another work, we broaden our scope by proving a similar result to a non-linear eikonal system, which is in fact a generalization of the hyperbolic system studied first. We also prove the existence and uniqueness of a continuous solution to the eikonal system. After that, we study this system numerically in a third work through proposing a finite difference scheme approximating it, of which we prove the convergence to the continuous problem, strengthening our outcomes with some numerical simulations. On a different direction, we were enthused by the theory of differential contraction to evolutionary equations. By introducing a new distance, we create a new family of contracting positive solutions to the evolutionary p-Laplacian equation
ZHOU, XIAO-WEI. "Contribution au comportement dynamique des materiaux metalliques : etude experimentale de l'alliage al-li en torsion et en compression, simulation numerique du processus de penetration a grande vitesse." Nantes, 1988. http://www.theses.fr/1988NANT2014.
Full textI-HsienChen and 陳弈先. "Study of Dislocation Nucleation and Defect Structure in Nano-indentation of Metals by Molecular Dynamics Simulations – Effect of Tip Shape." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/88383210142783918415.
Full text(9312344), Xiaorong Cai. "PHASE FIELD MODELING OF MICROSTRUCTURE EVOLUTION IN CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS." Thesis, 2020.
Find full textThe material responses and the deformation pattern of crystals are strongly influ- enced by their microstructure, crystallographic texture and the presence of defects of various types.
In electronics, Sn coatings are widely used in circuits to protect conductors, reduce oxidation and improve solderability. However, the spontaneous growth of whiskers in Sn films causes severe system failures. Based on extensive experimental results, whiskers are observed to grow from surface grains with shallow grain boundaries. The underlying mechanism for these surface grains formation is crucial to predict potential whisker sites. A phase field model is coupled with a single crystal plasticity model and applied to simulate the grain boundary migration as well as the grain rotation process in Sn thin film, which are two possible mechanisms for surface grain formation. The grain boundary migration of three columnar grains is modeled and no surface grain is formed due to large plastic dissipation. In polycrystal Sn thin film, the nucleation of subgrains with shallow grain boundaries is observed for certain grain orientations on the film surface and the location of which corresponds to the regions with high strain energy density. From these simulations, it can be concluded that the grain rotation is the mechanism for whisker grain formation and the nucleated subgrains may be the potential whisker sites.
Sn-based solders are also widely used in electronics packaging. The reliability and the performance of SAC (Sn-Ag-Cu) solders are of key importance for the miniaturiza- tion of electronics. The interfacial reaction between Cu substrates and Sn-based sol- ders forms two types of brittle intermetallic compounds (IMCs), Cu6Sn5 and Cu3Sn.
During the operation, the interconnecting solders usually experience thermal loading
and electric currents. These environmental conditions result in the nucleation of voids
in Cu3Sn layer and the growth of the IMCs. A phase field damage model is applied
to model the fracture behavior in Cu/Sn system with different initial void densities
and different Cu3Sn thickness. The simulation results show the fracture location is
dependent on the Cu3Sn thickness and the critical stress for fracture can be increased
by lowering the void density and Cu3Sn thickness.
In alloys, the stacking fault energy varies with the local chemical composition. The effects of the stacking fault energy fluctuation on the strengthening of alloys are studied using phase field dislocation method (PFDM) simulations that model the evolution of partial dislocations in materials at zero temperature. Some examples are shown to study the dependency of the yield stress on the stacking fault energy, the decorrelation of partial dislocations in the presence of impenetrable and penetrable particles. Simulations of the evolution of partial dislocations in a stacking fault energy landscape with local fluctuations are presented to model the responses of high entropy alloys. A strong size dependency is observed with a maximum strength when the mean region size approaches the average equilibrium stacking fault width. The strength of high entropy alloys could be improved by controlling the disorder in the chemical misfit.
Chen, Shung-Tzung, and 陳修宗. "Discrete Dislocation Dynamics Simulation in Homogenous and Isotropic Media." Thesis, 2009. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/41780412516797368907.
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Defects play an important role in metal mechanics behavior. Dislocation (line defect) relate to metal plastic deformation, damping, strain hardening and creep phenomenon. Since Volterra provide cut cylinder deformed model, dislocation study is an essential material science subject always. However, computation of dislocation is still difficult due to complicated formula and large dislocation numbers in material. The relationships between dislocations calculate results and macroscopic mechanical properties didn’t connect perfectly. Discrete dislocation dynamic (DDD) simulation is a numerically simulation approach. Firstly, one adopts simple components (ex. straight segments) which replaces complex geometry with piece-wise line. And take advantage of computer operation ability to handle large computation work. This thesis represents dislocation by node and line segment to set up geometry model. Apply straight segment dislocation stress equations to calculate each segment interaction stresses then overlap external stresses. By Peach-Koehler formula, one obtains dislocation line force. Consider force balance between driven force and viscous drag resistant force during dislocation moving. Finally, one derives a first-order differential equation which be solved by numerical integrator (Euler trapezoidal method). In practices, a Matlab code program simulates dislocation mobility behavior. In Frank-Read (FR) source simulation, the time which forms a dislocation loop is proportional to viscous drag coefficient and obstacle distance linearly. And the FR formation time decreases rapidly as applied stress increases. In 0.75 GPa stress level, the formation time versus obstacle distance ratio is 9.3 ns/nm. In 2.0 GPa stress level, the formation time versus obstacle distance ratio is 3.0 ns/nm. Keyword: Discrete dislocation dynamics, Granato-Lücke damping, Frank-Read source
Chia-Wei, Lai. "A Study on Nanoindentation Induced Deformation and Dislocation Mechanisms Using Molecular Dynamics Simulation." 2006. http://www.cetd.com.tw/ec/thesisdetail.aspx?etdun=U0001-2706200618035800.
Full textLai, Chia-Wei, and 賴家偉. "A Study on Nanoindentation Induced Deformation and Dislocation Mechanisms Using Molecular Dynamics Simulation." Thesis, 2006. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/75694553199496547465.
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In this study, we study the deformation responses and dislocation mechanisms during nanoindentation into aluminum metal with three geometrically different indenters. The spherical indenter, rectangular indenter, and Berkovich indenter are employed to use in the nanoindentation simulations. Besides the dislocation microstructure developments, the elastic anisotropy of the aluminum sample for two different crystallographic planes is also discussed. We use molecular dynamics as our modeling approach because its capability of elucidating the atomic information with high resolution can greatly help us to study the deformation process in the atomistic length scale. A general purpose materials simulation tool, the Molecular Dynamics package from Cornell Theory Center, is employed. The Ercolessi-Adams glue potential (Ercolessi and Adams 1994) is incorporated into this package to model the aluminum metal. The slip vector (Zimmerman et al. 2001) is used to detect the nucleation of dislocation defects. Two visualization tools, RasMol and PVWin, are used to visualize the deformed configuration and the dynamic deformation process. A stress definition proposed by Hardy (1982) is employed to analyze the critical mean resolved shear stress of the deformed region under the indentation site. Based on this study, the following conclusions can be drawn: (1) The discontinuity or load drop event presenting in the load-separate displacement curve can be viewed as the signal for dislocation nucleation or defect structure transition. (2) From the elastic analysis, we find that the Ercolessi-Adams glue potential models better than . (3) The critical mean resolved stress in the deformed region for the spherical and rectangular indenter cases are in a range between 3.84GPa and 3.33GPa, which is close to the calculated theoretic shear strength for the Ercolessi-Adams glue potential, 5.28GPa. However, that value reduces to a range between 1.83GPa to 2.5GPa for the Berkovich indenter case because of the presence of a tetrahedral defect region. (4) The effective Young’s modulus of is about 66% greater than that of when the aluminum sample is subjected to indentation loading condition. (5) The plasticity behavior in the nanoindentation experiment is dominated by dislocation activities. Prosperous dislocation activities, including dislocation lock formations, dislocation cross slip and double cross slip events, are observed during the nanoindentation simulation. (6) The dislocation activities under three geometrically different indenters are observed to be significantly different. Our observations indicate that the dislocation activities are substantially affected by the indenter geometrical shape. (7) In nanoindentation simulation, the deformation behavior is different for each indenter case. (8) We successfully extend the Molecular Dynamics package to simulate the nanoindentation experiment. This general purpose software for materials simulation is proven to be extensible and flexible for specific applications.
Ma, Jin. "Multiscale simulation using the generalized interpolation material point method, discreet dislocations and molecular dynamics." 2006. http://digital.library.okstate.edu/etd/umi-okstate-1823.pdf.
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