Development of an interatomic potential for the simulation of defects, plasticity, and phase transformations in titanium

Mendelev, M. I.; Underwood, T. L.; Ackland, G. J.

doi:10.1063/1.4964654

Title: Development of an interatomic potential for the simulation of defects, plasticity, and phase transformations in titanium

Journal Article · Mon Oct 17 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Journal of Chemical Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4964654· OSTI ID:1350058

Mendelev, M. I. ^[1]; Underwood, T. L. ^[2]; Ackland, G. J. ^[3]

Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States)
Univ. of Bath, Bath (United Kingdom)
Univ. of Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom)

New interatomic potentials describing defects, plasticity, and high temperature phase transitions for Ti are presented. Fitting the martensitic hcp-bcc phase transformation temperature requires an efficient and accurate method to determine it. We apply a molecular dynamics method based on determination of the melting temperature of competing solid phases, and Gibbs-Helmholtz integration, and a lattice-switch Monte Carlo method: these agree on the hcp-bcc transformation temperatures to within 2 K. We were able to develop embedded atom potentials which give a good fit to either low or high temperature data, but not both. The first developed potential (Ti1) reproduces the hcp-bcc transformation and melting temperatures and is suitable for the simulation of phase transitions and bcc Ti. Two other potentials (Ti2 and Ti3) correctly describe defect properties and can be used to simulate plasticity or radiation damage in hcp Ti. The fact that a single embedded atom method potential cannot describe both low and high temperature phases may be attributed to neglect of electronic degrees of freedom, notably bcc has a much higher electronic entropy. As a result, a temperature-dependent potential obtained from the combination of potentials Ti1 and Ti2 may be used to simulate Ti properties at any temperature.

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Research Organization:: Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: EP/K014560; AC02-07CH11358

OSTI ID:: 1350058

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1329085

Report Number(s):: IS-J-9152; TRN: US1701369

Journal Information:: Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 145, Issue 15; ISSN 0021-9606

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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