On the three-dimensional spatial correlations of curved dislocation systems
Coarse-grained descriptions of dislocation motion in crystalline metals inherently represent a loss of information regarding dislocation-dislocation interactions. In the present work, we consider a coarse-graining framework capable of re-capturing these interactions by means of the dislocation-dislocation correlation functions. The framework depends on a convolution length to define slip-system-specific dislocation densities. Following a statistical definition of this coarse-graining process, we define a spatial correlation function which will allow the arrangement of the discrete line system at two points—and thus the strength of their interactions at short range—to be recaptured into a mean field description of dislocation dynamics. Through a statistical homogeneity argument, we present a method of evaluating this correlation function from discrete dislocation dynamics simulations. Finally, results of this evaluation are shown in the form of the correlation of dislocation densities on the same slip-system. These correlation functions are seen to depend weakly on plastic strain, and in turn, the dislocation density, but are seen to depend strongly on the convolution length. Implications of these correlation functions in regard to continuum dislocation dynamics as well as future directions of investigation are also discussed.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0017718
- OSTI ID:
- 1770224
- Journal Information:
- Materials Theory, Journal Name: Materials Theory Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 5; ISSN 2509-8012
- Publisher:
- Springer Science + Business MediaCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- Switzerland
- Language:
- English
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