Prismatic-to-basal plastic slip transition in zirconium

Li, Yang; Po, Giacomo; Cui, Yinan; Ghoniem, Nasr

doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2022.118451

Prismatic-to-basal plastic slip transition in zirconium

Journal Article · Thu Oct 20 00:00:00 EDT 2022 · Acta Materialia

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2022.118451· OSTI ID:2420814

^[1]; Po, Giacomo ^[2]; Cui, Yinan ^[3]; Ghoniem, Nasr ^[4]

Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States); OSTI
Univ. of Miami, FL (United States)
Tsinghua Univ., Beijing (China)
Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)

Here, we model three-dimensional dislocation ensembles in Zr pillars using newly developed mobility laws for dislocations on prismatic and basal planes. The effects of the loading orientation and temperature on the micro-scale mechanical response of single crystals are systematically explored. Easy dislocation glide is observed on prismatic planes, while hard glide occurs on basal planes. By selection of sample temperature and loading orientation, we show that the transition from prismatic to basal glide of dislocation ensembles can be controlled. We also show that the presence of dislocation cross-slip strongly promotes prismatic glide as a result of prismatic/basal cross-slip energy asymmetry. Cross-slip does not alter the occurrence of plastic slip transition but only induces a shift towards higher temperatures. The preponderance of plastic slip on basal or prismatic planes is found to be mediated by a transitional dislocation, which is composed of glissile segments on parallel prismatic planes connected by glissile super-jogs on basal planes. These findings provide a mechanistic understanding of experiments and highlight the significance of transitional prismatic-basal dislocations on the macroscopic characteristics of plasticity in HCP crystals.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0018410

OSTI ID:: 2420814

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1896543

Journal Information:: Acta Materialia, Journal Name: Acta Materialia Journal Issue: C Vol. 242; ISSN 1359-6454

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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