Dislocation emission from a three-dimensional crack -- A large-scale molecular dynamics study
A series of massively parallel molecular dynamics simulations with up to 35 million atoms is performed to investigate dislocation emission from a three-dimensional crack. The authors observe dislocation loops emitted from the crack front--the first time this has been seen in computer simulations. The sequence of dislocation emission in the process of crack blunting process strongly depends on the crystallographic orientation of the crack front and differs strikingly from anything previously conjectured. This finding is essential to establish a precise dislocation emission criterion (i.e., intrinsic ductility criterion). They also find that boundary conditions and interatomic force laws have a significant effect on jogging or blunting dislocation emission modes.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 459423
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR--96-2487; CONF-970476--1; ON: DE96014196
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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