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Title: Numerical methodology for treating static and dynamic dislocation problems near a free surface

Journal Article · · Journal of Physics Communications

Abstract Simulation of dislocation dynamics enables researchers and scientists to explore the plastic behavior of crystalline materials under loading. Analytic solutions for the stress field due to a linear dislocation segment near a free surface are case-specific, e.g. dealing with either a horizontal segment or a vertical segment, and therefore hard to implement in time-dependent dislocation dynamics simulations as different dislocation segments could be differently oriented. This article presents a generalized numerical framework to find the stress field beneath a free surface due to the presence of a dislocation segment. The framework can be expanded to non-flat surfaces. Also, three-dimensional discrete dislocation dynamics simulations are performed here, which clearly show the effect of free surfaces on the flow stress of a material.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
1618156
Journal Information:
Journal of Physics Communications, Journal Name: Journal of Physics Communications Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 4; ISSN 2399-6528
Publisher:
IOP PublishingCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

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