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