Cylindrically divergent shock loading significantly influences the plasticity and phase
transition of iron. In this study, the mechanisms of plasticity and α→ ε phase transition are …

In engineering applications, various types of defects inevitably exist in materials which
would critically affect their properties. By introducing an edge dislocation into the model of …

Molecular dynamics simulations have been used to investigate the coupling process
between plasticity and structural phase transformation in single-crystal iron under both …

The martensitic phase transition α→ ε of iron is of particular interest to researchers and
industrialists due to its technological and scientific significance in recent decades …

With large-scale non-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations and in situ x-ray diffraction
analysis, we conducted a systematic investigation into the effects of pre-existing shear strain …

Non-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations have been used to investigate strain-rate
dependence of plasticity and phase transition in [001]-oriented single-crystal iron under …

A characteristic region with vacancy concentration ranging from 0% to 2% was introduced
into the single-crystal iron to investigate the effects of vacancies on plasticity and phase …

Emergence and time evolution of micro-structured new-phase domains play a crucial role in
determining the macroscopic physical and mechanical behaviors of iron under shock …

Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations have been used to investigate both deformation and
bcc-hcp structural phase transition in single crystal iron under ramp compression as function …

Unlike the perfect single crystals, most engineering materials contain a large number of
defects that would affect their properties critically. By introducing a nanovoid into the single …