During deformation of aluminum (Al) alloys, there are three kinds of voids being formed by
distinct mechanisms, ie, matrix-cracking voids (MCVs), particle-cracking voids (PCVs), and …

Heterophases, such as precipitates, inclusions, second phases, or reinforcement particles,
often drive void nucleation due to local incompatibilities in stresses/strains. This results in a …

The growth of an isolated spherical void at and near a grain boundary or a triple junction is
studied by means of full-field crystal plasticity simulations with explicit representation of the …

Voids of nanoscale dimensions in irradiated metals can act as obstacles to dislocation
motion and cause strengthening. In this work, nanovoid strengthening and the influences of …

Radiation damage introduces a wide range of defects in structural materials depending on
the irradiation conditions. Irradiation-induced loops are known to lead to dislocation …

Microvoid growth involves a strong size effect, ie, smaller microvoid presents a lower growth
rate. In polycrystalline materials, the size ratio between microvoids and grains may also …

Grain boundary (GB) fracture is arguably one of the most important reasons for the
catastrophic failure of ductile polycrystalline materials. It is of interest to explore the role of …

In polycrystalline materials, void growth is strongly dependent on its surrounding
microstructural environment such as grain morphologies, crystallographic orientations and …

Gaining popularity after its coupling with the finite element method, cohesive zone modeling
has been used extensively to model fracture, especially in delamination problems. Its …

Polycrystalline materials usually exhibit obvious preferred grain orientations (ie,
crystallographic texture) after rolling and heat treatments, leading to a certain crystalline …