The role of atomistic simulations in probing hydrogen effects on plasticity and embrittlement in metals

A Tehranchi, WA Curtin - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2019 - Elsevier
Atomistic simulations are a powerful complement to experimental probes for understanding
the nanoscale processes associated with the effects of hydrogen (H) on plasticity and …

Cascade overlap with vacancy-type defects in Fe

F Granberg, J Byggmästar, K Nordlund - The European Physical Journal B, 2019 - Springer
In order to understand the effect of irradiation on the material properties, we need to look into
the atomistic evolution of the system during the recoil event. The nanoscale features formed …

Simulation of the interaction between an edge dislocation and⟨ 111⟩ interstitial dislocation loops in α-iron

P Grammatikopoulos, DJ Bacon… - Radiation Effects and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The dependence of the interactions of intermediate-size ½< 111> self-interstitial atom (SIA)
loops with an edge dislocation on strain rate and temperature was investigated by molecular …

Softening effects due to reorientations of Cu precipitates in α-iron: Atomistic simulations of dislocations-obstacles interactions

X Wu, X Wang, Y Wang, W Liu, G Shu, C Li… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Radiation-induced hardening by precipitates, which essentially has a dislocation pinning
effect, is a major issue in nuclear reactor pressure vessels research. In this study …

Dislocation density-based multiscale modeling of deformation and subgrain texture in polycrystals

M Hamid, HM Zbib - Jom, 2019 - Springer
In this work, a viscoplastic fast Fourier transform (FFT)-based code is combined with a
continuum dislocation dynamics (CDD) framework to analyze the mechanical behavior of …

[PDF][PDF] Multi-scale Modeling and Design of Heterogeneous Nano-microstructure for Improved Mechanical Properties

MH Vishkasougheh - 2019 - rex.libraries.wsu.edu
Heterogeneous or homogeneous? It is well understood that the mechanical behavior of
metallic materials is determined, among other things, by deformation (eg dislocations, and …

Computer Simulations of Y2O3 Nanoclusters: the Impact Nanoclusters have on the Irradiation Resistance and the Strength of Oxide Dispersion-Strengthened Steels

M Higgins - 2019 - deepblue.lib.umich.edu
Next generation reactors are going to push structural materials to higher temperatures and
displacements per atom; in order to combat these conditions, structural materials need to be …