Rate-independent mechanism of deformation twinning in single crystal magnesium

D Shilo, E Faran - Acta Materialia, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The dynamics of {1 0 1‾ 2}< 1 0 1‾ 1> extension twins in a single crystal of pure
magnesium are studied through uniaxial compression experiments coupled with direct …

[HTML][HTML] First-principles calculation of various phase transition in Al–Sc system

MY Sun, H Mao, DJ Xu, GX Zhou, JB Li… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sc as one of the most important microalloying elements in advanced Al alloys has gained
tremendous attentions in recent years. The newly identified Sc-rich clusters demonstrate …

The anisotropy of deformation twinning in bcc materials: Mechanical loading, temperature effect, and twin–twin interaction

AH Zahiri, M Lotfpour, J Ombogo, E Vitral, L Cao - Acta Materialia, 2024 - Elsevier
By integrating atomistic simulations with theoretical calculations, we investigate the
prevalence of {112} deformation twins in bcc materials and their sensitivity to the loading …

The Effect of Cooling Rate on Crystallographic Features of Phase Transformations in Zr-2.5 Nb

ML Lobanov, VY Yarkov, VI Pastukhov… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Zirconium (Zr) alloys are utilized as structural components for the cores of nuclear reactors
due to the excellent combination of their mechanical properties and corrosion resistance …

[HTML][HTML] Morphology engineering of low-temperature-synthesized aluminum nitride

J Han, KC Nayak, CH Shim, PR Cha, H Choi… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
We have developed an aluminum nitride (AlN) manufacturing method that operates below
the melting point of aluminum. To examine the nucleation and growth mechanisms of AlN …

[HTML][HTML] Crystal Plasticity Simulation of Cyclic Behaviors of AZ31B Magnesium Alloys via a Modified Dislocation–Twinning–Detwinning Model

Y Sun, K Yue, C Lin, Z Liu, X Sun, G Wang, H Wang - Materials, 2024 - mdpi.com
In this study, a probabilistic model within the dislotwin constitutive framework of DAMASK
(the Düsseldorf Advanced Material Simulation Kit) was established to describe the cyclic …

Slip-dominated structural transitions

K Ghosh, OU Salman, S Queyreau… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
We use molecular dynamics to show that plastic slip is a crucial component of the
transformation mechanism of a square-to-triangular structural transition. The latter is a …