As an important micro-structure, grain boundary plays a significant role in the micro-structure
evolution and mechanical property of metallic materials. In this study, comprehensive …

In this work, molecular dynamics simulations are performed to investigate the interaction
between the collision cascades and nanocrack in hcp zirconium. When the thermal spike …

The crack propagation process of a center cracked tension specimen was studied in pure
zirconium by quasi-in-situ microstructure characterization combined with finite element …

Understanding the stress state and microstructural features at a growing crack-tip is critical
to understanding the failure mechanisms of engineering structures. To investigate the strain …

Through machinable ceramic turning tests, the crack propagation at the machined surface
and subsurface is explored, and the mechanism of unstable propagation is studied. The …

In polycrystalline materials, grain boundaries (GBs) play an important role in resisting crack
growth. In this study, the interaction of a crack on basal plane with GBs in magnesium was …

This work presents atomic simulations of crack tip behavior in HCP titanium single crystal
with center crack under mode I loading condition. The simulation results show that the crack …

Large scale molecular dynamics (MD) simulations in Mg single crystal containing periodic
cylindrical voids subject to uniaxial tension along the z direction are carried out. Models with …

Abstract Phase-field-crystal (PFC) method is applied to study the influences of crystal
orientation and crack interaction on the initiation of growth and propagation mode of …

The crystal phase field (PFC) method is used to simulate the propagation of the nano-crack
of samples with different crystal orientations under the strain of the uniaxial tensile. The …