Effects of temperature on critical resolved shear stresses of slip and twining in Mg single crystal via experimental and crystal plasticity modeling

Magnesium(Mg)single crystal specimens with three different orientations were prepared and tested from room temperature to 733 K in order to systematically evaluate effects of temperature on the critical resolved shear stress(CRSS)of slips and twinning in Mg single crystals.The duplex non-basal slip took place in the temperature range from 613 to 733 K when the single crystal samples were stretched along the<0110>direction.In contrast,the single basal slip and prismatic slip were mainly activated in the temperature range from RT to 733 K when the tensile directions were inclined at an angle of 45°with the basal and the prismatic plane,respectively.Viscoplastic self-consistent(VPSC)crystal modeling simulations with genetic algorithm code(GA-code)were carried out to obtain the best fitted CRSSs of major deformation modes,such as basal slip,prismatic slip,pyramidalⅡ,{1012}tensile twinning and{1011}compressive twinning when duplex slips accommodated deformation.Additionally,CRSSs of the basal and the prismatic slip were derived using the Schmid factor(SF)criterion when the single slip mainly accommodated deformation.From the CRSSs of major deformation modes obtained by the VPSC simulations and the SF calculations,the CRSSs for basal slip and{1012}tensile twinning were found to show a weak temperature dependence,whereas those for prismatic,slip and{1011}compressive twinning exhibited a strong temperature dependence.From the comparison of previous results,VPSC-GA modeling was proved to be an effective method to obtain the CRSSs of various deformation modes of Mg and its alloys.

Role of Interatomic Force to Critical Resolved Shear Stress of Single Crystals

Experimental results of the temperature dependence of critical resolved. shear stresses (CRSS)of Mo, Fe, Al and Mg single crystals are shown. Associating reports in recent years, we point out that the approximate exponential relationship between CRSS and the absolute temperatureat least in the region of the steep temperature dependence range of many materials is more common, even for bcc, fcc, and hcp single crystals. polycrystals and other covalent crystals,provided that the slip plane and slip direction are kept the same. Successful explanation with atomic force law shows that the interatomic forces (electronic structure) play a decisive role in determining the temperature dependence of yield stresses for a large number of materials.

A Novel Maximum Resolved Shear Stress Gradient Criterion and Its Application for Crack Deflection Behavior in Polycrystalline Silicon Materials

In this paper,a development of new resolved shear stress gradient criteria is performed for the study of crack propagation behavior in polycrystalline materials with an emphasis on the effect of slip plane and slip direction.The prediction of crack deflection behavior by the maximum resolved shear stress gradient criterion shows good agreement with the experimental results.Comparison study for the prediction of crack propagation behavior in poly crystalline materials by other criteria demonstrates that the maximum resolved shear stress gradient criterion is superior to other fracture criteria.This suggests that the new criterion could be further applied for predicting the crack deflection behavior in other polycrystalline materials.

Discrete dislocation plasticity analysis of dispersion strengthening in oxide dispersion strengthened(ODS) steels

A discrete dislocation plasticity analysis of dispersion strengthening in oxide dispersion strengthened(ODS) steels was described. Parametric dislocation dynamics(PDD) simulation of the interaction between an edge dislocation and randomly distributed spherical dispersoids(Y2O3) in bcc iron was performed for measuring the influence of the dispersoid distribution on the critical resolved shear stress(CRSS). The dispersoid distribution was made using a method mimicking the Ostwald growth mechanism. Then, an edge dislocation was introduced, and was moved under a constant shear stress condition. The CRSS was extracted from the result of dislocation velocity under constant shear stress using the mobility(linear) relationship between the shear stress and the dislocation velocity. The results suggest that the dispersoid distribution gives a significant influence to the CRSS, and the influence of dislocation dipole, which forms just before finishing up the Orowan looping mechanism, is substantial in determining the CRSS, especially for the interaction with small dispersoids. Therefore, the well-known Orowan equation for determining the CRSS cannot give an accurate estimation, because the influence of the dislocation dipole in the process of the Orowan looping mechanism is not accounted for in the equation.

Enhancing strength-ductility synergy in a Mg-Gd-Y-Zr alloy at sub-zero temperatures via high dislocation density and shearable precipitates

The strength-ductility trade-offdilemma is hard to be evaded in high-strength Mg alloys at sub-zero temperatures,especially in the Mg alloys containing a high volume fraction of precipitates.In this paper,we report an enhanced strength-ductility synergy at sub-zero temperatures in an aged Mg-7.37Gd-3.1Y-0.27Zr alloy.The tensile stress-strain curves at room temperature(RT),−70℃ and−196℃ show that the strength increases monotonically with decreasing temperature,but the elongation increases first from RT to−70℃ then declines from−70℃ to−196℃.After systematic investigation of the microstructure evolutions at different deformation temperatures via synchrotron X-ray diffraction,electron backscattered diffraction(EBSD)and transmission electron microscopy(TEM),it is found that a high dislocation density with sufficient<c+a>dislocations promotes good tensile ductility at−70℃,which is attributed to the minimized critical resolved shear stress(CRSS)ratio of non-basal<c+a>to basaldislocations.In ad-dition,more shearable precipitates can further improve the ductility via lengthening the mean free path of dislocation glide.The present work demonstrates that an excellent strength-ductility synergy at sub-zero temperatures can be achieved by introducing a high dislocation density and shearable precipitates in high-strength Mg alloys.

Electronic structure & yield strength prediction for dislocation-Mo complex in the γ phase of nickel-based superalloys

Molybenum＇s effects when added in the γ phase of nickel-based superalloys were studied using the lattice Green＇s function multiscale method. The electronic structure of the dislocation-Mo complex was analyzed and hybridization was found to contribute to the strengthening. Moreover, by combining the interaction energies calculated from two scales, the yield stress was theoretically predicted at 0 K and finite temperature.

Yield anisotropy and tension/compression asymmetry of a Ni_3 Al based intermetallic alloy

In order to investigate the yielding behavior of the newly developed Ni 3 Al-based intermetallic alloy IC10, yield stresses have been measured in tension and compression with different orientations. The specimens were cut from a sheet with different angles inclined from the solidification direction. The inclined angles were taken to be 0 , 22.5 , 45 , 67.5 and 90 . All experiments were conducted at room temperature except for orientation 0 , whose deformation temperatures ranged from 298 to 1273 K. Experimental results show that the yield strength of alloy IC10 has the anomalous behavior which has been observed for other Ll 2 -long-range ordered intermetallic alloys, but it is less pronounced. The abnormalities show the following characteristics： （i） the yield strength increases as the temperature is raised below the peak temperature, （ii） yield strength anisotropy, （iii） tension/compression asymmetry. Compared to Ni 3 Al single crystals, the polycrystalline exhibits some different yielding behaviors which may be due to the high volume fraction of c phase.

Dislocation behavior in a polycrystalline Mg-Y alloy using multi-scale characterization and VPSC simulation

In this study,the dislocation behavior of a polycrystalline Mg-5Y alloy during tensile deformation was quantitatively studied by an in-situ tensile test,visco-plastic self-consistent(VPSC)modeling,and transmission electron microscopy(TEM).The results of the in-situ tensile test show that<a>dislocations contribute to most of the deformation,while a small fraction of<c+a>dislocations are also activated near grain boundaries(GBs).The critical resolved shear stresses(CRSSs)of different dislocation slip systems were estimated.The CRSS ratio between prismatic and basal<a>dislocation slip in the Mg-Y alloy(~13)is lower than that of pure Mg(~80),which is considered as a major reason for the high ductility of the alloy.TEM study shows that the<c+a>dislocations in the alloy have high mobility,which also helps to accommodate the deformation near GBs.

A new thermo-elasto-plasticity constitutive equation for crystals

Based on the crystal plasticity theory and interatomic potential, in this paper a new thermo-elasto-plasticity constitutive model is proposed to study the behavior of metal crystals at finite temperature. By applying the present constitutive model, the stress-strain curves under uniaxial tension at different temperatures are calculated for the typical crystal A1, and the calculated results are compared with the experimental results. From the comparisons, it can be seen that the present theory has the capability to describe the thermo-elasto-plastic behavior of metal crystals at finite temperature through a concise and explicit calculation process.