Temperature and Crystalline Orientation-Dependent Plastic Deformation of FeNiCrCoMn High-Entropy Alloy by Molecular Dynamics Simulation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Theory and Methodology
3. Results and Discussions
3.1. Static Properties of FeNiCrCoMn High-Entropy Alloy
3.2. Compressive/Tensile/Shearing Stress vs. Strain
3.3. Phase Transition of FCC into HCP and Temperature-Dependent Yield Stress/Strain
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Crystal Type | Crystal Orientation | Geometric Dimensions | Atomic Number | Compressive(−)/Tensile(+) Rate | Shearing Velocity | Boundary Condition |
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Crystal 1 | X<100> Y<010> Z<001> | 128,000 | Compressive and tensile case: p p p in the X, Y, and Z directions, respectively; shearing case: s s p in the X, Y, and Z directions, respectively. | |||
Crystal 2 | X<11-2> Y<111> Z<-110> | 108,000 | The same | The same | ||
Crystal 3 | The same as crystal 2 | The same as crystal 2 | 108,000 | The same | The same | |
Crystal 4 | The same as crystal 1 | The same as crystal 1 | 128,000 | The same | The same |
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Yang, F.; Cai, J.; Zhang, Y.; Lin, J. Temperature and Crystalline Orientation-Dependent Plastic Deformation of FeNiCrCoMn High-Entropy Alloy by Molecular Dynamics Simulation. Metals 2022, 12, 2138. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12122138
Yang F, Cai J, Zhang Y, Lin J. Temperature and Crystalline Orientation-Dependent Plastic Deformation of FeNiCrCoMn High-Entropy Alloy by Molecular Dynamics Simulation. Metals. 2022; 12(12):2138. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12122138
Chicago/Turabian StyleYang, Fuan, Jun Cai, Yong Zhang, and Junpin Lin. 2022. "Temperature and Crystalline Orientation-Dependent Plastic Deformation of FeNiCrCoMn High-Entropy Alloy by Molecular Dynamics Simulation" Metals 12, no. 12: 2138. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12122138