Influence of θ′ Phase Cutting on Precipitate Hardening of Al–Cu Alloy during Prolonged Plastic Deformation: Molecular Dynamics and Continuum Modeling
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Statement of MD Task
2.2. Model of Dislocation–Precipitate Interaction
2.3. Method of Discrete Dislocation Dynamics
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Mechanism of Interaction of Dislocation with Inclusion in MD
3.2. Influence of Multiple Interactions on the Structure of Inclusion and Stress State of the MD System
3.3. Accumulation of Vacancies in the MD System during Prolonged Deformation
3.4. Accounting for Precipitate Softening in the Equation of Dislocation Motion
3.5. Strength of Alloys with Size-Distributed and Spatially Distributed Precipitates
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Krasnikov, V.S.; Mayer, A.E.; Pogorelko, V.V.; Gazizov, M.R. Influence of θ′ Phase Cutting on Precipitate Hardening of Al–Cu Alloy during Prolonged Plastic Deformation: Molecular Dynamics and Continuum Modeling. Appl. Sci. 2021, 11, 4906. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11114906
Krasnikov VS, Mayer AE, Pogorelko VV, Gazizov MR. Influence of θ′ Phase Cutting on Precipitate Hardening of Al–Cu Alloy during Prolonged Plastic Deformation: Molecular Dynamics and Continuum Modeling. Applied Sciences. 2021; 11(11):4906. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11114906
Chicago/Turabian StyleKrasnikov, Vasiliy S., Alexander E. Mayer, Victor V. Pogorelko, and Marat R. Gazizov. 2021. "Influence of θ′ Phase Cutting on Precipitate Hardening of Al–Cu Alloy during Prolonged Plastic Deformation: Molecular Dynamics and Continuum Modeling" Applied Sciences 11, no. 11: 4906. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11114906