Dislocation avalanches from strain-controlled loading: A discrete dislocation dynamics study

Dislocation-precipitate Interaction in Discrete Dislocation Dynamics

This contribution deals with the numerical simulation of dislocation dynamics by means of parametric mean curvature flow. Dislocations are described as an evolving family of closed and open smooth curves driven by the normal velocity. The equation is solved using direct approach by semi-discrete scheme based on finite difference method. Numerical stability is improved by tangential redistributi...

Slip statistics of dislocation avalanches under different loading modes.

Slowly compressed microcrystals deform via intermittent slip events, observed as displacement jumps or stress drops. Experiments often use one of two loading modes: an increasing applied stress (stress driven, soft), or a constant strain rate (strain driven, hard). In this work we experimentally test the influence of the deformation loading conditions on the scaling behavior of slip events. It ...

Homogenization of a Row of Dislocation Dipoles from Discrete Dislocation Dynamics

Coupling discrete dislocation dynamics with polycrystal plasticity

Lebensohn et al. [1] recently introduced an alternative description of crystal plasticity based on a fast-Fourier transform (FFT) algorithm. The FFT approach solves for the equilibrium stress and strains under the constraint of strain compatibility for systems with periodic microstructures. As currently developed, the FFT model describes plasticity with a set of elasto-viscoplastic constitutive...

Towards Macroscopic Plasticity from Microscopic Discrete Dislocation Dynamics

Dislocations are topological line defects in the crystalline structure of a lattice. They carry a vectorial charge with units of length and magnitude at the Angstrom scale. Being defects in the lattice structure, they induce high localized stresses in the body. Their motion in huge numbers produces permanent deformation of macroscopic solids (i.e. ductility) of the order of doubling or halving ...