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This research paper presents an experimental, theoretical, and numerical study of the thermomechanical behavior of single-crystal and polycrystal copper under uniaxial stress compression loading at varying rates of deformation. The thermomechanical theory is based on a thermodynamically consistent framework for single-crystal face-centered cubic metals, and assumes that all plastic power is partitioned between stored energy due to dislocation structure evolution (configurational) and thermal (kinetic vibrational) energy. An expression for the Taylor–Quinney factor is proposed, which is a simple function of effective temperature and is allowed by second-law restrictions. This single-crystal model is used for the study of single- and polycrystal copper. New polycrystal thermomechanical experimental results are presented at varying strain rates. The temperature evolution on the surface of the polycrystal samples is measured using mounted thermocouples. Thermomechanical numerical single- and polycrystal simulations were performed for all experimental conditions ranging between 10−3 and 5 × 103 s−1. A Taylor homogenization model is used to represent polycrystal behavior. The numerical simulations of all conditions compare reasonable well with experimental results for both stress and temperature evolution. Given our lack of understanding of the mechanisms responsible for the coupling of dislocation glide and atomic vibration, this implies that the proposed theory is a reasonably accurate approximation of the single-crystal thermomechanics.
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Deformation, dislocation evolution and the non-Schmid effect in body-centered-cubic single- and polycrystal tantalum
A physically-informed continuum crystal plasticity model is presented to elucidate deformation mechanisms, dislocation evolution and the non-Schmid effect in body-centered-cubic (bcc) tantalum widely used as a key structural material for mechanical and thermal extremes. We show the unified structural modeling framework informed by mesoscopic dislocation dynamics simulations is capable of capturing salient features of the large inelastic behavior of tantalum at quasi-static (10−3 s−1) to extreme strain rates (5000 s−1) and at low (77 K) to high temperatures (873 K) at both single- and polycrystal levels. We also present predictive capabilities of the model for microstructural evolution in the material. To this end, we investigate the effects of dislocation interactions on slip activities, instability and the non-Schmid behavior at the single crystal level. Furthermore, ex situ measurements on crystallographic texture evolution and dislocation density growth are carried out for polycrystal tantalum specimens at increasing strains. Numerical simulation results also support that the modeling framework is capable of capturing the main features of the polycrystal behavior over a wide range of strains, strain rates and temperatures. The theoretical, experimental and numerical results at both single- and polycrystal levels provide critical insight into the underlying physical pictures for micro- and macroscopic responses and their relations in this important class of refractory bcc materials undergoing large inelastic deformations.
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- Award ID(s):
- 2118399
- PAR ID:
- 10477049
- Publisher / Repository:
- Elsevier
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- International Journal of Plasticity
- Volume:
- 163
- Issue:
- C
- ISSN:
- 0749-6419
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 103529
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijplas.2023.103529
