A 3D phase field dislocation dynamics model for body-centered cubic crystals

XY Peng and N Mathew and IJ Beyerlein and K Dayal and A Hunter, COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS SCIENCE, 171, 109217 (2020).

DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2019.109217

In this work, we present a 3D Phase Field Dislocation Dynamics (PFDD) model for body-centered cubic (BCC) metals. The model formulation is extended to account for the dependence of the Peierls barrier on the line-character of the dislocation. Simulations of the expansion of a dislocation loop belonging to the 1 1 0< 1 1 1 > slip system are presented with direct comparison to Molecular Statics (MS) simulations. The extended PFDD model is able to capture the salient features of dislocation loop expansion predicted by MS simulations. The model is also applied to simulate the motion of a straight screw dislocation through kink-pair motion.

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