Molecular Dynamics-Based Cohesive Zone Model for Mg/Mg(17)Al(12)Interface

XR Zhuo and AB Ma, METALS, 10, 836 (2020).

DOI: 10.3390/met10060836

The fracture of the Mg/Mg(17)Al(12)interface was investigated by molecular dynamics simulations. The interface crack extends in a brittle manner without noticeable plasticity. The distributions of normal stress and separation along the interface were examined to render a quantitative picture of the fracture process. A normal traction- separation curve was extracted from simulation and compared with three cohesive zone models, i.e., cubic polynomial cohesive zone model, exponential cohesive zone model, and bilinear cohesive zone model. The exponential cohesive zone model exhibits the best agreement with simulation results, followed by the bilinear cohesive zone model.

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