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Dynamic Simulation Of Crack Propagation With Dislocation Emission And Migration, N. Zacharopoulos, D. J. Rolovitz, Richard Alan Lesar Nov 1995

Dynamic Simulation Of Crack Propagation With Dislocation Emission And Migration, N. Zacharopoulos, D. J. Rolovitz, Richard Alan Lesar

Richard Alan Lesar

We present a simulation procedure for fracture that self-consistently accounts for dislocation emission, dislocation migration and crack growth. We find that the dislocation microstructure in front of the crack tip is highly organized and shows a complex temporal-spatial evolution. The final dislocation microstructure and the number of emitted dislocations immediately proceeding fracture varies rapidly with the loading rate. For high loading rates, fracture occurs at smaller loads with increasing loading rate. However, the load at fracture shows a maximum with respect to loading rates.


Origin Of The 〈11/20〉 Atomic Short-Range Order In Au-Rich Au-Fe Alloys, M. F. Ling, J. B. Staunton, Duane D. Johnson, F. J. Pinski Aug 1995

Origin Of The 〈11/20〉 Atomic Short-Range Order In Au-Rich Au-Fe Alloys, M. F. Ling, J. B. Staunton, Duane D. Johnson, F. J. Pinski

Duane D. Johnson

We have calculated the atomic short-range order (ASRO) and paramagnetic susceptibility in high-temperature, chemically disordered Au75Fe25 and Au90Fe10, using a density-functional-based, electronic-structure method. For both alloys, we obtain 〈11/20〉-type ASRO, in excellent agreement with experiments performed on samples that have been fast quenched from high temperature. We also identify the underlying electronic mechanism responsible for this unusual ordering behavior. During annealing at high temperatures, we suggest that aligning local moments via an external magnetic field will produce interesting AuFe alloys with 〈100〉-type ASRO.


Identification And Characterization Of The Iron-Zinc Intermetallics Formed In Galvanneal Steel, Richard Frederick George Grant Apr 1995

Identification And Characterization Of The Iron-Zinc Intermetallics Formed In Galvanneal Steel, Richard Frederick George Grant

Physics Theses & Dissertations

The demand to improve the corrosion resistance of steel sheet, particularly for use within the automotive industry, has led to a dramatic increase in the use of coated steels in place of cold-rolled sheet steel. Galvanneal steel results from the post annealing of the zinc-coated steel sheet, in which iron and zinc are interdiffused to form an iron-zinc alloy coating. Within this alloy coating, four main iron-zinc phases, Zeta, Delta, Gamma-1, and Gamma may be present. Manufacture of the most suitable coating requires identifying which phases form during the galvannealing process, an understanding of the properties of each phase and …


Commensurate And Incommensurate Ordering Tendencies In The Ternary Fcc Cu-Ni-Zn System, J. D. Althoff, Duane D. Johnson, F. J. Pinski Jan 1995

Commensurate And Incommensurate Ordering Tendencies In The Ternary Fcc Cu-Ni-Zn System, J. D. Althoff, Duane D. Johnson, F. J. Pinski

Duane D. Johnson

We show that Fermi-surface (FS) nesting drives both the incommensurate and commensurate ordering tendencies of the fcc ternary Cu-Ni-Zn system. Surprisingly, commensurate order persists over a wide range of composition, despite its origins. For Cu2NiZn, we discuss how FS nesting and the other effects of alloying lead to ordering tendencies consistent with the experimentally observed order-disorder transformations. All calculations are based on a first-principles theory of the atomic short-range order in alloys with an arbitrary number of components.