Dislocation Diffusion in Metallic Materials

Abstract

The goals of this project were: (1) perform a fundamental study of atomic diffusion along dislocation cores in metals and alloys, (2) develop new methods for the calculation of dislocation diffusion coefficients as functions of temperature and chemical composition and (3) calculate diffusion rates along screw, edge and mixed dislocations in Al and Al alloys. To achieve these goals a new interatomic potential for Al-alloy system need to be developed and tested against a large database of experimental and first principles data. Monte carlo and molecular dynamics simulations were performed to determine the atomic mechanisms of dislocation diffusion and their dependence on temperature and alloying. The new methodologies will be applicable to other classes of materials relevant to the Air Force mission.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 08, 2011
Accession Number
ADA590192

Entities

People

  • Y. Mishin

Organizations

  • George Mason University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Coefficients
  • Computer Simulations
  • Crystal Lattices
  • Diffusion
  • Diffusion Coefficient
  • Dynamics
  • Experimental Data
  • Low Angles
  • Materials
  • Molecular Dynamics
  • Nanosecond Time
  • Physics
  • Point Defects
  • Simulations

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Powder metallurgy of Titanium alloys.