A. Moitra, J. LLorca
Atomistic simulations were carried out to analyze the interaction between $< a>$ basal dislocations and precipitates in Mg-Al alloys and the associated strengthening mechanisms.
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The combined strengthening effects of grain refinement and high precipitated volume fraction (~6at.%) on the mechanical properties of FeSiTi alloy subjected to SPD processing prior to aging treatment were investigated by atom probe tomography and scanning transmission electron microscopy. It was shown that the refinement of the microstructure affects the precipitation kinetics and the spatial distribution of the secondary hardening intermetallic phase, which was observed to nucleate heterogeneously on dislocations and sub-grain boundaries. It was revealed that alloys successively subjected to …
Through millennia humans exploited the natural property of metals to get stronger or hardened when mechanically deformed. Ultimately rooted in the motion of dislocations, mechanisms of metal hardening remained in the crosshairs of physical metallurgists for over a century. Here, we performed atomistic simulations at the limits of supercomputing, which are sufficiently large to be statistically representative of macroscopic crystal plasticity yet fully resolved to examine the origins of metal hardening at its most fundamental level of atomic motion. We demonstrate that the notorious staged (inf…
The mechanisms of dislocation/precipitate interactions were analyzed in an Al-Cu alloy containing a homogeneous dispersion of $θ'$ precipitates by means of discrete dislocation dynamics simulations. The simulations were carried out within the framework of the discrete-continuous method and the precipitates were assumed to be impenetrable by dislocations. The main parameters that determine the dislocation/precipitate interactions (elastic mismatch, stress-free transformation strains, dislocation mobility and cross-slip rate) were obtained from atomistic simulations, while the size, shape, spati…
Combined effect of Carbon and Nitrogen levels and isothermal holding temperature on the microstructure, precipitation and the tensile properties of Vanadium microalloyed steels with 0.05 weight percent Vanadium were studied. Two different Vanadium steels, one having higher Carbon and lower Nitrogen content, HCLN steel, and the other having lower Carbon and higher Nitrogen content, LCHN steel, were prepared and subjected to isothermal holding treatment over a temperature range of 500 to 750 degree Celsius, after hot-deformation. Maximum precipitation strengthening from fine Vanadium carbonitrid…
A multidisciplinary approach is presented to analyse the precipitation process in a model Al-Cu alloy. Although this topic has been extensively studied in the past, most of the investigations are focussed either on transmission electron microscopy or on thermal analysis of the processes. The information obtained from these techniques cannot, however, provide a coherent picture of all the complex transformations that take place during decomposition of supersaturated solid solution. Thermal analysis, high resolution dilatometry, (high resolution) transmission electron microscopy and density func…
Origin of the low precipitation hardening in magnesium alloys
本研究通过EBSD滑移迹线分析和透射电镜实验，揭示镁合金低沉淀硬化源于基面位错易剪切或断裂沉淀相，且高温下变形模式影响交互作用。
Nanostructures have the immense potential to supplant the traditional metallic structure as they show enhanced mechanical properties through strain hardening. In this paper, the effect of grain size on the hardening mechanism of Al-Cu nanostructure is elucidated by molecular dynamics simulation. Al-Cu (50-54% Cu by weight) nanostructure having an average grain size of 4.57 to 7.26 nm are investigated for tensile simulation at different strain rate using embedded atom method (EAM) potential at a temperature of 50~500K. It is found that the failure mechanism of the nanostructure is governed by t…
The impact of alloying elements on the precipitation stability and kinetics in iron based alloys: An atomistic study
本研究通过DFT计算与动力学蒙特卡罗模拟，探究合金元素对铁基合金析出相的影响，发现Mn、Ni及微量P、Si可显著延缓析出动力学，Si对混合团簇形成至关重要。
A relative contribution to irradiation hardening caused by dislocation loops and solute-rich precipitates is established for RPV steels of WWER-440 and WWER-1000 reactors, based on TEM measurements and mechanical testing at reactor operating temperature of 563 K. The pinning strength factors evaluated for loops and precipitates are shown to be much lower than those obtained for model alloys based on the room temperature testing as well as those evaluated by means of atomistic simulations in the temperature range of 300 to 600 K. This discrepancy is explained in the framework of a model of ther…
Short-range order (SRO) in Fe-rich Fe-Cr alloys is investigated by means of atomistic off-lattice Monte Carlo simulations in the semi-grand canonical ensemble using classical interatomic potentials. The SRO parameter defined by Cowley [Phys. Rev. B 77, 669 (1950)] is used to quantify the degree of ordering. In agreement with experiments a strong ordering tendency in the Cr distribution at low Cr concentrations (~< 5%) is observed, as manifested in negative values of the SRO parameters. For intermediate Cr concentrations (5% ~< c_Cr ~< 15%) the SRO parameter for the alpha-phase goes through a m…
We present an extension of the semi-grandcanonical (SGC) ensemble that we refer to as the variance-constrained semi-grandcanonical (VC-SGC) ensemble. It allows for transmutation Monte Carlo simulations of multicomponent systems in multiphase regions of the phase diagram and lends itself to scalable simulations on massively parallel platforms. By combining transmutation moves with molecular dynamics steps structural relaxations and thermal vibrations in realistic alloys can be taken into account. In this way, we construct a robust and efficient simulation technique that is ideally suited for la…
Atomistic Simulations Reveal the Need to Reassess Standard Thermodynamic Models of Coherent Precipitates
本研究通过Fe-Cr体系原子模拟发现，共格析出相热力学建模中常用的低错配忽略弹性、低过饱和忽略尺寸的假设不成立，需重新审视现有固态析出建模方法。
Machine learning interatomic potentials for solid-state precipitation
本文提出了一种用于建模多组分合金共析反应的机器学习互原子势参数化方法，通过误差度量和数据生成方案提升了模型的准确性，并揭示了时效热处理中晶格结构的连续转变。
The softening and strengthening contributions in pre-deformed and aged Al-Mg-Cu alloys containing 3wt.%Mg and 0.5wt.%Cu are evaluated by a combination of microscopy, mechanical testing and modelling. A refined phenomenological model for the work hardening response, accounting for the separate effects of recovery and precipitation, is shown to be suitable for an unambiguous determination of the precipitation hardening contribution in these alloys. Significantly, it is found that the mechanical response of these alloys is not strongly impacted by Cu content (in the low Cu content regime), pre-de…
Decoupling Precipitation and Surface Complexation during Mn(II) Removal by Biochar via Experiments and Atomistic Simulations
研究通过实验和原子模拟揭示生物炭去除Mn(II)的机制，发现高温生物炭通过碱性沉淀和表面络合去除Mn(II)，为设计可持续水净化生物炭提供理论依据。
While lean Mg-Zn-Ca alloys are promising materials for temporary implants, questions remain on the impact of Zn and Ca. In this context, the precipitation in Mg-1.5Zn-0.25Ca (ZX20, in wt.%) was investigated upon linear heating from about room temperature to 400 C, with a particular focus on the debated ternary precipitate phase. Three exothermic differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) peaks were observed at 125, 250 and 320 C. The microstructure at the end of these peaks (205, 260 and 350 C) was probed in a multiscale correlative approach using atom probe tomography (APT) and transmission elec…
Solute clusters affect the physical properties of alloys. Knowledge of the atomic structure of solute clusters is a prerequisite for material optimisation. In this study, solute clusters in a rapid-hardening Al-Cu-Mg alloy were characterised by a combination of atom probe tomography and density functional theory, making use of a hybrid data type that combines lattice rectification and data completion to directly input experimental data into atomistic simulations. The clusters input to the atomistic simulations are thus observed experimentally, reducing the number of possible configurations. Ou…
The mechanical properties of Mg-Al alloys are greatly influenced by the complex intermetallic phase Mg$_{17}$Al$_{12}$, which is the most dominant precipitate found in this alloy system. The interaction of basal edge and 30$^\text{o}$ dislocations with Mg$_{17}$Al$_{12}$ precipitates is studied by molecular dynamics and statics simulations, varying the inter-precipitate spacing ($L$), and size ($D$), shape and orientation of the precipitates. The critical resolved shear stress $τ_c$ to pass an array of precipitates follows the usual $\ln((1/D + 1/L)^{-1})$ proportionality. In all cases but the…
Exploring the impact of Ti/Al on L12 nanoprecipitation and deformation behavior in CoNiFeAlTi multi-principal element alloys through atomistic simulations
通过混合MD/MC模拟研究CoNiFeAlTi多主元合金中Ti/Al对L12纳米析出的影响，发现析出提高层错能和屈服强度，位错剪切4-8nm析出物增强强度并保持延展性。
Inoculating solid-state homogeneous precipitation by impurity atoms through a spinodal decomposition like pathway
本研究提出利用杂质原子通过类旋节分解路径接种金属合金固态均匀沉淀的策略，以稀Al-Zr合金为例验证其可加快沉淀动力学、提升析出相数密度和Zr硬化效率，且策略可推广至更多材料。
Age hardening induced by the formation of (semi)-coherent precipitate phases is crucial for the processing and final properties of the widely used Al-6000 alloys. Early stages of precipitation are particularly important from the fundamental and technological side, but are still far from being fully understood. Here, an analysis of the energetics of nanometric precipitates of the meta-stable $β''$ phases is performed, identifying the bulk, elastic strain and interface energies that contribute to the stability of a nucleating cluster. Results show that needle-shape precipitates are unstable to g…
We demonstrate how exchange hardening can arise in a chemically-disordered solid solution from a first-principles statistical mechanics approach. A general mixed-basis chemical and magnetic cluster expansion has been developed, and applied to the Mn$_{1-x}$Fe$_x$Ru$_2$Sn Heusler alloy system; single-phase solid solutions between antiferromagnetic \ch{MnRu2Sn} and ferromagnetic \ch{FeRu2Sn} with disorder on the Mn/Fe sublattice that exhibit unexpected exchange hardening. Monte Carlo simulations applied to the cluster expansion are able to reproduce the experimentally measured magnetic transitio…
Incorporating precipitation-related effects on plastic anisotropy of age-hardenable aluminium alloys into crystal plasticity constitutive models
提出一种通过修改硬化法则将沉淀效应纳入晶体塑性本构模型的新方法，显著提升了AA6014-T4铝合金塑性各向异性的预测精度。
Precipitate-Induced Dynamic Strain Aging and Its Effect on the Strain Rate Sensitivity of Precipitation Hardened Aluminum Alloys
通过原子模拟、动能蒙特卡洛和分析速率理论研究析出诱导动态应变时效，揭示析出强化铝合金中低应变率敏感性的机理。
Precipitation strengthening: a collective multi-dislocation phenomenon
通过大规模原子模拟，发现沉淀强化源于多错位同时相互作用，超越传统切割-弯曲二分法，建立新机制框架。
Radiation-enhanced precipitation of Cr-rich α' in irradiated Fe-Cr alloys, which results in hardening and embrittlement, depends on the irradiating particle and the displacement per atom (dpa) rate. Here, we utilize a Cahn-Hilliard phase-field based approach, that includes simple models for nucleation, irradiating particle and rate dependent radiation-enhanced diffusion and cascade mixing to simulate α' evolution under neutrons, heavy ions, and electron irradiations. Different irradiating particles manifest very different cascade mixing efficiencies. The model was calibrated using neutron data…
The interaction between edge dislocations and Guinier-Preston zones in an Al-Cu alloy was analyzed by means of atomistic simulations. The different thermodynamic functions that determine the features of these obstacles for the dislocation glide were computed using molecular statics, molecular dynamics and the nudged elastic band method. It was found that Guinier-Preston zones are sheared by dislocations and the rate at which dislocations overcome the precipitate is controlled by the activation energy, $ΔU$, in agreement with the postulates of the harmonic transition state theory. Moreover, the…
High-temperature, high-dose, neutron irradiation of W results in the formation of Re-rich clusters at concentrations one order of magnitude lower than the thermodynamic solubility limit. These clusters may eventually transform into brittle W-Re intermetallic phases, which can lead to high levels of hardening and thermal conductivity losses. Standard theories of radiation enhanced diffusion and precipitation cannot explain the formation of these precipitates and so understanding the mechanism by which nonequilibrium clusters form under irradiation is crucial to predict materials degradation and…
Enhanced mobility of dislocation network nodes and its effect on dislocation multiplication and strain hardening
本文通过对比MD与DDD模拟，发现BCC晶体中位错网络节点具有此前未知的运动自由度，将其纳入DDD后可显著改善对位错增殖、回复和存储及应变硬化的预测。
Pure Fe and model Fe-Cr alloys containing 5, 10 and 14%Cr were irradiated with Fe+ ions at a maximum energy of 2MeV to the same dose of 0.6dpa at temperatures of 300 C, 400 C and 500 C, and at dose rates corresponding to 6 x 10-4 dpa/s and 3 x 10-5 dpa/s. All materials exhibited an increase in hardness after irradiation at 300 C. After irradiation at 400 C, hardening was observed only in Fe-Cr alloys, and not in the pure Fe. After irradiation at 500 C, no hardening was observed in any of the materials tested. For irradiations at both 300 C and 400 C, greater hardening was found in the Fe-Cr al…
We conduct dislocation dynamics (DD) simulations of Fe periodic single crystals under tensile load at several high strain rates and temperatures. The simulations are enabled by the recent development of temperature-dependent dislocation mobility relations obtained from atomistic calculations. The plastic evolution in the simulations is governed by rapid initial dislocation multiplication, followed by a saturation of the flow stress when the subpopulation of slow plastic carriers becomes stabilized by dislocation annihilation. Above 500 K, edge dislocations coexist with screw dislocations and c…
Formation of $\mathrm{L}1_2$-ordered $γ'$-$\mathrm{Ni}_3\mathrm{Al}$ precipitates in ternary Cu-Ni-Al alloys modelled using an ab initio concentration wave theory and atomistic simulations
本研究结合从头算浓度波理论与原子模拟，揭示三元Cu-Ni-Al合金中L1₂有序γ'-Ni₃Al析出相的三种成分依赖相变行为，建立了适用于多组元置换合金的高效计算工作流程。
Atomistic simulations are used to study linear complexion formation at dislocations in a body-centered cubic Fe-Ni alloy. Driven by Ni segregation, precipitation of the metastable B2-FeNi and stable L10-FeNi phases occurs along the compression side of edge dislocations. If the Ni segregation is not intense enough to ensure precipitate growth and coalescence along the dislocation lines, linear complexions in the form of stable nanoscale precipitate arrays are observed. Critical conditions such as global composition and temperature are defined for both linear complexion formation and dislocation…
The mechanical properties of the stoichiometric B2 $β$-phase of NiAl are well established, however the effect of off-stoichiometric composition on the fracture toughness has not yet been systematically studied over the entire composition range of 40-50% Al. Here we use microbending tests on notched cantilever beams FIB-milled from NiAl single crystals with an aluminized as well as an oxidation-induced composition gradient to determine the influence of the Al concentration on the mechanical properties. The fracture toughness is maximal for the stoichiometric composition. It decreases with incre…
The mechanical properties of Mg-4wt.% Zn alloy single crystals along the [0001] orientation were measured through micropillar compression at 23C and 100C. Basal slip was dominant in the solution treated alloy, while pyramidal slip occurred in the precipitation hardened alloy. Pyramidal dislocations pass the precipitates by forming Orowan loops, leading to homogeneous deformation and to a strong hardening. The predictions of the yield stress based on the Orowan model were in reasonable agreement with the experimental data. The presence of rod-shape precipitates perpendicular to the basal plane …
Nanoindentation is a powerful tool capable of providing fundamental insights of material elastic and plastic response at the nanoscale. Alloys at nanoscale are particularly interesting as the local heterogeneity and deformation mechanism revealed by atomistic study offers a better way to understand hardening mechanism to build a stronger material. In this work, nanoindentation in Al-Cu alloys are studied using atomistic simulations to investigate the effects of loading direction, alloying percentages of Cu via dislocation-driven mechanisms. Also, a low-fidelity finite element (FE) model has be…
Due to their high strength and advantageous high-temperature properties, tungsten-based alloys are being considered as plasma-facing candidate materials in fusion devices. Under neutron irradiation, rhenium, which is produced by nuclear transmutation, has been found to precipitate in elongated precipitates forming thermodynamic intermetallic phases at concentrations well below the solubility limit. Recent measurements have shown that Re precipitation can lead to substantial hardening, which may have a detrimental effect on the fracture toughness of W alloys. This puzzle of sub-solubility preci…
The role of defects in solids of mixed ionic-covalent bonds such as ferroelectric oxides is complex. Current understanding of defects on ferroelectric properties at the single-defect level remains mostly at the empirical level, and the detailed atomistic mechanisms for many defect-mediated polarization-switching processes have not been convincingly revealed quantum mechanically. We simulate the polarization-electric field (P-E) and strain-electric field ({$ε$}-E) hysteresis loops for BaTiO3 in the presence of generic defect dipoles with large-scale molecular dynamics and provide a detailed ato…
Reactive calcium carbonate precipitation from an atomic cluster expansion potential and enhanced sampling
研究人员结合原子簇展开机器学习势与增强采样技术，实现了碳酸钙沉淀早期阶段的反应性模拟，揭示了离子聚集与化学反应性在形核早期的紧密耦合关系。
Mn-Ni-Si precipitates (MNSPs) are known to be responsible for irradiation-induced hardening and embrittlement in structural alloys used in nuclear reactors. Studies have shown that precipitation of the MNSPs in 9-Cr ferritic-martensitic (F-M) alloys, such as T91, is strongly associated with heterogeneous nucleation on dislocations, coupled with radiation-induced solute segregation to these sinks. Therefore it is important to develop advanced predictive models for Mn-Ni-Si precipitation in F-M alloys under irradiation based on an understanding of the underlying mechanisms. Here we use a cluster…
On the basis of the classical dislocation theory, the Solid Solution Hardening (SSH) is commonly ascribed to the pinning of the edge dislocations. At the atomic level, the theoretical study of the dislocation cores contrasts with such a prediction. Using the static molecular simulations with some interatomic effective potentials, we demonstrate numerically that the critical resolved shear stress associated to a screw dislocation in a random Ni(Al) single crystal has same order as the edge one. Such a result is imposed by the details of the dislocation stacking fault and the core dissociation i…
Atomistic-Level Analysis of Nanoindentation-Induced Plasticity in Arc--Melted NiFeCrCo Alloys: The role of stacking faults
本研究针对浓固溶体合金工业应用的制备瓶颈，以电弧熔炼NiFeCrCo合金为对象，从原子尺度探究纳米压痕下的塑性变形机制，结合层错四面体等分析揭示结构与力学行为的关联，为合金应用提供理论支撑。
Impact of Chemical Clustering on the Structural, Topological, and Functional Properties of Ba(Zr$_x$Ti$_{1-x}$)O$_3$: An Atomistic Simulation Study
本研究通过分子动力学模拟揭示，化学团簇通过空间再分布局部结构相增强BZT极化，稳定极性有序并形成拓扑涡旋，提升居里温度和矫顽场，为无铅钙钛矿设计提供定量框架。
Precipitate phase selection and grain boundary morphology in Cu-Ni-Si-Mn alloys: A machine-learning interatomic potential study
通过机器学习原子间势计算，揭示了Mn添加促进Cu-Ni-Si合金中G相而非Ni2Si的晶界析出，并解释了Ni2Si的不规则形貌与G相的薄膜状形貌的原子起源。
DSC curve fingerprints directly encode mechanical properties of aluminum alloys
研究通过DSC曲线直接编码铝合金机械性能，利用机器学习模型预测强度和延展性，验证DSC作为快速评估工具的可行性。
Stress field modification near linear complexions increases the effective obstacle size and strengthening effect
研究通过分子动力学模拟揭示线性复相区的塑性机制，发现其显著增强材料强度，且邻近区域的应力场修改能限制位错运动，揭示位错与复相区取向关系对强化效应的关键影响。
Pinning of dislocations at nanosized obstacles like precipitates, voids and bubbles, is a crucial mechanism in the context of phenomena like hardening and creep. The interaction between such an obstacle and a dislocation is often explored at fundamental level by means of analytical tools, atomistic simulations and finite element methods. Nevertheless, the information extracted from such studies has not been utilized to its maximum extent on account of insufficient information about the underlying statistics of this process comprising a large number of dislocations and obstacles in a system. He…
T-(Al20Cu2Mn3) phase dispersoids are important for limiting recovery and controlling grain growth in Al-Cu alloys. However, these dispersoids can also reduce precipitation hardening by acting as heterogeneous nucleation sites and may lead to increased susceptibility towards pitting corrosion when galvanically coupled with S-(Al2CuMg) phase precipitates. The interplay between T- and S-phases is therefore important for understanding their effect on the mechanical and electrochemical properties of Al-Cu-Mg alloys. Here, the crystallographic relationships between the T-phase, S-phase, and surround…
Ultrastrong and ductile CoNiMoAl medium-entropy alloys enabled by L12 nanoprecipitate-induced multiple deformation mechanisms
本文通过系统调节Al含量设计新型Co-Ni-Mo-Al中熵合金，利用L12析出相诱导层错、超位错对和纳米孪晶等多重变形机制，实现强度与延展性的优异协同。
Molecular-dynamics simulation can give atomistic information on the processes occurring in nanoindentation experiments. In particular, the nucleation of dislocation loops, their growth, interaction and motion can be studied. We investigate how realistic the interatomic potentials underlying the simulations have to be in order to describe these complex processes. Specifically we investigate nanoindentation into a Cu single crystal. We compare simulations based on a realistic many-body interaction potential of the embedded-atom-method type with two simple pair potentials, a Lennard-Jones and a M…
Strengthening from dislocation restructuring and local climb at platelet linear complexions in Al-Cu alloys
本研究通过原子模拟揭示Al-Cu合金中片状线性界面相诱导位错刻面化与局部攀移的新型脱钉强化机制，并建立临界剪切应力与有效析出相间距的反比关系。
Phase-field simulations of nucleation, growth, and coarsening of $β_1$ precipitates in Mg-Nd alloys
本研究通过相场模型模拟镁-钕合金中β₁析出相的析出、生长与粗化过程，利用实验数据参数化模型以优化时效工艺。
Alloying metals with other elements is often done to improve the material strength or hardness. A key microscopic mechanism is precipitation hardening, where precipitates impede dislocation motion, but the role of such obstacles in determining the nature of collective dislocation dynamics remains to be understood. Here, three-dimensional discrete dislocation dynamics simulations of FCC single crystals are performed with fully coherent spherical precipitates from zero precipitate density upto $ρ_p = 10^{21}\,\text{m}^{-3}$ and at various dislocation-precipitate interaction strengths. When the d…
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