分子动力学中应变分析的统计矩方法及应用

分子动力学模拟研究金属的力学性质, 需要采用合适的应变分析方法研究金属的变形特征及其演化规律. 金属材料复杂变形的局部应变特征缺乏简便有效的分析手段, 整体变形也没有合适的描述方法. 本文提出分子动力学中应变分析的统计矩方法, 通过统计矩建立了微观量和宏观应变的关联. 在单晶单轴加载、纳米多晶剪切和冲击加载下的应用表明, 矩应变分析方法可以很好的描述和评估材料的局部变形和整体变形特征, 并通过应变不均匀度鉴别材料的局部塑性变形和弹性变形, 是深入研究复杂结构材料变形机理的一种有效的通用分析方法.     

聚酰亚胺/铜纳米颗粒复合物的分子动力学模拟研究

通过分子动力学模拟对聚酰亚胺/铜纳米颗粒复合物的形态结构、 热力学性质、力学特性进行计算, 分析其随模拟温度和纳米颗粒尺寸的变化规律. 模拟结果表明, 聚酰亚胺/铜纳米颗粒复合物为各向同性的无定形态结构, 铜纳米颗粒与聚酰亚胺基体之间通过较强的范德华作用结合在一起使结构更加稳定, 铜纳米颗粒表面多个原子层呈现无定形状态, 在铜颗粒和聚酰亚胺基体之间形成界面层, 界面区域随颗粒尺寸和温度的增加分别减小和增加. 聚酰亚胺/铜纳米颗粒复合物的等容热容随着颗粒尺寸增大而明显增高, 随温度变化比聚酰亚胺体系更为缓慢, 在较低温度下较小颗粒尺寸复合物的热容比聚酰亚胺体系更低. 聚酰亚胺/铜纳米颗粒复合物的热压力系数随颗粒尺寸增加而显著增大, 比聚酰亚胺体系的热压力系数更小, 且随温度升高而减小的程度要小得多. 聚酰亚胺/铜纳米颗粒复合物的热力学性质表现出明显的尺度效应, 温度稳定性明显高于聚酰亚胺体系. 聚酰亚胺/铜纳米颗粒复合物的力学特性表现出各向同性材料的弹性常数张量, 具有比聚酰亚胺体系更低的杨氏模量和泊松比, 随温度升高分别减小和增大, 与聚酰亚胺体系随温度的变化趋势相反, 且杨氏模量的温度稳定性显著提高, 同时泊松比随纳米颗粒尺寸增大而减小, 具有明显的尺度效应. 加入铜纳米颗粒形成复合物可获得与聚酰亚胺体系显著不同的力学新特性. 关键词： 分子动力学模拟 聚合物纳米复合物 聚酰亚胺 纳米颗粒     

冲击波在纳米金属铜中传播的分子动力学模拟

使用分子动力学方法模拟了冲击波在纳米金属铜中的传播,模拟样品由Voronoi方法得到.结果显示纳米金属铜在冲击加载下呈现多次屈服的现象,并发现冲击波具有多波结构.由于设计样品时选择了晶粒取向,晶界滑移和位错在冲击波波形上被区分开.冲击波波阵面由弹性变形区、晶界滑移主导的塑性变形区和位错主导的塑性变形区组成.样品中弹性波前沿扰动较小,而位错主导的塑性波前沿扰动较大,造成后者的主要原因是波阵面上沿冲击方向不同取向晶粒的不同屈服行为.     

半刚性高分子链螺旋结构诱导纳米棒的有序结构

在自然界中, 螺旋结构广泛存在. 在熵的驱动下, 高分子链能在某些特殊情形下形成螺旋结构. 采用分子动力学方法研究了高分子链诱导纳米棒的自组装行为, 发现纳米棒/高分子链体系的构象与纳米棒的数量、高分子链的刚性等密切相关. 当纳米棒与高分子链之间存在适度吸附能时, 纳米棒能够形成三种完全不同的构象, 特别是在半刚性高分子链诱导下纳米棒能够形成线型排列. 研究结果对新型材料制备具有一定指导意义.     

纳米单晶铜中孔洞拉伸变形的分子动力学模拟

用分子动力学方法模拟了拉伸状态下纳米单晶铜中孔洞的力学行为.通过与无孔纳米单晶铜块体弹性性能的比较,可知小孔使纳米单晶铜的弹性模量显著下降.弹性阶段,有孔单晶铜中无位错产生;超过其弹性极限后,位错线从四周向有孔单晶铜内部发射,位错滑移为其主要变形机制.     

多晶银纳米线拉伸变形的分子动力学模拟研究

纳米尺度金属Ag以其独特的导电和导热性,广泛应用于微电子、光电子学、催化等领域,特别是在纳米微电极和纳米器件方面的应用.本文采用分子动力学方法模拟了不同晶粒尺寸下多晶银纳米线的拉伸变形行为,详细分析了晶粒尺寸对多晶银纳米线弹性模量、屈服强度、塑性变形机理的影响.发现当晶粒尺寸小于13.49 nm时,多晶Ag纳米线呈现软化现象,出现反Hall-Petch关系,此时的塑性变形机理主要以晶界滑移、晶粒转动为主,变形后期形成五重孪晶;当晶粒尺寸大于13.49 nm时,塑性变形以位错滑移为主,变形后期产生大量的孪晶组织.     

纳米单晶铜薄膜中孔洞拉伸变形的分子动力学模拟

固体的断裂过程贯通宏、细、微观多个层次尺度，涉及固体力学、材料科学与物理学等领域。细观破坏过程的4种基本构元(孔洞、微裂纹、界面失效、变形局部化等)的起源和演化描述必须在微(纳)观尺度才能完全阐明。从原子尺度运用分子动力学技术模拟纳米单晶铜薄膜中孔洞在拉伸作用下的力学行为和动态断裂过程。     

单轴拉伸下氧化锆纳米柱相变机理的分子动力学研究

通过分子动力学模拟，观察到[001]取向的四方氧化锆纳米柱在拉伸载荷下具有两个线弹性变形的应力-应变关系.这一现象是四方结构向单斜结构相变的结果 .为了进一步阐明应力-应变曲线，进行了包括晶体结构分析和原子应变计算在内的详细研究.晶格取向强烈影响塑性变形机制，即[001]和[111]取向的纳米柱在拉伸载荷下经历相变，而沿[110]取向的纳米柱导致脆性断裂.观察到显著的温度效应，随着温度从300K升高到1500K，弹性模量从573.45GPa线性降低到482.65GPa.此外，还用轻推弹性带(NEB)理论估算了相变能垒，观察到相变能垒随温度的升高而降低.这一工作将有助于加深对氧化锆的四方相到单斜相转变和纳米尺度力学行为的理解.     

纳米多晶铁的冲击相变研究

利用分子动力学方法研究了不同晶粒度的纳米多晶铁在冲击压缩下的结构相变过程,模拟结果表明:纳米多晶铁的冲击结构相变(由体心立方(bcc)结构 α 相到六角密排(hcp)结构 ε 相)发生的临界冲击应力在15 GPa左右.纳米多晶铁在经过弹性压缩变形后,晶界导致的塑性变形开始发生,然后大多数相变从晶界成核并最终发展为大规模相变.不同变形过程在应力和粒子速度剖面上能得到清晰的体现,并通过微观原子结构分析分辨.冲击压缩后的微观结构以晶界原子和以fcc结构原子充当孪晶界的hcp原子为主.晶粒度明显影响晶界变形及相变 关键词： 冲击相变 纳米多晶铁 冲击波 分子动力学     

纳米单晶铜中孔洞拉伸变形的分子动力学模拟

用分子动力学方法模拟了拉伸状态下纳米单晶铜中孔洞的力学行为。通过与无孔纳米单晶铜块体弹性性能的比较，可知小孔使纳米单晶铜的弹性模量显下降。弹性阶段，有孔单晶铜中无位错产生；超过其弹性极限后，位错线从四周向有孔单晶铜内部发射，位错滑移为其主要变形机制。     

Effect of temperature on deformation of carbon nanotube under compression

The mechanical behaviour of carbon nanotubes is one of the basic research fields on the nanotube composites and nano machinery. Molecular dynamics is an effective way for investigating the behaviour of nano structure. The compression deformation of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) under different temperature is simulated, by using the Tersoff－Brenner potential to describe the interactions in CNTs. The results show that thermal fluctuations may induce the strained CNT to overcome the local energy barrier and develop the plastic deformation.     

Molecular dynamic simulation of stress evolution analysis in Cu nanowire under ultra-high strain-rate simple tension

This study analyses the behaviour of atoms associated with the propagation of stress waves in Cu nanowires (NWs) during uniaxial tensile deformation using molecular dynamic simulation. Maximum local stress (MLS) and virial stress (VS) methods are adopted to express dynamic stress in ?100? Cu NWs under tension. Simulation results indicated that the VS method enhances the averaging effect at ultra-high strain rates (above 10¹⁰ s^?1), leading to serious undervaluation of yield stress. However, the MLS method provides superior prediction results for the dynamic mechanical responses of NWs under tension at the ultra-high strain rate than does the VS. At a strain rate of 7 × 10¹⁰ s^?1, the double-peak stress phenomenon was observed in the stress–strain curve using the MLS method. The response time (T_rs) to wave propagation, observed at an ultra-high strain rate, is responsible for the accumulation of the elastic stress that is applied at the beginning of tensile loading in a short period, producing the first stress peak. Following plastic deformation, the encounter of the wavefronts with the reduced tensile stress causes the fully constructive interference effect in the middle of the tensile NWs, producing the second stress peak. The results explain the dynamic mechanical behaviour of NWs, contributing to future applications of subsonic manufacturing.     

Prediction of flow stress and textures of AZ31 magnesium alloy at elevated temperature

The viscoplastic behaviour of magnesium alloys at high temperatures leads to highly temperature-dependent mechanical properties. While at high strain rates a notable strain hardening response is observed, at low strain rates the material shows a smooth plastic response with negligible amount of hardening. This complicated behaviour is due to different deformation mechanisms that are active at different strain rate regimes, resulting in different strain rate sensitivity parameters. In this study we show, by utilizing both numerical simulations and experiments, that this behaviour can be predicted by a model that combines two deformation mechanisms, grain boundary sliding mechanism and dislocation glide mechanism. We discuss the importance of each deformation mechanism at different strain rate regimes based on the findings of modelling and experimental results for AZ3 magnesium alloy. By developing a model that includes the above-mentioned two deformation mechanism, the prediction of flow properties is expanded to a wide range of strain rate regimes compared to previous study. The obtained numerical findings for the stress–strain behaviour as well as texture evolution show good agreement with the experimental results.     

Micromechanical characterisation of TRIP-assisted multiphase steels by in situ neutron diffraction

The flow behaviour of the constitutive phases in multiphase steels, possibly exhibiting a mechanically-induced phase transformation (TRIP effect), is investigated using neutron diffraction conducted during uniaxial tensile loading. The BCC and FCC lattice strains of several specimens containing different amounts ferrite, bainite, martensite and metastable retained austenite are measured along elastic and plastic deformation. The validity of the measurements, as well as the strengthening resulting from the TRIP effect, are evaluated on the basis of overall mechanical equilibrium.     

Mesomechanics of plastic deformation and fracture of partially crystalline polyethylene

From the standpoint of physical mesomechanics, we have investigated plastic deformation mechanisms and the mechanical properties of partially crystalline polyethylene. We show that from the very beginning, plastic deformation occurs at the mesoscopic level. Fracture is preceded by fragmentation of the material. The observed stages of the process of plastic deformation of polyethylene are qualitatively similar to the stages of this process for metallic materials. The effect of electron bombardment on the mechanical properties of polyethylene is explained by the size reduction in the mesoscopic substructure formed on plastic deformation. Tomsk Polytechnical University. Zhilin University, People’s Republic of China. Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 1, pp. 48–53, January, 1997.     

Effect of reversible torsion on the structure and mechanical properties of iron under severe plastic deformations in a Bridgman camera

The effect of the reversible direction of rotation of the movable anvil of the Bridgman camera (torsion under high quasi-hydrostatic pressure at room temperature) on the structure and mechanical properties of commercially pure iron (steel 08kp) is investigated. It is established that a change in the direction of rotation of the movable anvil under torsion substantially effects the structural characteristics of deformation fragments and dynamically recrystallized grains formed under severe plastic deformations. The effect of the method of deformation on the internal distortions of structure and on the mechanical properties is analyzed.     

AlCrFeCuNi高熵合金力学性能的分子动力学模拟

高熵合金具有传统合金无法比拟的高强度、高硬度和高耐磨耐腐蚀性,具有广阔的应用前景。为研究AlCrFeCuNi高熵合金(High entropy alloy,HEA)在轴向载荷作用下的力学性能,采用分子动力学方法,模拟高熵合金的实验制备过程并建立原子模型,研究温度和Al的含量对AlCrFeCuNi高熵合金力学性能的影响,从材料学角度分析了变形过程及其具有高塑性的原因。模拟结果表明,AlCrFeCuNi高熵合金在拉伸载荷作用下依次经历弹性、屈服、塑性3个变形阶段。在屈服阶段,开始出现孪晶和层错,孪晶和层错的产生和生长是合金产生不均匀塑性变形的主要原因之一。高熵合金的杨氏模量和屈服应力随着Al含量的增加近似线性降低,同时具有很强的温度效应,温度越低,Al含量越小,其杨氏模量和屈服应力的下降幅度越大。     

TEM-nanoindentation studies of semiconducting structures

This paper reviews the application of nanoindentation coupled with transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to investigations of the plastic behaviour of semiconducting structures and its implication for device design. Instrumented nanoindentation has been developed to extract the mechanical behaviour of small volumes scaled to those encountered in semiconductor heterostructures. We illustrate that TEM is a powerful complementary tool for the study of local plasticity induced by nanoindentation. TEM-nanoindentation allows for detailed understanding of the plastic deformation in semiconducting structures and opens practical routes for improvement of devices. Performances of heterostructures are deteriously affected by dislocations that relax the lattice mismatched layers. Different ways to obtain compliant substructures are being developed in order to concentrate the plastic relaxation underneath the heterostructure. Such approaches allow for mechanical design of micro- and opto-electronic devices to be considered throughout the fabrication process.     

Quasi-coarse-grained dynamics: modelling of metallic materials at mesoscales

A computationally efficient modelling method called quasi-coarse-grained dynamics (QCGD) is developed to expand the capabilities of molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to model behaviour of metallic materials at the mesoscales. This mesoscale method is based on solving the equations of motion for a chosen set of representative atoms from an atomistic microstructure and using scaling relationships for the atomic-scale interatomic potentials in MD simulations to define the interactions between representative atoms. The scaling relationships retain the atomic-scale degrees of freedom and therefore energetics of the representative atoms as would be predicted in MD simulations. The total energetics of the system is retained by scaling the energetics and the atomic-scale degrees of freedom of these representative atoms to account for the missing atoms in the microstructure. This scaling of the energetics renders improved time steps for the QCGD simulations. The success of the QCGD method is demonstrated by the prediction of the structural energetics, high-temperature thermodynamics, deformation behaviour of interfaces, phase transformation behaviour, plastic deformation behaviour, heat generation during plastic deformation, as well as the wave propagation behaviour, as would be predicted using MD simulations for a reduced number of representative atoms. The reduced number of atoms and the improved time steps enables the modelling of metallic materials at the mesoscale in extreme environments.