Heat conductivity of polycrystalline ZnS under uniform compression

The heat conductivity of polycrystalline zinc sulfide is investigated under hydrostatic pressure up to 0.35 GPa in the temperature range 273–420 K. It is found that an increase in the uniform pressure leads to an increase in the heat conductivity coefficient of ZnS. The Bridgman parameter characterizing the volume dependence of the heat conductivity is determined experimentally. A correlation between the heat conductivity coefficient under uniform compression and the evolution of the phonon spectrum is established.     

Kinetics of pore healing and copper hardening upon uniform compression

X-ray diffraction is employed to determine the dependence of the mobile dislocation density on the strain arising upon healing porous copper subjected to a hydrostatic pressure of up to 1500 MPa. The mean free path of dislocations is estimated as a function of the compression strain, strain rate under pressure, rate of dislocation generation, and mean velocity of their motion.     

Positron annihilation in polycrystalline metals

The empirical relation θ _p ⁶ /I _p=aK (where θ _p is the limiting angle of the parabolic component in the angular distributions of annihilation photons in metals, I _p is the integrated contribution of this component, K=1, 2, 3, ... is an integer, and a is a constant independent of the type of metal) observed earlier has been tested on magnesium, aluminum, copper, zinc, lead, and bismuth samples. The validity of this relation has been substantiated. The value of the dimensionless constant a has been determined and was found to coincide within experimental error with the result obtained in previous measurements. It is shown that the value of K for the same metal but for different samples may be different. It is conjectured that this may be due to different defect concentrations in samples. Fiz. Tverd. Tela (St. Petersburg) 40, 600–602 (April 1998)     

Dispersion energy of void clusters in irradiated metals

It is shown that a very long-range, dispersive-type interaction exists between voids in metals which may contribute to the void crystalization phenomenon.     

Atomistic simulation of fcc-bcc phase transition in single crystal Al under uniform compression

By molecular dynamics simulations employing an embedded atom model potential,we investigate the fcc-to-bcc phase transition in single crystal Al,caused by uniform compression.Results show that the fcc structure is unstable when the pressure is over 250 GPa,in reasonable agreement with the calculated value through the density functional theory.The morphology evolution of the structural transition and the corresponding transition mechanism are analysed in detail.The bcc (011) planes are transited from the fcc (11) plane and the (11) plane.We suggest that the transition mechanism consists mainly of compression,shear,slid and rotation of the lattice.In addition,our radial distribution function analysis explicitly indicates the phase transition of Al from fcc phase to bcc structure.     

Variation in electromagnetic radiation during plastic deformation under tension and compression of metals

This paper presents some significant variations in the intermittent electromagnetic radiation (EMR) during plastic deformation under tension and compression of some metals with selected crystal structure, viz. zinc, hexagonal closed packed (hcp), copper, face-centred cubic (fcc: stacking fault energy 0.08 J/m²), aluminium (fcc: stacking fault energy 0.2 J/m²) and 0.18 % carbon steel, body-centred cubic (bcc). The intermittent EMR signals starting near yielding are either oscillatory or exponential under both modes of deformation except a very few intermediate signals, random in nature, in zinc under compression. The number and amplitude of EMR signals exhibit marked variations under tension and compression. The smooth correlation between elastic strain energy release rate and average EMR energy release rate suggests a novel technique to determine the fracture toughness of metals. The first EMR emission amplitude and EMR energy release rate occurring near the yield increase, but maximum EMR energy burst frequency decreases almost linearly with increase in Debye temperature of the metals under tension while all EMR parameters decrease nonlinearly under compression. These results can be developed into a new technique to evaluate dislocation velocity. The EMR amplitude and energy release rate of the first EMR emission vary parabolically showing a maxima with increase in electronic heat constant of the metals under tension while they first sharply decrease and then become asymptotic during compression. However, the variation in EMR maximum energy burst frequency is apparently similar under both modes of deformation. These results strongly suggest that the mechanism of EMR emission during plastic deformation of metals involves not only the interaction of conduction electrons with the lattice periodic potential as presented in the previous theoretical models but also the interaction of conduction electrons with phonons. However, during crack propagation and fracture, charge oscillations at fractured surfaces due to breaking of atomic bonds constitute an additional factor.     

Initial oxidation of polycrystalline Permalloy surface

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and work-function measurements were used in combination to investigate the initial steps of Permalloy (Ni₈₀Fe₂₀) oxidation at room temperature. They showed that, after oxygen saturation, the surface is covered by nickel oxide (NiO), nickel hydroxide (Ni(OH)₂) and iron oxides (Fe_xO_y), and there is no preferential oxidation. Iron oxidation proceeds through the formation of FeO (Fe²⁺) followed with Fe₂O₃ growth (Fe³⁺). The oxidation is governed by a dissociative Langmuir-type oxidation: the sticking coefficient is decreasing over oxygen exposure. Oxidation continues by oxygen dissolution into the first layers to form a nano-oxide of about 8 Å in thickness.     

Atomistic simulation of fccben bcc phase transition in single crystal Al under uniform compression

By molecular dynamics simulations employing an embedded atom model potential, we investigate the fcc-to-bcc phase transition in single crystal Al, caused by uniform compression. Results show that the fcc structure is unstable when the pressure is over 250 GPa, in reasonable agreement with the calculated value through the density functional theory. The morphology evolution of the structural transition and the corresponding transition mechanism are analysed in detail. The bcc (011) planes are transited from the fcc (111) plane and the (111) plane. We suggest that the transition mechanism consists mainly of compression, shear, slid and rotation of the lattice. In addition, our radial distribution function analysis explicitly indicates the phase transition of Al from fcc phase to bcc structure.     

基于$lt;i$gt;J$lt;/i$gt;积分的颗粒煤岩单轴压缩下裂纹扩展研究

颗粒煤岩是由众多离散的煤岩颗粒组成的固态多层次多结构物质,具有煤岩与颗粒物质的双重性质,其裂纹扩展规律可以从煤岩力学特性和颗粒物质多尺度特性进行研究. 首先,从能量角度对线弹性材料受压破坏,裂纹扩展产生原因进行了阐述,指出线弹性阶段裂纹的扩展动力源自应变能的释放. 然后,通过物理实验和数值试验从宏观和细观两方面对颗粒煤岩受压破裂过程中裂纹扩展做了进一步研究,结果表明:颗粒煤岩完全破裂后,底部会形成一个锥形堆,裂纹的扩展随着煤岩颗粒粒径的减小而减缓,部分裂纹扩展会出现突变点,且裂纹无光滑性;由于煤岩颗粒粒径等引起介质的非均匀性对裂纹扩展有重要的影响,均质度系数越大裂纹起裂时间越晚,声发射能量释放在裂纹扩展的轻度、中度和深度三个不同阶段逐渐变得频繁、剧烈. 研究结果将有利于进一步研究岩土类颗粒材料受压破裂过程的裂纹扩展规律. 关键词： J积分')" href="#">J积分 颗粒煤岩 单轴压缩 裂纹扩展     

Achieving large uniform tensile ductility in nanocrystalline metals

Synchrotron x-ray diffraction and high-resolution electron microscopy revealed the origin of different strain hardening behaviors (and dissimilar tensile ductility) in nanocrystalline Ni and nanocrystalline Co. Planar defect accumulations and texture evolution were observed in Co but not in Ni, suggesting that interfacial defects are an effective passage to promote strain hardening in truly nanograins. Twinning becomes less significant in Co when grain sizes reduce to below ~15 nm. This study offers insights into achieving excellent mechanical properties in nanocrystalline materials.     

Onset of void coalescence during dynamic fracture of ductile metals

Molecular dynamics simulations in three-dimensional copper are performed to quantify the void coalescence process leading to fracture. The correlated growth of the voids during their linking is investigated both in terms of the onset of coalescence and the ensuing dynamical interactions through the rate of reduction of the distance between the voids and the directional growth of the voids. The critical intervoid ligament distance marking the onset of coalescence is shown to be approximately one void radius in both measures.     

Sensitivity of ferromagnetic-resonance parameters to uniaxial compression in polycrystalline ferrites

The width of the ferromagnetic-resonance absorption line and the resonance field in polycrystalline nickel aluminate ferrites were measured as functions of the uniaxial compression. Over a large part of the elastic-stress range studied the experimental results found agree with the results of a calculation carried out in the independent-grain approximation. Two magneto-striction constants are found from the experimental stress dependences of the line width and resonance field for these polycrystalline ferrites.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii Fizika, No. 2, pp. 36–40, February, 1971.     

Critical crack size in the fracture of metals

A physical approach developed by I.I. Novikov is applied for estimating and predicting critical crack lengths in metals. Experimental data obtained for single crystals are considered. The necessity of taking into account the critical crack lengths in J integrals is demonstrated.     

Modeling the strain rate-dependent constitutive behavior in nanotwinned polycrystalline metals

Experimental studies have demonstrated that both strain rate and temperature influence the mechanical behavior of nanostructured metals significantly. In this work, a theoretical model is developed to describe the strain-rate-dependent constitutive behavior of nanotwinned polycrystalline metals. The athermal flow stress and thermal-activated flow stress are both considered in modeling the plastic deformation of a nanotwinned metal. Numerical results are consistent with the experimental results, showing that the present model can well describe the strain rate-dependent deformation behavior of nanotwinned polycrystalline copper. Henceforth, the constitutive behaviors of nanotwinned copper at different strain rates and temperatures can be predicted, which will be useful for optimizing the dynamic mechanical properties at various temperatures for nanotwinned metals.