A stress-gradient based criterion for dislocation nucleation in crystals

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1507-1525

  Miller, Ronald E ^a   Acharya, Amit ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomistic simulation; Dislocation mechanics; Dislocation nucleation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL LATTICES; MECHANICAL TESTING; NUCLEATION; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; THERMOMECHANICAL TREATMENT;

ATOMISTIC SIMULATION; DISLOCATION MECHANICS; DISLOCATION NUCLEATION;

DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS);

EID: 2442507886     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2004.01.007     Document Type: Article

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