Atomistic simulation for configuration evolution and energetic calculation of crack in body-centered-cubic iron

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2542-2549

  Cao, Li Xia ^a   Wang, Chong Yu ^a,b,c  

^a CENTRAL IRON AND STEEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR MATERIALS PHYSICS   (China)

^c TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMISTIC SIMULATION; BODY-CENTERED-CUBIC IRON; CONFIGURATION EVOLUTION; CRACK TIP; ENERGETIC CALCULATION; LATTICE TRAPPING; THERMAL ACTIVATION;

BRITTLE FRACTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS); IMPACT RESISTANCE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEATION; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; STACKING FAULTS; TWINNING;

IRON;

EID: 33749855325     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2006.0307     Document Type: Article

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