Modeling the interaction of helium with dislocations and grain boundaries in alpha-iron

Journal of ASTM International

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Heinisch, H L ^a   Gao, F ^a   Kurtz, R J ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Dislocations; Grain boundaries; Helium; Iron; Molecular dynamics

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS); GRAIN BOUNDARIES; HELIUM; IMPURITIES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

ALPHA-IRON; MOLECULAR STATICS; SURFACE MAPPING; UBIQUITOUS IMPURITY;

MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS;

EID: 34548461150     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1546962X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/JAI100946     Document Type: Article

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