Molecular dynamics simulation of crack tip blunting in opposing directions along a symmetrical tilt grain boundary of copper bicrystal

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1008-1015

  Luque, A ^a   Aldazabal, J ^a   Martinez Esnaola J M ^a   Gil Sevillano, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atomistic simulations; Bicrystal; Crack growth; Mechanical properties; Molecular dynamics; Toughness

Indexed keywords

BICRYSTALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACK TIPS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MORPHOLOGY; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; TOUGHNESS;

ATOMISTIC SIMULATIONS; COPPER BICRYSTALS; CRACK TIP BLUNTING;

COPPER;

EID: 35348899501     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: 14602695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2695.2007.01170.x     Document Type: Article

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