Coupled quantum-continuum analysis of crack tip processes in aluminum

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2476-2487

  Nair, A K ^a   Warner, D H ^a   Hennig, R G ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Crack tip; Density functional theory; Fracture; Multiscale materials modeling

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; FRACTURE; QUANTUM THEORY; SCREW DISLOCATIONS;

CONTINUUM ANALYSIS; CRACK ORIENTATIONS; CRACK TIP DISLOCATIONS; DISCRETE DISLOCATIONS; EMPIRICAL POTENTIALS; EXCHANGE-CORRELATION FUNCTIONALS; KOHN-SHAM DENSITY-FUNCTIONAL THEORY; MATERIALS MODEL;

CRACK TIPS;

EID: 80054855504     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2011.09.001     Document Type: Article

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