Multiscale simulations of mixed-mode fracture in bcc-Fe

Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Vatne, Inga Ringdalen ^a   Østby, Erling ^b   Thaulow, Christian ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b SINTEF MATERIALS AND CHEMISTRY   (Norway)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CRITICAL STRESS INTENSITY FACTOR; CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC ORIENTATIONS; EDGE AND SCREW DISLOCATIONS; EMBEDDED-ATOM METHOD POTENTIALS; MIXED MODE FRACTURE; MIXED-MODE LOADING; MODE II; MODE III; MODIFIED BOUNDARY LAYERS; MULTI-SCALE SIMULATION; QUASICONTINUUM METHOD; SEMI-INFINITE CRACK;

CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACK TIPS; CRACKS; FRACTURE; LOADING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SCREW DISLOCATIONS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

EDGE DISLOCATIONS;

EID: 80555145861     PISSN: 09650393     EISSN: 1361651X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0965-0393/19/8/085006     Document Type: Article

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