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Original Articles

Atomistic simulations of interactions between the 1 / 2⟨111⟩ edge dislocation and symmetric tilt grain boundaries in tungsten

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Pages 547-560 | Received 16 Sep 2007, Accepted 02 Jan 2008, Published online: 18 Mar 2008
 

Abstract

The strength of polycrystals is largely controlled by the interaction between lattice dislocations and grain boundaries. The atomistic details of these interactions are difficult to discern even by advanced high-resolution microscopy methods. In this paper we present results of atomistic simulations of interactions between an edge dislocation and three symmetric tilt grain boundaries in body-centred cubic tungsten. Our simulations reveal that the outcome of the dislocation–grain-boundary interaction depends sensitively on the grain boundary structure, the geometry of the slip systems in neighbouring grains, and the precise location of the interaction within the grain boundary. A detailed analysis of the evolution of the grain boundary structures and local stress fields during dislocation absorption and transmission is provided.

Acknowledgements

Financial support from the European Commission through the Marie-Curie Research Training Network SizeDepEn (MRTN-CT-2003-504634) is gratefully acknowledged. MM acknowledges financial support from the German Science Foundation (DFG, Gu 367/25).

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