Wagner, R.
, Ma, L.
, Tavazza, F.
and Levine, L.
(2008),
Dislocation nucleation during nanoindentation of aluminum, Journal of Applied Physics, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=853591
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Dislocation nucleation during nanoindentation of aluminum
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Through multiscale simulations, we explore the influence of an atomically-rough indenter tip on the nucleation of dislocations during nanoindentation of single-crystal aluminum. We model the long-range strain with finite element analysis using anisotropic linear elasticity. We then atomize a region near the indenter and perform molecular dynamics with an embedded atom method interatomic potential. Smooth indenters nucleate dislocations below the surface but rough indenters can nucleate dislocations at both the surface and the interior. Increasing temperature from 0 K to 300 K creates prenucleation defects in the region of high stress and decreases the critical depth.Citation
Journal of Applied Physics
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104
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11
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dislocation nucleation, multiscale modeling, nanoindentation
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Created December 8, 2008, Updated February 17, 2017