Abstract
A diffuse-interface phase field model is described for modeling the interactions between compositional inhomogeneities and structural defects. The spatial distribution of these structural defects is described by the space-dependent eigenstrains. It takes into account the effect of the coherency elastic energy of a compositional inhomogeneity, and the elastic coupling between the coherency strains and defect strains. The temporal evolution of composition is described by the Cahn-Hilliard equation. Particularly, the solute segregation, and nucleation and growth around dislocation slip bands and crack-like condensed interstitial dislocation loops are discussed. The effect of nucleated coherent precipitates on the stress field around these defects is analyzed.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 270-282 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Computational Materials Science |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 1-4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 2002 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Computer Science
- General Chemistry
- General Materials Science
- Mechanics of Materials
- General Physics and Astronomy
- Computational Mathematics