Anomalous bias factors of dislocations in bcc iron

Autor: Dmitry Terentyev, Zhongwen Chang, Karl Samuelsson, Nils Sandberg, Pär Olsson
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 461:221-229
ISSN: 0022-3115
Popis: Dislocation bias factors in bcc Fe have been calculated based on atomistic interaction energy maps on three kinds of dislocations, namely the a0/2〈1 1 1〉{1 1 0} screw, a0/2〈1 1 1〉{1 1 0} and a0〈1 0 0〉{0 0 1} edge dislocations. The results show that the dislocation bias is higher for the a0/2〈1 1 1〉 edge dislocation than for the a0〈1 0 0〉 edge dislocation, even though the latter possesses a larger Burgers vector. This indicates the importance of the dislocation core contribution. For the a0/2〈1 1 1〉{1 1 0} screw dislocation, a negative dislocation bias has been obtained, which implies a more efficient absorption of vacancies than of SIAs. The effect of coexistence of both edge- and screw dislocations are assessed by a total bias. A possible complementary mechanism for explaining the long swelling incubation time in bcc metals is suggested and discussed. QC 20150331
Databáze: OpenAIRE