Atomic-level modeling of materials provides fundamental insights into phase stability,
structure and properties of crystalline defects, and to physical mechanisms of many …

Molecular dynamics simulations are carried out to parameterize and obtain a traction–
separation law for a ductile–brittle interface in tensile and shear loadings at high …

Large plastic deformation and ductile damage in precipitation hardening aluminum alloy
AA7075 is driven by plastic flow in the vicinity of particles as well as fracture and decohesion …

Despite a wide range of current and potential applications, one primary concern of brittle
materials is their sudden and swift collapse. This failure phenomenon exhibits an inability of …

Nickle-titanium (NiTi) alloys are widely accepted to be one of the most favored engineering
materials for use in the structural community. In this work, the formulation and application of …

The present work aims at the identification of the effective constitutive behavior of Σ 5 Σ 5
aluminum grain boundaries (GB) for proportional loading by using machine learning (ML) …

This research investigates stress evolution and plastic deformation characteristics
influencing particle–matrix interface decohesion in AA7075-O aluminum sheets. Employing …

A peridynamic (PD) model that involves the interface constitutive relation constructed by
molecular dynamics (MD) is proposed to simulate the mechanical properties of the particle …

The microstructure evolution and stress distribution characteristics of a pre-cracked single
crystal nickel at different temperatures are studied by molecular dynamics (MD) simulation …

The cohesive model becomes popular in crack analysis for its clear physical background
and flexible implementation. The cohesive traction–separation law, however, is a critical …