Geometrically necessary dislocations and related kinematic hardening in gradient grained materials: A nonlocal crystal plasticity study

X Zhang, J Zhao, G Kang, M Zaiser - International Journal of Plasticity, 2023 - Elsevier
Gradient grained metals whose microstructure is characterized by a spatially graded grain
size distribution show a better strength-ductility combination than their homogeneous …

Dislocation–grain boundary interactions: Recent advances on the underlying mechanisms studied via nanoindentation testing

F Javaid, H Pouriayevali, K Durst - Journal of Materials Research, 2021 - Springer
To comprehend the mechanical behavior of a polycrystalline material, an in-depth analysis
of individual grain boundary (GB) and dislocation interactions is of prime importance. In the …

Dislocation–grain boundary interaction-based discrete dislocation dynamics modeling and its application to bicrystals with different misorientations

X Zhang, S Lu, B Zhang, X Tian, Q Kan, G Kang - Acta Materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Grain boundaries (GBs) have a significant influence on the mechanical properties of metallic
materials. It has been a great challenge to describe dislocation interactions with various …

Multiple mechanism based constitutive modeling of gradient nanograined material

J Zhao, X Lu, F Yuan, Q Kan, S Qu, G Kang… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Gradient nano-grained (GNG) materials, inside which grain size increases gradually from
nano-scale in the surface to micro-scale in the substrate, have shown synergetic strength …

Multiscale discrete dislocation dynamics study of gradient nano-grained materials

S Lu, J Zhao, M Huang, Z Li, G Kang… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Gradient nano-grained (GNG) metals have shown a better strength-ductility combination
compared to their homogeneous counterparts. In this paper, the mechanical properties and …

Hierarchical multiscale crystal plasticity framework for plasticity and strain hardening of multi-principal element alloys

Q Fang, W Lu, Y Chen, H Feng, PK Liaw, J Li - Journal of the Mechanics …, 2022 - Elsevier
The multi-principal element alloys (MPEAs) exhibit the unprecedented combinations of the
excellent mechanical properties, especially high strength and good ductility. However, the …

Irradiation hardening behavior of high entropy alloys using random field theory informed discrete dislocation dynamics simulation

Y Chen, S Wang, H Feng, W Li, B Liu, J Li, Y Liu… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
High entropy alloys (HEAs) exhibit outstanding radiation resistance over traditional alloys
owing to severe lattice distortion, and therefore, would be regarded as candidate materials …

Pop-in phenomenon as a fundamental plasticity probed by nanoindentation technique

T Ohmura, M Wakeda - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
The attractive strain burst phenomenon, so-called “pop-in”, during indentation-induced
deformation at a very small scale is discussed as a fundamental deformation behavior in …

Size-dependent yield stress in ultrafine-grained polycrystals: A multiscale discrete dislocation dynamics study

S Lu, Q Kan, M Zaiser, Z Li, G Kang, X Zhang - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the effects of grain size and dislocation source properties on the yield stress of
ultrafine-grained (UFG) polycrystals were examined using three-dimensional multiscale …

Dislocation-grain boundary interaction in metallic materials: Competition between dislocation transmission and dislocation source activation

W Liu, Y Liu, H Sui, L Chen, L Yu, X Yi… - Journal of the Mechanics …, 2020 - Elsevier
Dislocation transmission across grain boundary (GB) and activation of dislocation source in
adjacent grains are considered common features of dislocation-GB interactions in regulating …