Self-consistent scale transition with imperfect interfaces: Application to nanocrystalline materials

L. Capolungo, S. Benkassem, M. Cherkaoui, J. Qu

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Abstract

A hierarchal scale transition technique is introduced to model the effect of imperfect interfaces on the elastoviscoplastic response of composite materials. This novel framework is based on a two-step procedure. In the first step, an inclusion is embedded in a matrix phase and the interface between the two phases is imperfect. The embedded inclusion is homogenized via the use of a Mori-Tanaka scheme. In a second step the homogenized inclusion is introduced in a matrix phase representing the homogeneous equivalent material, and the macroscopic response of the material is obtained via the self-consistent approximation. The model is applied to the case of pure nanocrystalline copper and allows the activity of grain boundary sliding to be quantified.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1546-1554
Number of pages9
JournalActa Materialia
Volume56
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2008

Keywords

  • Grain boundary sliding
  • Interface
  • Micromechanics
  • Nanocrystalline

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