Plasticity and reversibility of structural transitions in a model solid

Details Plasticity and reversibility of structural transitions in a model solid Plasticity and reversibility of structural transitions in a model solid

2010-03-17

arxiv.org/abs/1003.3369v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

6 pages, 4 figures. To be published in the proceedings of ICOMAT-08.

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We formulate a phenomenological elasto-plastic theory to describe a solid undergoing a structural transition from a square (p4mm) to an oblique (p2) lattice in two dimensions. Within our theory, the components of the strain may be decomposed additively into separate elastic and plastic contributions. The plastic strain, produced when the local stress crosses a threshold, is governed by a phenomenological equation of motion. We investigate the dynamics of shape of an initially square solid as it is cycled through a transformation protocol consisting of (1) a quench across the transition (2) deformation by an external stress and finally (3) reverse transformation back to the parent state. We show that shape recovery at the end of this cycle depends on crucially on the presence of plasticity in components of the strain responsible for the transformation.

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