Three-dimensional molecular dynamics simulations of void coalescence during dynamic fracture of ductile metals

Details Three-dimensional molecular dynamics simulations of void coalescence during dynamic fracture of ductile metals Three-dimensional molecular dynamics simulations of void coalescence during dynamic fracture of ductile metals

2005-01-16

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0501369v1

Phys. Rev. B 71, 064112 (2005)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

Accepted for publication in Physical Review B

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.71.064112

Void coalescence and interaction in dynamic fracture of ductile metals have been investigated using three-dimensional strain-controlled multi-million atom molecular dynamics simulations of copper. The correlated growth of two voids during the coalescence process leading to fracture is investigated, both in terms of its onset and the ensuing dynamical interactions. Void interactions are quantified through the rate of reduction of the distance between the voids, through the correlated directional growth of the voids, and through correlated shape evolution of the voids. The critical inter-void ligament distance marking the onset of coalescence is shown to be approximately one void radius based on the quantification measurements used, independent of the initial separation distance between the voids and the strain-rate of the expansion of the system. The interaction of the voids is not reflected in the volumetric asymptotic growth rate of the voids, as demonstrated here. Finally, the practice of using a single void and periodic boundary conditions to study coalescence is examined critically and shown to produce results markedly different than the coalescence of a pair of isolated voids.

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