A novel approach to quantifying the kinetics of point defect absorption at dislocations

Microstructure evolution under creep loading and/or irradiation is largely affected by the two-way coupling between dislocation induced plasticity and point defect diffusion as mediated by the internal elastic strain field within the medium. The magnitude of this effect has been quantified only in i...

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Published in:Journal of the mechanics and physics of solids 2019-01, Vol.122 (C), p.98-115
Main Authors: Kohnert, Aaron A, Capolungo, Laurent
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absorption
Couplings
Dislocations
Evolution
Finite difference method
Internal strain
Irradiated metals
Irradiation
Kinetics
MATERIALS SCIENCE
Microstructure
Point defects
Strain
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Summary:Microstructure evolution under creep loading and/or irradiation is largely affected by the two-way coupling between dislocation induced plasticity and point defect diffusion as mediated by the internal elastic strain field within the medium. The magnitude of this effect has been quantified only in idealized, simplified environments such that estimates of absorption rates of point defects to dislocations ignore the collective effects on capture rates arising from particular distribution of dislocations in a given network, the interaction of point defects with the internal strain, or in many cases both. To quantify these effects, we advance a novel methodology to determine point defect capture rates locally within a spatially resolved finite difference solution to the diffusion problem for arbitrarily directed dislocations and the corresponding strain fields. In addition to examining the effects of these couplings on local and effective absorption rates of dislocation networks, the potential consequences of these interactions on other microstructure evolution phenomena are examined using void swelling under irradiation as an example. Our study indicates that local rates of defect mediated microstructural changes such as cavity growth can vary strongly as a consequence of the arrangement of the dislocation network and the corresponding strain state. The heterogeneous aspects of the resultant defect populations are shown to provide mechanisms for microstructural evolution under irradiation that are not available in the conventional homogeneous theory.
ISSN:0022-5096
1873-4782
DOI:10.1016/j.jmps.2018.08.023