A line-tension model of dislocation networks on several slip planes

•We derive a line-tension model for dislocations in several slip planes.•We show that straight dislocations can be unstable towards more complex patterns.•The relaxed energy effectively models dislocations macroscopically. Dislocations in crystals can be studied by a Peierls–Nabarro type model, whic...

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Published in:Mechanics of materials 2015-11, Vol.90, p.140-147
Main Authors: Conti, Sergio, Gladbach, Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Burgers vector
Couples
Crystal plasticity
Crystals
Dislocation
Dislocations
Mathematical models
Microstructure
Peierls–Nabarro model
Planes
Relaxation
Slip
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Summary:•We derive a line-tension model for dislocations in several slip planes.•We show that straight dislocations can be unstable towards more complex patterns.•The relaxed energy effectively models dislocations macroscopically. Dislocations in crystals can be studied by a Peierls–Nabarro type model, which couples linear elasticity with a nonconvex term modeling plastic slip. In the limit of small lattice spacing, and for dislocations restricted to planes, we show that it reduces to a line-tension model, with an energy depending on the local orientation and Burgers vector of the dislocation. This model predicts, for specific geometries, spontaneous formation of microstructure, in the sense that straight dislocations are unstable towards a zig-zag pattern. Coupling between dislocations in different planes can lead to microstructures over several length scales.
ISSN:0167-6636
1872-7743
DOI:10.1016/j.mechmat.2015.01.013