Abstract
Molecular dynamics simulations of the glide of an edge dislocation in the bcc matrix of Fe-V alloys were performed to investigate the room-temperature solid solution softening by V atoms. For this purpose, the glide velocity of an edge dislocation was calculated as a function of V concentration under the shear stresses of 100-300MPa using the Fe-V cross-potential constructed newly in the present study. Whereas the solid solution hardening occurred as the V concentration is less than 0.13 at% or more than 0.5 at%, the room-temperature solid solution softening was observed in Fe-(0.13-0.5) at% V alloys. The solid solution softening occurring in Fe-(0.13-0.5) at% V alloys was caused by the accelerated growth velocity of kinks by solute V atoms. The increase in kink velocity happened when the interatomic distance between solute V atoms was similar to the length of dislocation kinks.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 7-11 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Metals and Materials International |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2016 Jan 1 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This study has been supported by the KIST Institutional Program (Project No. 2E25322).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, The Korean Institute of Metals and Materials and Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Metals and Alloys
- Materials Chemistry