[HTML][HTML] The role of pre-existing heterogeneities in materials under shock and spall

RM Flanagan, SJ Fensin, MA Meyers - Applied Physics Reviews, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
There has been a challenge for many decades to understand how heterogeneities influence
the behavior of materials under shock loading, eventually leading to spall formation and …

The role of dislocations in the growth of nanosized voids in ductile failure of metals

MA Meyers, S Traiviratana, VA Lubarda, DJ Benson… - Jom, 2009 - Springer
Dislocations are the most important element in our understanding of the mechanical
response of metals. Their postulation in 1934 led to revolutionary advances in our ability to …

Ultrahigh strength in nanocrystalline materials under shock loading

EM Bringa, A Caro, Y Wang, M Victoria, JM McNaney… - Science, 2005 - science.org
Molecular dynamics simulations of nanocrystalline copper under shock loading show an
unexpected ultrahigh strength behind the shock front, with values up to twice those at low …

Void growth in metals: Atomistic calculations

S Traiviratana, EM Bringa, DJ Benson, MA Meyers - Acta Materialia, 2008 - Elsevier
Molecular dynamics simulations in monocrystalline and bicrystalline copper were carried out
with LAMMPS (Large-scale Atomic/Molecular Massively Parallel Simulator) to reveal void …

Void initiation in fcc metals: Effect of loading orientation and nanocrystalline effects

EM Bringa, S Traiviratana, MA Meyers - Acta Materialia, 2010 - Elsevier
It is shown, through molecular dynamics simulations, that the emission and outward
expansion of special dislocation loops, nucleated at the surface of nanosized voids, are …

Holes on surfaces of the weathered plastic fragments from coastal beaches

Y Zheng, M Hamed, GE De-la-Torre, J Frias… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
The surface morphology of weathered plastics undergoes a variety of changes. In this study,
3950 plastic fragments from 26 beaches around the world, were assessed to identify holes …

Molecular dynamics simulations of shock-induced plasticity in tantalum

D Tramontina, P Erhart, T Germann, J Hawreliak… - High Energy Density …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract We present Non-Equilibrium Molecular Dynamics (NEMD) simulations of shock
wave compression along the [001] direction in monocrystalline Tantalum, including pre …

Shock responses of nanoporous aluminum by molecular dynamics simulations

M Xiang, J Cui, Y Yang, Y Liao, K Wang, Y Chen… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
We present systematic investigations examining the shock responses of nanoporous
aluminum (np-Al) by nonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulations. The dislocation …

Molecular dynamics study on the nano-void growth in face-centered cubic single crystal copper

KJ Zhao, CQ Chen, YP Shen, TJ Lu - Computational Materials Science, 2009 - Elsevier
Cylindrical nano-void growth in face-centered cubic single crystal copper is studied by mean
of molecular dynamics with the Embedded Atom Method. The problem is modeled by a …

Dynamic shock response of high-entropy alloy with elemental anomaly distribution

S Song, H Li, P Liu, M Duan, X Peng - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Elemental inhomogeneities formed during the actual preparation or heat treatment of high
entropy alloys (HEAs) have a profound effect on the mechanical properties of HEAs. In this …