A Continuum Dislocation Dynamics Crystal Plasticity Approach to Irradiated Body-Centered Cubic α-Iron
- 15 September 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by ASME International in Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology
- Vol. 144 (1), 1-36
- https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4052256
Abstract
Radiation-induced embrittlement of reactor pressure vessel (RPV) steels can potentially limit the operating life of nuclear power plants. Over extended exposure to radiation doses, these body-centered cubic (BCC) irons demonstrate irradiation damage. Here, we present a continuum dislocation density (CDD) crystal plasticity model to capture the interaction among dislocations and self-interstitial atom (SIA) loops in α-iron. We demonstrate the importance of modeling cross slip using a combined stochastic Monte Carlo approach and the role of slip system strength anisotropy in capturing stochastic cross slip interactions. Through these captured interactions, the CDD crystal plasticity model can capture both the stress response and the physical evolution of dislocation on different slip system planes. Single-crystal verification experiments are used to calibrate the CDD crystal plasticity model, and a set of simplified polycrystalline simulations demonstrates the model's ability to capture the stress response from tensile experiments on α-iron.Keywords
Funding Information
- Office of Nuclear Energy (Contract DE-AC07-05ID14517)
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