Molecular dynamics simulation of plastic deformation of nanotwinned copper
- 15 October 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 102 (8), 083511
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2794884
Abstract
The plastic deformation of polycrystalline Cu with ultrathin lamella twins has been studied using molecular dynamics simulations. The results of uniaxial tensile deformation simulation show that the abundance of twin boundaries provides obstacles to dislocation motion, which in consequence leads to a high strain hardening rate in the nanotwinned Cu. We also show that the twin lamellar spacing plays a vital role in controlling the strengthening effects, i.e., the thinner the thickness of the twin lamella, the harder the material. Additionally, twin boundaries can act as dislocation nucleation sites as they gradually lose coherency at large strain. These results indicate that controlled introduction of nanosized twins into metals can be an effective way of improving strength without suppression tensile ductility.Keywords
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