Discrete dislocation dynamics simulations of dislocation-${\theta }^{\prime }$ precipitate interaction in Al-Cu alloys

Abstract

The mechanisms of dislocation/precipitate interaction were studied by means of discrete dislocation dynamics within a multiscale approach. Simulations were carried out using the discrete continuous method in combination with a fast Fourier transform solver to compute the mechanical fields. The original simulation strategy was modified to include straight dislocation segments by means of the field dislocation mechanics method and was applied to simulate the interaction of an edge dislocation with a ${\theta }^{\prime }$ precipitate in an Al-Cu alloy. It was found that the elastic mismatch has a negligible influence on the dislocation/precipitate interaction in the Al-Cu system. Moreover, the influence of the precipitate aspect ratio and orientation was reasonably well captured by the simple Orowan model in the absence of the stress-free transformation strain. Nevertheless, the introduction of the stress-free transformation strain led to dramatic changes in the dislocation/precipitate interaction and in the critical resolved shear stress to overcome the precipitate, particularly in the case of precipitates with small aspect ratio. The new multiscale approach to study the dislocation/precipitate interactions opens the possibility to obtain quantitative estimations of the strengthening provided by precipitates in metallic alloys taking into account the microstructural details.

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