A nucleation theory for yielding of nearly defect-free crystals: understanding rate dependent yield points
arXiv:1908.08829 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.025503
Abstract
Experiments and simulations show that when an initially defect free rigid crystal is subjected to deformation at a constant rate, irreversible plastic flow commences at the so-called {\em yield point}. The yield point is a weak function of the deformation rate, which is usually expressed as a power law with an extremely small non-universal exponent. We re-analyze a representative set of published data on nanometer sized, mostly defect free, Cu, Ni and Au crystals in the light of a recently proposed theory of yielding based on nucleation of stable stress-free regions inside the metastable rigid solid. The single relation derived here, which is {\em not} a power law, explains data covering {\em fifteen} orders of magnitude in time scales.
arXiv comment5 pages, 2 figures
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