Thermodynamic Stable Site for Interstitial alloy (N or O) in bcc-Refractory Metals using Density Functional Theory

Henry Martin, Peter Amoako-Yirenkyi, Eric Kwabena Kyeh Abavare

Plasticity in body centered cubic (bcc) refractory metals are largely due to the stress tensor induced either by solute or thermal activation. The mechanism of the solute atom(s) r…