Abstract
A self-consistentthermo-mechanicalmodeltostudythestrain-hardeningbehaviorof polycrystallinetungstenwasdevelopedandvalidatedbyadedicatedexperimentalroute. Dislocation–dislocationmultiplicationandstorage,aswelldislocation-grainboundary
(GB)pinningwerethemajormechanismsunderlyingtheevolutionofplasticdeformation, thus providingalinkbetweenthestrainhardeningbehaviorandmaterial'smicro- structure.Themicrostructureofthepolycrystallinetungstensampleshasbeenthoroughly
investigatedbyscanningandelectronmicroscopy.Themodelwasappliedtocompute stress–strain loadingcurvesofcommercialtungstengrades,intheas-receivedandas- annealedstates,inthetemperaturerangeof500–1000 °C. Fittingthemodeltothein-
dependentexperimentalresultsobtainedusingasinglecrystalandas-receivedpoly-crystalline tungsten,themodeldemonstrateditscapabilitytopredictthedeformation behavior ofas-annealedsamplesinawidetemperaturerangeandappliedstrain.The
relevanceofthedislocation-mediatedplasticitymechanismsusedinthemodelhavebeen validatedusingtransmissionelectronmicroscopyexaminationofthesamplesdeformed up todifferentamountsofstrain.Onthebasisoftheexperimentalvalidation,thelim-
itationsofthemodelaredeterminedanddiscussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-15 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids |
Volume | 85 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 28 Aug 2015 |