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TY - JOUR
T1 - Modelling strength and ductility of ultrafine grained BCC and FCC alloys using irreversible thermodynamics
AU - Huang, M.
AU - Rivera-Díaz-del-Castillo, P. E J
AU - Bouaziz, O.
AU - Van Der Zwaag, S.
PY - 2009/7
Y1 - 2009/7
N2 - A novel grain size dependent strain hardening model is derived from the theory of irreversible thermodynamics. The model yields the evolution of the dislocation densities in the grain interior and at the grain boundary, as well as their contributions to the flow stress. It is found that submicron grain sizes have a lower dislocation density in the grain interior, causing ductility to decrease greatly. The predicted stress-strain curve shapes, uniform elongation and ultimate tensile strength values for interstitial free steels (body centred cubic) and aluminium alloys (AA1100, face centred cubic) show good agreement with experimental observations.
AB - A novel grain size dependent strain hardening model is derived from the theory of irreversible thermodynamics. The model yields the evolution of the dislocation densities in the grain interior and at the grain boundary, as well as their contributions to the flow stress. It is found that submicron grain sizes have a lower dislocation density in the grain interior, causing ductility to decrease greatly. The predicted stress-strain curve shapes, uniform elongation and ultimate tensile strength values for interstitial free steels (body centred cubic) and aluminium alloys (AA1100, face centred cubic) show good agreement with experimental observations.
KW - Ductility
KW - Strength
KW - Thermodynamics
KW - Ultrafine grained alloys
KW - Work hardening modelling
U2 - 10.1179/174328408X353750
DO - 10.1179/174328408X353750
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:68349104338
VL - 25
SP - 833
EP - 839
JO - Materials Science and Technology
JF - Materials Science and Technology
SN - 0267-0836
IS - 7
ER -