Crack healing in nanocrystalline palladium Academic Article

abstract

• 2016 Elsevier Ltd We present molecular dynamics simulations that demonstrate crack healing induced by external mechanical loading in three-dimensional models of nanocrystalline palladium. This behavior is due to the interaction of a crack with internal stresses in the surrounding microstructure. Our observations illustrate the importance of accounting for microstructurally-induced internal stresses when predicting the behavior of nano-scale cracks under mechanical loading. They also motivate further work to determine whether internal damage in hard matter may be mitigated by designing microstructures that heal cracks during mechanical loading.

authors

• Demkowicz, Michal

published proceedings

• EXTREME MECHANICS LETTERS

author list (cited authors)

• Xu, G., & Demkowicz, M. J.

citation count

• 7

complete list of authors

• Xu, Guoqiang||Demkowicz, Michael J

publication date

• September 2016

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Extreme Mechanics Letters  Journal

keywords

• Behavioral And Social Science
• Bioengineering

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.eml.2016.03.011

start page

• 208

end page

• 212

volume

• 8

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1016%2Fj.eml.2016.03.011