Transient and steady-state dislocation creep of olivine controlled by dislocation interactions at the isostress endmember

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Autori principali: Wallis, David, Breithaupt, Thomas, Broerse, Taco
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author Wallis, David
Breithaupt, Thomas
Broerse, Taco
author_facet Wallis, David
Breithaupt, Thomas
Broerse, Taco
contents The rheological behaviour of olivine deforming by dislocation creep controls geodynamic processes that involve steady-state flow or transient viscosity evolution. Longstanding rheological models applied to both contexts assume that dislocation creep of olivine aggregates occurs close to the isostrain endmember with each grain deforming to the same strain but supporting different stress. Here, we test this assumption by constructing isostrain and isostress models based on flow laws for single crystals and comparing them to rheological data for aggregates. This analysis reveals that strain rates measured on olivine aggregates agree with those predicted by the isostress model but are an order of magnitude faster than those predicted by the isostrain model. When extrapolated to conditions typical of the shallow upper mantle, the isostress model predicts steady-state viscosities that are one to three orders of magnitude less than those predicted by the isostrain model. Furthermore, deformation close to the isostress endmember implies that transient creep occurs predominantly by dislocation interactions, suggesting viscosity changes that are approximately one order of magnitude greater than those predicted previously based on grain interactions associated with the isostrain model.
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spellingShingle Transient and steady-state dislocation creep of olivine controlled by dislocation interactions at the isostress endmember
Wallis, David
Breithaupt, Thomas
Broerse, Taco
Materials Science
The rheological behaviour of olivine deforming by dislocation creep controls geodynamic processes that involve steady-state flow or transient viscosity evolution. Longstanding rheological models applied to both contexts assume that dislocation creep of olivine aggregates occurs close to the isostrain endmember with each grain deforming to the same strain but supporting different stress. Here, we test this assumption by constructing isostrain and isostress models based on flow laws for single crystals and comparing them to rheological data for aggregates. This analysis reveals that strain rates measured on olivine aggregates agree with those predicted by the isostress model but are an order of magnitude faster than those predicted by the isostrain model. When extrapolated to conditions typical of the shallow upper mantle, the isostress model predicts steady-state viscosities that are one to three orders of magnitude less than those predicted by the isostrain model. Furthermore, deformation close to the isostress endmember implies that transient creep occurs predominantly by dislocation interactions, suggesting viscosity changes that are approximately one order of magnitude greater than those predicted previously based on grain interactions associated with the isostrain model.
title Transient and steady-state dislocation creep of olivine controlled by dislocation interactions at the isostress endmember
topic Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.10076