The plastic flow of polycrystalline solids

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Main Author: Lagos, Miguel
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Published: 2025
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contents A polycrystalline solid is modelled as an ensemble of random irregular polyhedra filling the entire space occupied by the solid body, leaving no voids or flaws between them. Adjacent grains can slide with a relative velocity proportional to the local shear stress resolved in the plane common to the two sliding grains, provided it exceeds a threshold. The local forces associated to the continuous grain shape accommodation for preserving matter continuity are assumed much weaker. The model can be solved analytically and for overcritical conditions gives two regimes of deformation, plastic and superplastic. The plastic regime, from yield to fracture, is dealt with. Applications to nickel superalloys and stainless steels give impressive agreement with experiment. Most work of the last century relies on postulating pre--existent cracks and voids to explain plastic deformation and fracture. The present model gives much better results.
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spellingShingle The plastic flow of polycrystalline solids
Lagos, Miguel
Materials Science
A polycrystalline solid is modelled as an ensemble of random irregular polyhedra filling the entire space occupied by the solid body, leaving no voids or flaws between them. Adjacent grains can slide with a relative velocity proportional to the local shear stress resolved in the plane common to the two sliding grains, provided it exceeds a threshold. The local forces associated to the continuous grain shape accommodation for preserving matter continuity are assumed much weaker. The model can be solved analytically and for overcritical conditions gives two regimes of deformation, plastic and superplastic. The plastic regime, from yield to fracture, is dealt with. Applications to nickel superalloys and stainless steels give impressive agreement with experiment. Most work of the last century relies on postulating pre--existent cracks and voids to explain plastic deformation and fracture. The present model gives much better results.
title The plastic flow of polycrystalline solids
topic Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.27242