Influence of Hydrogen on Dislocation Relaxation in BCC Iron: Atomistic Mechanisms and Implications

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Auteurs principaux: Manda, Sanjay, Gupta, Madhur, Kumar, Saurabh, Akhter, Junaid, Guruprasad, P. J., Samajdar, Indradev, Panwar, Ajay S.
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author Manda, Sanjay
Gupta, Madhur
Kumar, Saurabh
Akhter, Junaid
Guruprasad, P. J.
Samajdar, Indradev
Panwar, Ajay S.
author_facet Manda, Sanjay
Gupta, Madhur
Kumar, Saurabh
Akhter, Junaid
Guruprasad, P. J.
Samajdar, Indradev
Panwar, Ajay S.
contents In this study, the influence of pure dislocation and hydrogen-dislocation interactions on anelastic response or internal friction relaxation peaks in bcc-iron was investigated. These relaxations are primarily governed by thermally activated kink nucleation and kink migration events. An atomistic multiscale framework, coupling molecular dynamics (MD) and kinetic Monte Carlo (KMC) simulations, was developed to investigate the underlying atomistic mechanisms behind dislocation-relaxation peaks. MD simulations revealed that the presence of hydrogen atoms near the dislocation core facilitates the kink nucleation process by reducing the nucleation barrier while enhancing the barrier for dislocation migration. The KMC model captured Snoek-Koster peaks arising from the Cottrell atmosphere formed by hydrogen atoms and clusters around the dislocation core, providing insights into the atomistic mechanisms controlling these relaxations. Furthermore, the proposed computational scheme elucidated a unique linear relationship between hydrogen content and the internal friction loss factor, offering a methodology for hydrogen detection and quantification.
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spellingShingle Influence of Hydrogen on Dislocation Relaxation in BCC Iron: Atomistic Mechanisms and Implications
Manda, Sanjay
Gupta, Madhur
Kumar, Saurabh
Akhter, Junaid
Guruprasad, P. J.
Samajdar, Indradev
Panwar, Ajay S.
Materials Science
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
In this study, the influence of pure dislocation and hydrogen-dislocation interactions on anelastic response or internal friction relaxation peaks in bcc-iron was investigated. These relaxations are primarily governed by thermally activated kink nucleation and kink migration events. An atomistic multiscale framework, coupling molecular dynamics (MD) and kinetic Monte Carlo (KMC) simulations, was developed to investigate the underlying atomistic mechanisms behind dislocation-relaxation peaks. MD simulations revealed that the presence of hydrogen atoms near the dislocation core facilitates the kink nucleation process by reducing the nucleation barrier while enhancing the barrier for dislocation migration. The KMC model captured Snoek-Koster peaks arising from the Cottrell atmosphere formed by hydrogen atoms and clusters around the dislocation core, providing insights into the atomistic mechanisms controlling these relaxations. Furthermore, the proposed computational scheme elucidated a unique linear relationship between hydrogen content and the internal friction loss factor, offering a methodology for hydrogen detection and quantification.
title Influence of Hydrogen on Dislocation Relaxation in BCC Iron: Atomistic Mechanisms and Implications
topic Materials Science
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.22995