Chapter 4 - Introduction To Dislocations: Solution
Chapter 4 - Introduction To Dislocations: Solution
4.1 Asinglecrystalofcopperyieldsunderashearstressofabout0.62MPa.Theshearmodulusof
copperisapproximately .Withthisdata,computeanapproximatevaluefortheratioof
thetheoreticaltotheexperimentalshearstressesincopper.
Solution:
Assumingthatthetheoreticalyieldshearstressequalsonehalftheshearmodulus,i.e.
and
(b)Indentifyeachsystembywritingoutitsslipplaneandslipdirectionindices.
Solution:
(a) Thevariousslipsystemsarelistedbelow.
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4.5 Assumethatthetriangleinthedrawingbelowliesonthe(111)planeofafacecenteredcubic
crystal,andthatitsedgesareequalinmagnitudetotheBurgersvectorsofthethreetotal
dislocationsthatcanglideinthisplane.Then,if liesatthecentroidofthistriangle,lines
accordinglycorrespondtothethreepossiblepartialdislocationsofthisplane.
(a)Indentifyeachline withitsproperBurgersvectorexpressedinthevector
notation.
(b)Demonstratebyvectoradditionthat:
y
C
Solution:
(a) Thedirectionvectorsofthelinesinquestionareasfollows:
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negativeof Thus,
4.10 (a)Writeasimplecomputerprogramthatgivestheshearstressofascrewdislocationasa
functionoftheperpendiculardistancefromthedislocation(seeEq.4.8).Assumingthatthe
shearmodulusis86GPa,andtheBurgersvectoris0.248nm,usetheprogramtoobtainthe
shearstressatthefollowingvaluesofr:50,100,150,and200nm,respectively.Plotthe
resulting versusrdata,andwiththeaidofthiscurve,determinethedistancefromthe
dislocationwhere is27.6MPa,theshearstressatwhichanironcrystalwillbegintoundergo
slip.
(b)TohowmanyBurgersvectorsdoesthisdistancecorrespond?
Solution:
(a) Equation4.8is:
whererisgiveninnm.Thisequationisplottedinthefigurebelow.Nowasmaybeseeninthe
plot,thecriticalresolvedshearstressofiron,27.6MPa,correspondstoadistanceof122.9nm.
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80
70
60
50
t, MPa
40 27.6 MPa
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20
10 122.9 nm
0
0 50 100 150 200 250
r, nm
(b) Thedistancer,atwhichthestressofthedislocationbecomesequaltothecriticalresolvedshear
stressis122.9nm.ThelengthoftheironBurgersvectoris0.248nm.Thus,thenumberof
Burgersvectorstothepointwheretheshearstressofthedislocationbecomeequaltothe
criticalresolvedshearstressis122.9/0.248=496Burgersvectors.
4.14 ThestrainenergyofadislocationnormallyvariesasthesquareofitsBurgersvector.Onemay
seethisbyexaminingEqs.4.19and4.20.Thisrelationshipbetweenthedislocationstrainenergy
andtheBurgersvectorisknownasFranksrule.Thus,if whereaisanumerical
factor,then:
Showthatinanfcccrystalthedissociationofatotaldislocationintoitstwopartialsis
energeticallyfeasible.SeeEq.4.4.
Solution:
Equations4.4is:
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Thecorrespondingenergiesofthethreedislocationsareforthetotaldislocation, ,and
forbothpartials, .Thus,
Thedissociationisenergeticallyfeasible.
dislocationwitha Burgersvector,tothatofabasalslipdislocationinazinccrystal.
Solution:
TheBurgersvectorofabasalslipdislocationisequaltoa,andtothatofthepyramidalslip
dislocationisproportionaltothevectorsumofanadislocationandacdislocation.Theratioof
theenergiesofthesetwoBurgervectorsisaccordingly:
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