Introduction to the effect of the screening phenomenon of slip bands within grain microstructure

Abstract

The aim of the current contribution is to compute grain boundary (GB) stress fields and fracture using respectively finite elements (FE) methods and analytical model in the case of several slip bands (SB) impinging the GB. Indeed, local plasticity in thin bands is largely observed during straining of polycrystals. For instance, channels (or clear bands) within grains are observed after post-irradiation tensile loading [Cui et al, 2013]. Slip bands thickness is about 50 nm which is about hundred times higher than the classical pile-up thickness. The intersection of such slip bands (SBs) with grain boundaries (GBs) can trigger microcracks initiation. Then, it is important to propose a fracture criterion for predicting GB microcracks nucleation as SBs impinge GB. Despite of many issuesdevelop pile-up based models of GB stress fields, observations showthat morethan single slip band are observed in real situation.Then, the main carried out tool is the analysis of the screening effects of SB on parameters of early validated single SB model.