Molecular dynamics simulation of helium bubble ultimate pressure in α-Fe

Li Xiang; Yin Yi-Hui; Zhang Yuan-Zhang

doi:10.7498/aps.70.20201409

Abstract

In order to understand further the micro-mechanism of helium bubble punching out of the dislocation loop in α-Fe, it is necessary to study the ultimate pressure characteristics of helium bubble punching out of the dislocation loop. In this paper, a cubic representative volume element (RVE) model of the metal-helium bubble is established. For eight types of spherical helium bubbles with different initial radii, molecular dynamics simulations are carried out with the initial helium-to-vacancy ratio serving as a variable and the ultimate pressure of helium bubble and the critical helium-to-vacancy ratio at the beginning of dislocation loop formation in each model are obtained. The results show that for helium bubbles with dimensionless radius ranging from 2 to 10, both the ultimate pressure and the critical helium-to-vacancy ratio of helium bubble punching out of the dislocation loop decrease nonlinearly with the increase of initial helium bubble radius. The relationships of the ultimate pressure and the critical helium-to-vacancy ratio with the initial radius of helium bubble are fitted respectively according to the simulation results and the fitted two equations are in good agreement with the results of previous theoretical studies. The critical helium-to-vacancy ratio required for helium bubble punching out of the dislocation loop in α-Fe has an obvious size effect. For the helium bubble in the late nucleation stage (e.g. helium bubble with an initial radius of 0.81 nm) and non-ideal gas stage (e.g. helium bubble with an initial radius ranging from 1.00 nm to 2.50 nm), the critical helium-to-vacancy ratios for punching out of the dislocation loop are the same as the initial helium-to-vacancy ratio corresponding to the peak pressure point of helium bubble. But for early or middle nucleation stage, such as helium bubble with an initial radius of 0.50 nm, the critical helium-to-vacancy ratio for punching out of the dislocation loop is about 13.46% greater than the initial helium-to-vacancy ratios corresponding to the peak pressure points. At the initial moment (0 ps), in the cross section passing through the center of cubic RVE, the shear stress is concentrated, and the maximum shear stress of Fe atom array around the helium bubble is located at the intersection points (i.e. at 45°) of diagonal and helium bubble boundary, and it is distributed symmetrically with respect to the double fold lines of the cross section parallel to the sides. Both the range of shear stress concentrating area and the maximum shear stress increase with the initial helium-to-vacancy ratio increasing. The dislocation loop’s punching direction corresponds to the direction of the maximum shear stress. The research in this paper can deepen the understanding of the physical properties of helium bubbles in metals and lay a useful foundation for the subsequent analyzing of the effects of helium bubbles on the macroscopic physical and mechanical properties of materials.

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1.
Institute of Systems Engineering, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621999, China
2.
School of Applied Technology, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China

Corresponding author: Yin Yi-Hui, yinyh@caep.cn

Funds: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11572298) and the Young Scientists Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11702280)

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图 1 含氦泡的α-Fe计算模型(图中He → He泡, Fe → Fe基体)

Figure 1. Model of α-Fe with helium bubble (In Fig. He → helium bubble, Fe → Fe matrix).

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图 2 MD模拟结果与Mills等^[34]的实验结果对比(300 K)

Figure 2. Comparison of MD simulation results with experimental results of Mills et al.^[34] (300 K).

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图 3 氦泡压强随初始氦空位比的变化

Figure 3. Changes of pressure of helium bubble with initial helium-to-vacancy ratio.

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图 4 氦泡极限压强、临界氦空位比随氦泡初始半径的变化

Figure 4. Changes of ultimate pressure and critical helium-to-vacancy ratio of helium bubble with initial radius of helium bubble.

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图 5 氦泡周围Fe原子阵列的剪应力分布　(a) n_He/n_V = 1.50; (b) n_He/n_V = 2.10; (c) n_He/n_V = 2.50; (d) 上下限相同时0 ps处的原子应力分布

Figure 5. Shear stress distribution of Fe atom array around helium bubble: (a) n_He/n_V = 1.50; (b) n_He/n_V = 2.10; (c) n_He/n_V = 2.50; (d) atomic stress distribution at 0 ps with the same upper and lower limit.

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图 6 初始半径为1.31 nm, n_He/n_V = 2.10时氦泡冲出的位错环在xy平面投影　(a) 88 ps; (b) 92 ps; (c) 100 ps; (d)删除图6(c)中Fe原子后带缺陷网格的位错图

Figure 6. Projection of dislocation loops produced by helium bubbles in xy plane, when initial radius of helium bubble is 1.31 nm, n_He/n_V = 2.10: (a) 88 ps; (b) 92 ps; (c) 100 ps; (d) a dislocation picture with a defect mesh after removing the Fe atoms in Fig. 6(c).

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图 7 (110)面原子剪应力分布(氦泡初始半径为1.31 nm, n_He/n_V = 2.10)

Figure 7. (110) Surface atomic shear stress distribution (initial radius of helium bubble is 1.31 nm, n_He/n_V = 2.10).

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图 8 氦泡极限压强与氦泡初始半径关系

Figure 8. Ultimate pressure vs. initial radius of helium bubble.

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[4]	Wang Z J, Allen F I, Shan Z W, Hosemann P 2016 Acta Mater. 121 78 Google Scholar
[5]	彭述明, 王和义 2015 氚化学与工艺学 (第1版) (北京: 国防工业出版社) 第1−51页 Peng S M, Wang H Y 2015 Tritium Chemistry and Technology (1st Ed.) (Bejing: National Defense Industry Press) pp1−51
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[7]	刘远东, 尹益辉, 谭云 2012 物理学报 61 156601 Google Scholar Liu Y D, Yin Y H, Tan Y 2012 Acta Phys. Sin. 61 156601 Google Scholar
[8]	尹益辉, 刘远东, 陈长安, 谭云 2016 中国科学技术科学 46 1071 Google Scholar Yin Y H, Liu Y D, Chen C A, Tan Y 2016 Sci. Sin. Tech. 46 1071 Google Scholar
[9]	Liu P P, Zhan Q, Fu Z Y, Wei Y P, Wang Y M, Wang F M, Ohnuki S, Wan F R 2015 J. Alloys Compd. 649 859 Google Scholar
[10]	Krsjak V, Degmova J, Sojak S, Slugen V 2018 J. Nucl. Mater. 499 38 Google Scholar
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[16]	Zhang Y, Yin Y, Zhao F, Deng K, Feng J, Li J, Yan G 2019 Steel Res. Int. 90 1 Google Scholar
[17]	Deng H Q, Hu W Y, Gao F, Heinisch H L, Hu S Y, Li Y L, Kurtz R J 2013 J. Nucl. Mater. 442 667 Google Scholar
[18]	Gao C, Tian D, Li M, Qian D 2018 Nucl. Instruments Methods Phys. Res. Sect. B Beam Interact. with Mater. Atoms 418 46 Google Scholar
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