Multi-scale investigation of vacancy-mediated diffusion of Si in Ni near an edge dislocation

Li, Zebo

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Title

Multi-scale investigation of vacancy-mediated diffusion of Si in Ni near an edge dislocation

Author(s)

Li, Zebo

Issue Date

2017-09-06

Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)

Trinkle, Dallas R.

Doctoral Committee Chair(s)

Trinkle, Dallas R.

Committee Member(s)

• Bellon, Pascal
• Averback, Robert S.
• Zhang, Yang
• Heuser, Brent J.

Department of Study

Nuclear, Plasma, & Rad Engr

Discipline

Nuclear, Plasma, Radiolgc Engr

Degree Granting Institution

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Degree Name

Ph.D.

Degree Level

Dissertation

Keyword(s)

Dislocation, climb, diffusion, point defect, solute segregation

Abstract

During the last decade, studies have focused the development of creep-resistant alloys that can tolerate the high temperatures and high irradiation doses within nuclear reactors. One important mechanism of irradiation creep is the migration of dislocations, which arises as a direct consequence of point-defect diffusion near dislocations and is also affected by the presence of solutes. In this work, we develop a multi-scale model which is able to simulate the diffusion of point-defects and solute atoms in the dislocation strain field. We first use kinetic Monte Carlo simulations to investigate the strain effects on the transport coefficients for vacancies and Si in FCC Ni. We then use a mesoscale model, which takes the strain-dependent transport coefficient computed by self-consistent mean field calculations, to model the irradiation induced solute segregation around an $\frac{a}{2}[1\bar{1}0](111)$ edge dislocation in FCC Ni-Si alloy. At last, we extend the mesoscale model into an multi-scale approach by coupling it to a discrete model which captures the thermally activated atomic transitions and reactions in the dislocation core. We use the multi-scale approach to investigate the climb motion of an $\frac{a}{2}[1\bar{1}0](111)$ edge dislocation in FCC Ni-Si alloy, induced by irradiation and by an externally applied stress. We also quantify the effect of solute on the climb velocity.

Graduation Semester

2017-12

Type of Resource

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