Stress Concentrators within the Atomic Model of the Structure of Metallic Materials. 1. General Principles of Constructing a Model of Stress Concentrators in the Atomic Lattices of Metals
P. Yu. Volosevych
G. V. Kurdyumov Institute for Metal Physics, NAS of Ukraine, 36 Academician Vernadsky Blvd., UA-03142 Kyiv
Received: 16.02.2023; final version - 12.08.2025. Download: PDF
Based on the firstly proposed model for the origin, structure, interaction and transformation of three types of stress concentrators (К), each of which is represented by the extraction concentrators (К−) and the interstitial ones (К+) at the scale levels of microscopic and atomic structure of samples of metallic materials, the loss of the corresponding mechanical stability is considered under the influence of these stress concentrators. The stress concentrators of the first type include the non-standard concentrators (Кн±), which are always present in real samples. The stress concentrators of the second and third types are generated by loads along the atomic chains of the crystal lattices (Ксе±) and grain boundaries (Кмз±) or cells (Кмк±). The role of the sets of these primary concentrators (Ксе±) in the formation of the groups of complex standard elementary internal concentrators (Кксев) is demonstrated, and the appearance of the Кн− on the inner surfaces of pores (cracks) or side surfaces of the samples is shown to be always accompanied by the formation of the vertices of complex standard elementary microscopic surface concentrators (Кксемп−). The sets of Кксемп− in the vicinity of the perimeters of the planes of the mechanical stability loss of samples form the vertices of complex standard surface macroscopic concentrators (Кксп−). The Кксп− concentrators generally represent the necks, which are the macroscopic extraction concentrators of natural origin and analogous to artificial concentrators К− considered in mechanics. The interrelation between the concentrators К of different types is demonstrated for the first time. Additionally, the fact of the appearance of non-standard concentrators (Кн±) with asymmetric systems of their location on the surfaces and in the core of the sample gauge in both single- and polycrystalline states is shown to be accompanied by corresponding violations in the filed-distribution symmetry of tensile/compressive stresses occurred on the vertices of standard elementary concentrators К of all types and scale levels. As a result, there are the sample fragmentation and the deviations in the location of the trajectories’ loss of the mechanical stability of their gauges from the positions of their middle axial sections, which are realized in the absence of Кн in the states with ideal crystal structures. The proposed ideas regarding the concentrators are in good agreement with the experimental and theoretical results obtained for both single- and polycrystalline states of various metals and their alloys. The model is able to predict the development of both plastic and brittle relaxation processes under any test schemes and loading rates.
Key words: stress concentrators, atomic structure, interatomic interaction, single- and polycrystalline states, deformation rates, plastic and brittle relaxation mechanisms, mechanical properties.
URL: https://mfint.imp.kiev.ua/en/abstract/v47/i11/1215.html
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15407/mfint.47.11.1215
PACS: 34.20.Cf, 46.50.+a, 61.72.Bb, 61.72.J-, 61.72.Lk, 61.72.Qq, 62.20.mt
Citation: P. Yu. Volosevych, Stress Concentrators within the Atomic Model of the Structure of Metallic Materials. 1. General Principles of Constructing a Model of Stress Concentrators in the Atomic Lattices of Metals, Metallofiz. Noveishie Tekhnol., 47, No. 11: 1215–1237 (2025) (in Ukrainian)