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Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Fracture in Amorphous Silica

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

Jinghan Wang ,
Andrey Omeltchenko ,
Rajiv K. Kalia  and
Priya Vashishta
Jinghan Wang
Affiliation:
Concurrent Computing Laboratory for Materials Simulations, Department of Physics & Astronomy and Department of Computer Science, Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA 70803–4001
Andrey Omeltchenko
Affiliation:
Concurrent Computing Laboratory for Materials Simulations, Department of Physics & Astronomy and Department of Computer Science, Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA 70803–4001
Rajiv K. Kalia
Affiliation:
Concurrent Computing Laboratory for Materials Simulations, Department of Physics & Astronomy and Department of Computer Science, Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA 70803–4001
Priya Vashishta
Affiliation:
Concurrent Computing Laboratory for Materials Simulations, Department of Physics & Astronomy and Department of Computer Science, Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA 70803–4001
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Abstract

Fracture in amorphous silica is studied using million-atom molecular dynamics simulations. The dynamics of crack propagation, internal stress fields, and the morphology of fracture surfaces are examined as a function of temperature and strain rate. At 300K and 600K we observe brittle fracture: internal stress increases to a critical value (typically 2 – 3 GPa) and then turns over when the crack reaches a terminal speed on the order of half the Rayleigh wave speed. At 900K crack propagation slows down dramatically due to plastic deformation and the material becomes ductile.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 455: Symposium T – Glasses and Glass Formers–Current Issues , 1996 , 267
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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