Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-22-2017
Abstract
Molecular dynamics simulations are carried out to investigate mechanical properties and porous structure of binary glasses subjected to steady shear. The model vitreous systems were prepared via thermal quench at constant volume to a temperature well below the glass transition. The quiescent samples are characterized by a relatively narrow pore size distribution whose mean size is larger at lower glass densities. We find that in the linear regime of deformation, the shear modulus is a strong function of porosity, and the individual pores become slightly stretched while their structural topology remains unaffected. By contrast, with further increasing strain, the shear stress saturates to a density-dependent plateau value, which is accompanied by pore coalescence and a gradual development of a broader pore size distribution with a discrete set of peaks at large length scales.
Repository Citation
Priezjev, N. V.,
& Makeev, M. A.
(2017). Evolution of the Pore Size Distribution in Sheared Binary Glasses. Physical Review E, 96, 053004.
https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/mme/413
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevE.96.053004
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