A dislocation-mechanics-based constitutive model for dynamic strain aging

Dynamic strain aging (DSA) is an important phenomenon in solute hardened metals and seriously affects the mechanical properties of metals. DSA is generally induced by the interaction between the moving dislocations and the mobile solute atoms. In this paper, only the interaction between moving dislocations and mobile solute atoms in a dislocation core area (core atmosphere) will be taken into account. To establish the constitutive model which can describe the DSA phenomenon, we improved the Zerilli-Armstrong dislocation-mechanics-based thermal viscoplastic constitutive relation, and added the effect of the interaction between the moving dislocations and core atmosphere. Because the constitutive relation established is based on the Zerilli-Armstrong relation, it can describe not only the DSA phenomenon, but also the mechanical behavior of metals over a broad range of temperatures (77K - 1000K) and strain rate ( 10(-4) similar to 10(4) s(-1)). The model prediction for tantalum fits well with the experimental data.