Crystal Plasticity Analysis on Compressive Loading of Magnesium with Suppression of Twinning

The compressive loading behavior of single crystals and bicrystals of magnesium without consideration of deformation twinning has been investigated by crystal plasticity finite element analysis with the aim of fundamental understanding of kink band formation in magnesium alloys with long period stacking ordered structure (LPSO) phase. The basal plane of the single crystal model is set to be parallel to the compressive direction. The result of the compressive loading analysis of single crystals indicates the significant influence of suppression of twinning on the activation of nonbasal slip systems and stress-strain behavior. The compressive analysis of symmetric bicrystal is also performed to clarify the influence of the angle between basal plane and the loading axis. The influence of the introduction of grain boundary and the slight change of crystal orientation is discussed in terms of activated deformation modes.