Dilatant shear bands in solidifying metals

Reference

Gourlay, C.M., Dahle, A.K.

Keywords

dilatancy, shear, granular media

Summary

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The authors study the microstructure of partially solidified alloys under shear. It is found that these alloys behave similarly to a cohensionless granular material, exhibiting Reynold's dilatancy and strain localization in dilatant shear bands.