Modeling of trans-grain twin transmission in AZ31 via a neighborhood-based viscoplastic self-consistent model

The impact of twin transmission between neighboring grains as a contributor to overall twin activity is considered via a neighborhood viscoplastic self-consistent (NVPSC) model. The NVPSC model is an extension of a stochastic model for twin nucleation developed by Niezgoda et al. and a dislocation density based hardening law model developed by Knezevic et al. Beyond the baseline combined framework, the new model tracks sets of neighboring grains...