A review of slip transfer: applications of mesoscale techniques

In this review article, we present and discuss recent mesoscale modeling studies of slip transmission of dislocations through biphase interfaces. Specific focus is given to fcc/fcc material systems. We first briefly review experimental, atomistic, and continuum-scale work that has helped to shape our understanding of these systems. Then several mesoscale methods are discussed, including Peierls–Nabarro models, discrete dislocation dynamics models, and phase field-based techniques. Recent extensions to the mesoscale mechanics technique called phase field dislocation dynamics are reviewed in detail. Results are compiled and discussed in terms of the proposed guidelines that relate composite properties to the critical stress required for a slip transmission event.