2.17
Deformation mechanism maps
Deformation maps describing mechanisms through
which ice deforms have been calculated by Goodman et al. (1981), Frost
& Ashby (1982), Duval et al. (1983) and Ashby & Duval (1985). The maps
show the region, within stress-temperature space, where one of the flow
mechanisms is dominant. Maps are generally plotted with the microscale
variables, including grain size, held as constants. The upper boundary
of the maps is defined by the region of brittle failure for ice. Figure
16 shows deformation maps for the grain sizes 0.1mm, 1mm and 10mm. Diffusional
flow and glide controlled flow form two broad classes of mechanisms through
which ice deforms.
Lines of strain rate are also mapped onto
the diagrams. The strain rate for each component is calculated from the
respective steady state flow laws. As diffusional flow and glide mechanisms
occur concurrently the maps show the total strain rate:
The maps have three major regions: a low
stress region dominated by diffusional flow; a moderate stress region
where glide controlled creep dominates; and a high temperature - high
stress area dominated by pressure melting. At high temperatures both recrystallisation
and grain boundary melting contribute to the deformation.
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