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Universal elastic anisotropy index.

Shivakumar I Ranganathan¹, Martin Ostoja-Starzewski

¹Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, 1206 West Green Street, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.

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A new universal anisotropy index quantifies elastic anisotropy in single crystals. This measure is unique, accounts for bulk properties, and applies to all crystal types, filling a critical literature gap.

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Solid State Physics
Crystallography

Background:

Elastic single crystals exhibit anisotropy, requiring a universal measure for quantification.
Existing anisotropy measures lack universality, are non-unique, and neglect bulk elastic tensor contributions.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce a novel, universal anisotropy index for elastic single crystals.
To address the limitations of existing anisotropy measures in terms of uniqueness and completeness.

Main Methods:

Derivation of the new index from extremal principles of elasticity.
Establishing relationships between the new index and existing measures.
Construction of a comprehensive elastic anisotropy diagram.

Main Results:

A new universal anisotropy index has been successfully developed.
The index overcomes limitations of previous measures, offering uniqueness and incorporating bulk properties.
The proposed measure is applicable across all elastic single crystal types, from cubic to triclinic.

Conclusions:

The new universal anisotropy index provides a comprehensive and unique measure of elastic anisotropy.
This index fills a significant void in the scientific literature.
The findings are validated by application to over 100 diverse crystalline materials.