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Atomic-scale damage to copper block
Atomic-scale damage to a block of copper being pulled apart. The block is represented by its outer surfaces. The green sides inside identify locations in the copper block that are damaged at the atomic scale. As the block is pulled apart, the damage proliferates. This damage modifies the structural properites of the material. The simulation is a one-billion-atom molecular dynamics simulation performed on ASCI White.