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Title: In-situ neutron diffraction of a quasicrystal-containing Mg alloy interpreted using a new polycrystal plasticity model of hardening due to {10.2} tensile twinning

Journal Article · · International Journal of Plasticity
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  1. Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (United States). Materials Science and Engineering
  2. National Inst. of Materials Science, Tsukuba (Japan)
  3. Kobe Univ. (Japan). Mechanical Engineering
  4. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  5. McMaster Univ., Hamilton, ON (Canada). Mechanical Engineering

Due to the excellent balance of strength and ductility exhibited by some Mg-Zn-RE (Y subgroup rare earth element) alloys, which contain icosahedral quasicrystalline precipitates, it is of interest to examine their deformation mechanisms. Furthermore, the internal strain evolution Mg-3at%Zn-0.5 at%Y with 4 vol% i-phase was measured using in-situ neutron diffraction. The extruded samples exhibit an initially weak <10.0> || extrusion direction “rod texture,” distinct from the normally strong texture of extruded Mg alloys, but the grain size is unexceptional (16.7 ± 2.1 μm). The initially weak texture contributes to a nearly symmetric yielding response between tension and compression. The hardening responses are asymmetric, however, since {10.2} extension twinning is significantly more active during compressive straining, despite the initially weak texture. In-situ neutron diffraction tension and compression experiments parallel to the extrusion direction, together with elasto-plastic self-consistent (EPSC) crystal plasticity modeling, reveal the strength and hardening behavior of individual slip and twinning modes. A model that was previously published about twinning-detwinning (TDT) is implemented within the EPSC framework, and it is proven effective for describing the observed, mild tension-compression asymmetry. This is not possible with previous EPSC-based models of twinning. Finally, the description of hardening within the TDT model is modified, in order to accurately describe the evolution of internal strains within the twins.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396; FWP 06SCPE401
OSTI ID:
1407881
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1550012
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-17-21567
Journal Information:
International Journal of Plasticity, Vol. 100, Issue C; ISSN 0749-6419
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 34 works
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