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Electron microscopy analysis of grain boundary structure and composition in superplastically deformed Al-Mg alloys

Conference ·
OSTI ID:468838
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  1. Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)

Evaluation of grain boundary composition and structure in superplastically deformed AA5083-based alloys (Al-4.5Mg-1.6Mn-0.2Zr) was carried out in a field-emission gun transmission electron microscope (FEG-TEM). During superplastic deformation at high homologous temperatures materials undergo extensive grain boundary sliding (GBS) which creates a flow of defects in the near-boundary region. Recent literature has shown that the grain-boundary composition in Al-Mg alloys is not necessarily the same as the matrix, and that these differences can have an effect on GBS.

DOE Contract Number:
AC06-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
468838
Report Number(s):
CONF-960877--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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