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Ultrasonic study of impurity-interstitial complexes in electron-irradiated Al-Si and Al-Ag

Thesis/Dissertation ·
OSTI ID:5357493
Ultrasonic attenuation and velocity measurements were performed to probe the structure and annealing behavior of solute self-interstitial complexes in electron-irradiated (T < 70K) dilute Al-Ag and Al-Si alloys. In both alloy systems, a similar attenuation peak structure is observed. This peak structure strongly suggests that, in both alloys, a defect species <110>-monoclinic defect symmetry is present. The annealing, during Stage II, of this defect species follows a first-order rate equation which has a prefactor proportional to the solute concentration. The diaelastic effect associated with this defect is found to be comparable in magnitude and anisotropy to that attributed to <100>-self-interstitial dumbbells in pure aluminum. A <110>-monoclinic mixed dumbbell model is examined as a possible explanation for these results.
Research Organization:
Illinois Univ., Urbana (USA)
OSTI ID:
5357493
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English