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Interaction of interstitial atoms with dislocations in metals

Conference · · TMS (The Metallurgical Society) Paper Selection; (USA)
OSTI ID:5368452
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  1. Institut fur Werkstoffwissenschaften, Stuttgart (Germany, F.R.)

Internal friction of {alpha}-Fe and group V transition metals containing the interstitial solute atoms C, N and O display Snoek-Koster peaks at temperatures substantially higher than the corresponding Snoek peaks. Peak position and height depend on degree of cold work and interstitial content. Experiments on monocrystals of Nb-O, Ta-O and Fe-N clearly indicate that there exist two relaxation processes: SK-1 (the classical cold-work peak) and another peak, SK-2. In a recent theory the SK relaxation is attributed to thermally activated formation of kink pairs in a a/2 <111> screw dislocation in the presence of interstitials. Basic assumptions and atomistic parameters within this theory are in agreement with experiments; it is especially able to explain that the high temperature SK-2 peak may have a lower activation enthalpy than the low temperature SK-1 peak.

OSTI ID:
5368452
Report Number(s):
CONF-840909--
Journal Information:
TMS (The Metallurgical Society) Paper Selection; (USA), Journal Name: TMS (The Metallurgical Society) Paper Selection; (USA) Vol. 56; ISSN 0197-1689; ISSN TMPSA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English