In-situ nuclear magnetic resonance investigation of strain, temperature, and strain-rate variations of deformation-induced vacancy concentration in aluminum

Journal Article · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1998 · Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-998-0168-0· OSTI ID:605819

Murty, K L ^[1]; Detemple, K; Kanert, O ^[2]; Dehosson, J T.M. ^[3]

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1. North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC (United States)
2. Univ. of Dortmund (Germany). Dept. of Physics
3. Univ. of Groningen (Netherlands). Dept. of Applied Physics

Critical strain to serrated flow in solid solution alloys exhibiting dynamic strain aging (DSA) or Portevin-LeChatelier effect is due to the strain-induced vacancy production. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques can be used to monitor in situ the dynamical behavior of point and line defects in materials during deformation, and these techniques are nondestructive and noninvasive. The new CUT-sequence pulse method allowed an accurate evaluation of the strain-enhanced vacancy diffusion and, thus, the excess vacancy concentration during deformation as a function of strain, strain rate, and temperature. Due to skin effect problems in metals at high frequencies, thin foils of Al were used and experimental results correlated with models based on vacancy production through mechanical work (vs. thermal jogs), while in situ annealing of excess vacancies is noted at high temperatures. These correlations made it feasible to obtain explicit dependencies of the strain-induced vacancy concentration on test variables such as the strain, strain rate, and temperature. These studies clearly reveal the power and utility of these NMR techniques in the determination of deformation-induced vacancies in situ in a noninvasive fashion.

• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 605819
• Journal Information: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, Journal Name: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 29; ISSN MMTAEB; ISSN 1073-5623
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
ALUMINIUM
DEFORMATION
NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE
STRAIN AGING
STRAINS
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
VACANCIES