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A study of grain boundary translational states in a [sigma] 3[110]/(111) bicrystal

Journal Article · · Acta Metallurgica; (United States)
OSTI ID:6907164
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  1. Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (United States)

This paper reports on high-resolution electron microscopy images of a [sigma] [[bar 1]10]/([bar 1]1) bicrystal produced by heavy cold rolling and annealing which show a multiplicity of grain boundary core structures. Two grain boundary states are separated by a partial grain boundary dislocation with Burgers vector b = 1/2 b[sub 1] (where b[sub 1] = 1/6[112] is the Burgers vector of a secondary dislocation). This implies a change in translational state. All other structures are related through continuous transport of atoms from one grain to the other resulting in [[bar 1]1] grain boundary steps. Calculations of the energy associated with the observed structures indicate that the two perfect twin states t = 0 and 2b[sub 1] are stable, while all other grain boundary translational states are metastable.

Sponsoring Organization:
NSF; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI ID:
6907164
Journal Information:
Acta Metallurgica; (United States), Journal Name: Acta Metallurgica; (United States) Vol. 39:7; ISSN 0001-6160; ISSN AMETAR
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English