On the Micromechanisms of Anomalous Slip in BCC Metals
Dislocation substructures developed in high-purity Mo single crystals deformed under uniaxial compression at room temperature to a total strain of {approx} 0.5% with a strain rate of 1 s{sup -1} have been investigated using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) techniques in order to elucidate the underlying micromechanisms of the anomalous operation of {l_brace}0{bar 1}1{r_brace} slip systems, i.e. Schmid-law violation, in bcc metals. The crystals were oriented with the stress axis parallel to a nominal single-slip orientation of [{bar 2}920], in which the ({bar 1}01)[111] slip system is the only system having a maximum value of Schmid factor (m = 0.5). Nevertheless, the recorded stress-strain curve reveals no single-slip or easy-glide stage, and the anomalous slip occurs in both (011) and (0{bar 1}1) planes. TEM examination of the dislocation structure in the ({bar 1}01) primary slip plane reveals that in addition to the operation of the ({bar 1}01)[111] slip system, the coplanar ({bar 1}01)[1{bar 1}1] slip system that has a much smaller Schmid factor (m = 0.167) is also operative. Similarly, the (0{bar 1}1)[111] slip system (m = 0.25) is cooperative with the coplanar (0{bar 1}1)[{bar 1}11] system (m = 0.287), and the (011)[1{bar 1}1] slip system (m = 0.222) is cooperative with the coplanar (011)[11{bar 1}] system (m = 0.32). The occurrence of {l_brace}0{bar 1}1{r_brace} anomalous slip is accordingly proposed to be initiated from the cooperative dislocation multiplication and mutual trapping and blocking of 1/2[111] and 1/2[1{bar 1}1] coplanar dislocation arrays in the ({bar 1}01) plane. The resulted internal stresses render the propagation of both 1/2[111] and 1/2[1{bar 1}1] screw dislocations from the ({bar 1}01) plane onto the {l_brace}0{bar 1}1{r_brace} planes and subsequently result in the occurrence of anomalous slip.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 883523
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-CONF-215209
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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