Three-dimensional X-ray diffraction imaging of dislocations in polycrystalline metals under tensile loading
Abstract
The nucleation and propagation of dislocations is an ubiquitous process that accompanies the plastic deformation of materials. Consequently, following the first visualization of dislocations over 50 years ago with the advent of the first transmission electron microscopes, significant effort has been invested in tailoring material response through defect engineering and control. To accomplish this more effectively, the ability to identify and characterize defect structure and strain following external stimulus is vital. Here, using X-ray Bragg coherent diffraction imaging, we describe the first direct 3D X-ray imaging of the strain field surrounding a line defect within a grain of free-standing nanocrystalline material following tensile loading. By integrating the observed 3D structure into an atomistic model, we show that the measured strain field corresponds to a screw dislocation.
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- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); LANL Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; ANL Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRL); Argonne National Laboratory, Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD); Argonne National Laboratory, Center for Nanoscale Materials
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1469410
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1475362; OSTI ID: 1477502
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-18-28692
Journal ID: ISSN 2041-1723; 3776; PII: 6166
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-06NA25396; AC02-06CH11357
- Resource Type:
- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- Nature Communications
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Nature Communications Journal Volume: 9 Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2041-1723
- Publisher:
- Nature Publishing Group
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; Coherent x-ray imaging; strain imaging
Citation Formats
Cherukara, Mathew J., Pokharel, Reeju, O’Leary, Timothy S., Baldwin, J. Kevin, Maxey, Evan, Cha, Wonsuk, Maser, Jorg, Harder, Ross J., Fensin, Saryu J., and Sandberg, Richard L. Three-dimensional X-ray diffraction imaging of dislocations in polycrystalline metals under tensile loading. United Kingdom: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1038/s41467-018-06166-5.
Cherukara, Mathew J., Pokharel, Reeju, O’Leary, Timothy S., Baldwin, J. Kevin, Maxey, Evan, Cha, Wonsuk, Maser, Jorg, Harder, Ross J., Fensin, Saryu J., & Sandberg, Richard L. Three-dimensional X-ray diffraction imaging of dislocations in polycrystalline metals under tensile loading. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06166-5
Cherukara, Mathew J., Pokharel, Reeju, O’Leary, Timothy S., Baldwin, J. Kevin, Maxey, Evan, Cha, Wonsuk, Maser, Jorg, Harder, Ross J., Fensin, Saryu J., and Sandberg, Richard L. Mon .
"Three-dimensional X-ray diffraction imaging of dislocations in polycrystalline metals under tensile loading". United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06166-5.
@article{osti_1469410,
title = {Three-dimensional X-ray diffraction imaging of dislocations in polycrystalline metals under tensile loading},
author = {Cherukara, Mathew J. and Pokharel, Reeju and O’Leary, Timothy S. and Baldwin, J. Kevin and Maxey, Evan and Cha, Wonsuk and Maser, Jorg and Harder, Ross J. and Fensin, Saryu J. and Sandberg, Richard L.},
abstractNote = {The nucleation and propagation of dislocations is an ubiquitous process that accompanies the plastic deformation of materials. Consequently, following the first visualization of dislocations over 50 years ago with the advent of the first transmission electron microscopes, significant effort has been invested in tailoring material response through defect engineering and control. To accomplish this more effectively, the ability to identify and characterize defect structure and strain following external stimulus is vital. Here, using X-ray Bragg coherent diffraction imaging, we describe the first direct 3D X-ray imaging of the strain field surrounding a line defect within a grain of free-standing nanocrystalline material following tensile loading. By integrating the observed 3D structure into an atomistic model, we show that the measured strain field corresponds to a screw dislocation.},
doi = {10.1038/s41467-018-06166-5},
journal = {Nature Communications},
number = 1,
volume = 9,
place = {United Kingdom},
year = {Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06166-5
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