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Title: Investigation of the dependence of deformation mechanisms on solute content in polycrystalline Mg–Al magnesium alloys by neutron diffraction and acoustic emission

Journal Article · · Journal of Alloys and Compounds
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  1. Charles University, Prague (Czech Republic)
  2. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  3. University of Strathclyde, Glasgow (United Kingdom)

Influence of aluminium content on the deformation mechanisms in Mg–Al binary alloys has been studied using in-situ neutron diffraction and acoustic emission technique. Here, it is shown that the addition of the solute increases the critical resolved shear stress for twinning. Further, the role of aluminium on the solid solution hardening of the basal plane and softening of non-basal planes are discussed using results of the convolutional multiple peak profile analysis of diffraction patterns. In conclusion, the results indicate that the density of both prismatic and pyramidal dislocations increases with increasing alloying content.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396
OSTI ID:
1454981
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1250211
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-14-29719
Journal Information:
Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Vol. 642, Issue C; ISSN 0925-8388
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 22 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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