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Characterization of dislocation structures in copper single crystals using electron channelling contrast technique in SEM
Author(s) -
Li XiaoWu,
Zhou Yang,
Guo WeiWei,
Zhang GuangPing
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
crystal research and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.377
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1521-4079
pISSN - 0232-1300
DOI - 10.1002/crat.200800346
Subject(s) - channelling , crystallography , dislocation , scanning electron microscope , crystal structure , materials science , slip (aerodynamics) , lüders band , chemistry , composite material , physics , ion , organic chemistry , thermodynamics
The dislocation structures induced by low‐plastic‐strain‐amplitude cyclic deformation of [111] multiple‐slip‐oriented Cu single crystals were investigated using electron channelling contrast (ECC) technique in scanning electron microscopy (SEM). At a low plastic strain amplitude γ pl of 8.8 × 10 –5 , the saturated dislocation structure is mainly composed of labyrinth‐like vein structure (or irregular labyrinths), and the cyclic hardening behavior at such a low γ pl is interpreted as being the result of dislocation multiplication by a Frank‐Read mechanism. As γ pl increases to 4.0 × 10 –4 , the unsaturated dislocation structure exhibits two kinds of distinctive configurations, i.e., dislocation walls and misoriented cells. Interestingly, these misoriented dislocation cells are strictly aligned along the primary slip plane (111), constituting a unique persistent slip band (PSB) structure. Here, these cells are thus called PSB cells. In addition, there is a locally distinctive region comprising some cells having a recrystallization‐like feature in the whole structure of PSB cells. The formation of the structure of PSB cells is discussed. (© 2009 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)