The plastic deformation behavior of twinning-induced plasticity steels of composition Fe–25Mn–3Si–3Al are investigated by means of in situ synchrotron high-energy X-ray diffraction and compared to self-consistent simulations. It is the first time the alternating interaction of {1 1 1} <1 1 0> slip and {1 1 1} <1 1 2> twinning have been directly observed in situ while undergoing uniaxial tension...

The Fe3Ga base alloy is known to exhibit pseudoelasticity and the solute hardened Fe3GaB holds considerable promise as well. The present work aims at developing a theoretical model to establish the critical twinning stress in Fe3Ga with varying boron concentration. The theoretical model is based on the atomisticemicromechanical approach where we utilize density functional theory and Peierls Nab...

Plastic deformation of 3D printed components may occur when they are in use. Here we analyze the effects initial microstructure 316 L stainless steel on subsequent behavior, where apply 10% and 30% thickness reductions by cold rolling. The microstructures characterized electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) transmission microscopy (TEM). Compared to conventionally manufactured (solution treate...

Monolithic bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) exhibit a unique combination of mechanical properties, such as high strength and large elasticity limits, but the lack of ductility is considered the main Achilles’ heel of BMG systems. To increase the competitiveness of BMGs vis-à-vis conventional structural materials, the problem of catastrophic failure via intense plastic strain localization (‘shear ba...

High-entropy alloys of hexagonal structure commonly revealing high strength but very limited ductility, still remain a challenging task. Advanced strategy is proposed in present work order to develop high-entropy alloy chemical composition Al10Hf25Nb5Sc10Ti25Zr25 at.%. Crystallographic features and microstructures as-cast annealed at.% are characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning high-resol...

in order to investigate deformation history preserved in the calcite twins in the hinterland of zagros, several samples have been collected from calcschists of the paleozoic sargaz complex in the faryab area, se iran. these samples are related to f1-recumbent folding and thrust shear zones. the twin width is about 1 and 3.8 µm (thin-twin regime); the twin strain amounts 5 and 10%; twin intensit...

In this paper, the equiaxed superfine/nanocrystalline duplex PM-TiAl-based alloy with (γ + α₂) microstructure, Ti-45Al-5Nb (at %), has been synthesized by high-energy ball milling and vacuum hot pressing sintering. Superplastic deformation behavior has been investigated at 1000 °C and 1050 °C with strain rates from 5 × 10-5 s-1 to 1 × 10-3 s-1. The effects of deformation on the microstructure a...

Samples of quartz-bearing rocks were heated above the a (trigonal)–b (hexagonal) phase transformation of quartz (625–950 C) to explore changes in preferred orientation patterns. Textures were measured both in situ and ex situ with neutron, synchrotron X-ray and electron backscatter diffraction. The trigonal–hexagonal phase transformation does not change the orientation of cand a-axes, but posit...

To investigate the effect of grain morphology on the mechanical properties of polycrystalline Mg, two types of bulk Mg samples with equiaxed and microlaminated grain structures were fabricated by spark plasma sintering (SPS) of as-received Mg powder and cryomilled disc-shaped Mg powder particles, respectively. Based on a detailed microstructural investigation, the mechanisms by which microstruc...

A two-year-old Chihuahua was presented on day 58 of pregnancy due to very marked abdominal distension. A cesarean section was performed and five normal and one clearly abnormal puppy were delivered. Examination of the abnormal puppy revealed a combination of congenital anomalies including epigastric heteropagus twinning. The autosite showed focal cranial aplasia cutis, anasarca, lissencephaly, ...