Plastic Deformation in the Neck of alpha-FE Single Crystals Leading to Fracture

Abstract

Single crystal iron whiskers have been grown by the reduction of ferrous halides by hydrogen. These crystals have been strained to fracture at various elongation rates at room temperature. Based on stress-strain data, observations of the glide geometry by scanning electron microscopy, and by the x-ray precession method, various deformation modes have been characterized. We observe that the geometry of the reduction in area is a predictable property of a particular orientation. The hardening rates as well as the reduction in area is found to be dependent upon the number of active slip systems. This, in combination with the results of the precession method provide us with a complete description of the deformation history of these crystals preceding fracture.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA034990

Entities

People

  • H. G. Wilsdorf
  • R. N. Gardner

Organizations

  • University of Virginia

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cells
  • Crack Propagation
  • Crystallography
  • Crystals
  • Electron Microscopes
  • Engineering
  • Geometry
  • Hardening
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Plastic Deformation
  • Precession
  • Rotation
  • Schools
  • Single Crystals
  • Standards
  • Stress Strain Relations

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Materials Science (Mechanical Engineering).
  • Materials Science and Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics