Peierls stress for <110>{001} mixed dislocation in SrTiO_3 within framework of constrained path approximation

The core structure of （110）{001} mixed disloca- tion in perovskite SrTiO3 is investigated with the modified two-dimensional Peierls-Nabarro dislocation equation con- sidering the discreteness effect of crystals. The results show that the core structure of mixed dislocation is independent of the unstable energy in the （100） direction, but closely related to the unstable energy in the （110） direction which is the direction of total Burgers vector of mixed dislocation. Furthermore, the ratio of edge displacement to screw one nearly equals to the tangent of dislocation angle for differ- ent unstable energies in the （110） direction. Thus, the con- strained path approximation is effective for the （110）{001} mixed dislocation in SrTiO3 and two-dimensional equation can degenerate into one-dimensional equation that is only related to the dislocation angle. The Peierls stress for （110） {001 } dislocations can be expediently obtained with the one-dimensional equation and the predictive values for edge, mixed and screw dislocations are 0.17, 0.22 and 0.46 GPa, respectively.

Correlation between the Cyclic Stress Behavior and Microstructure in 316LN based on the Analysis of Hysteresis Loops

Total strain controlled cyclic test was performed on 316 LN under uniaxial loadings. Through the partitioning of hysteresis loops, the evolution of two components of cyclic flow stress, the internal and effective stresses, was reported. The former one determines the cyclic stress response. Based on the transmission electron microscopic（TEM） observation on specimens loaded with scheduled cycles, it is found that planar dislocation structures prevail during the entire cyclic process at low strain amplitude, while a remarkable dislocation rearrangement from planar structures to heterogeneous spatial distributions is companied by a cyclic softening behavior at high strain amplitude. The competition between the evolution of the intergranular and the intragranular components of the internal stress caused by the transition of slip mode induces the cyclic hardening and softening at high strain levels. The intergranular internal stress represents the most part of the internal stress at low strain level.

Effect of Cyclic Stress Reduction on the Creep Characteristics of AZ91 Magnesium Alloy

The creep deformation behavior of aged AZ91 magnesium alloy under the cyclic stress reduction has been investigated in the temperature range 353–383 K. The microstructural evolution of the AZ91 magnesium alloy at different heat treatment conditions has been studied using optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The minimum strain rate, e_min, was found to be higher under cyclic stress reduction condition than that under static creep condition for the same maximum stress. Cyclic creep acceleration is interpreted using the interaction of moving dislocations with the existing b-phase（Mg17Al12） precipitates. The mean value of the activation energy of secondary creep stage was found to be equal to that quoted for lattice self-diffusion of magnesium mechanism.

Deformation Strength of Nanocrystalline Thin Films

The data of deformation strength and microstructure of thin films of nanocrystalline Pd recently provided by Colla et al. have been analysed. It is shown that the properties of the films with cylindrical grains of30 nm diameter extending over a significant portion of the film thickness（≈90 nm） are quantitatively comparable to what is known from nanocrystalline bulk material. This is explained in terms of boundarymediated processes governing emission, storage, and recovery of dislocations.