Local mechanical properties and plasticity mechanisms in a Zn-Al eutectic alloy
Local mechanical properties and plasticity mechanisms in a Zn-Al eutectic alloy
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DOI:
10.1016/j.matdes.2018.07.051
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发表时间:
2018-11-05
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8.4
通讯作者:
Korte-Kerzel, Sandra
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作者:
Wu, Zhicheng;Sandloebes, Stefanie;Korte-Kerzel, Sandra
In multiphase alloys, the mechanical properties are controlled by both the local properties of individual microstructural constituents, as well as the mutual effect of these constituents as an aggregate. To this end, we systematically studied the local mechanical properties and deformation mechanisms of the microstructural constituents in a ZnAl4Cu1Mg0.31 alloy using nanoindentation tests at room temperature (25 degrees C) and 85 degrees C. The obtained strain rate sensitivity and activation volume suggest dislocation-dominated deformation in the primary eta-Zn phase and grain/phase boundary sliding in the eutectoid structures.Further, the strain partitioning between individual microstructural constituents and their roles on macroscopic deformation at 85 degrees C was investigated using quasi in-situ digital image correlation (DIC), supplemented with non-rigid image registration. The DIC measurements showed that eutectic and eutectoid colonies carry higher strain than the primary eta-Zn phase grains. The presented approaches and results can therefore be used to design new Zn-Al alloys and also other multiphase alloys with improved mechanical properties. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.