Observation of Dislocation Cutting Ω Phase and its Strengthening Mechanism in an Al-Cu-Mg-Ag Alloy

1997 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernard Q. Li ◽  
Franklin E. Wawner

Abstract: This investigation presents the interaction of dislocations and semicoherent precipitates (Ω phase) in an Al-Cu-Mg-Ag alloy. The study shows that the semicoherent precipitate is cut by dislocations during deformation. Conventional transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and high resolution TEM (HRTEM) observations demonstrate that shearing of precipitates by dislocations occurs by multiple cutting in the precipitate. The step height caused by cutting on the Ω precipitate is only several atomic layers of the Ω phase. The Ω phase is strengthened after shearing by dislocations. A strengthening mechanism is proposed on the basis of this observation. The strengthening mechanism is not only applicable to the Ω precipitate in Al-Cu-Mg-Ag alloys but also to the other semicoherent precipitates in other alloys.

Author(s):  
Sam Ick Son ◽  
Su Jin Chung

AbstractThe relation between the domains and domain boundaries of multiple twins of diamond were investigated by the electron back scatter diffraction (EBSD) method and high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). Multiple twinned diamonds have two types of icosahedral morphologies. One is an almost perfect icosahedron in which all of the faces are {111} faces. The other is a hollow icosahedron similar to one of the Kepler-Poinsot polyhedrons. The indented negative trigonal faces are formed from the {100} faces of a cube. It was confirmed that the convex edges of the twinned icosahedron corresponded to the Σ3 boundaries, whereas the concave edges were assigned to the Σ9 twin boundary by means of the EBSD analysis.It was confirmed from the HRTEM image that a series of dislocations compensate for the mismatching angle which occurs after five successive twinning.


2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 192-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.M. Cheng ◽  
Y.X. Tian ◽  
L.L. He

The orientation relationship (OR) and the interfacial structure between Nb solid solution (Nbss) precipitates and α-Nb5Si3 intermetallics have been investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The OR between Nbss and α-Nb5Si3 was determined by selected-area electron diffraction analyses as (222)Nb//(002)α and . High-resolution TEM images of the Nbss/α-Nb5Si3 interface were presented. Steps existed at the interface that acted as centers of stress concentration and released the distortion of lattices to decrease the interfacial energy. In addition, the interfacial models were proposed based on the observed OR to describe the atomic matching of the interface. The distribution of alloying elements at the Nbss/α-Nb5Si3 interface has also been investigated, and Hf was enriched at the interface to strengthen the grain boundary.


1995 ◽  
Vol 398 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Sinkler ◽  
C. Michaelsen ◽  
R. Bormann

ABSTRACTInverse melting of bcc Nb4sCr55 is investigated using transmission electron microscopy, high-resolution TEM and electron diffraction. It is shown that the transformation to the amorphous phase initiates at the bcc grain boundaries. The transformation results in an increase in incoherence, evidenced by a loss of bend contours. Some anisotropy is found in the amorphous phase produced by inverse melting, which is associated in HRTEM with preferentially oriented but discontinuous and distorted fringes. The results are consistent with the production of an amorphous phase by inverse melting.


2003 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 509-515 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Li ◽  
X. Gu ◽  
T.C. Hufnagel

We have used fluctuation microscopy to reveal the presence of structural order on length scales of 1–2 nm in metallic glasses. We compare results of fluctuation microscopy measurements with high resolution transmission electron microscopy and electron diffraction observations on a series of metallic glass samples with differing degrees of structural order. The agreement between the fluctuation microscopy results and those of the other techniques is good. In particular, we show that the technique used to make thin specimens for electron microscopy affects the structure of the metallic glass, with ion thinning inducing more structural order than electropolishing. We also show that relatively minor changes in the composition of the alloy can have a significant effect on the medium-range order; this increased order is correlated with changes in mechanical behavior.


2012 ◽  
Vol 717-720 ◽  
pp. 873-876 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bui Van Pho ◽  
Shun Sadakuni ◽  
Takeshi Okamoto ◽  
Ryusuke Sagawa ◽  
Kenta Arima ◽  
...  

A novel abrasive-free planarization method “called catalyst-referred etching (CARE)” has been invented. After the CARE process, a flat and well-ordered surface is obtained as observed by atomic force microscopy (AFM). To determine the atomic structure at the topmost surface, in this study, CARE-processed surfaces of a standard commercial 2-inch n-type 4H-SiC (0001) wafer cut 8o off-axis toward the [1-100] direction were observed by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). The HRTEM images showed alternating wide and narrow terraces and a single-bilayer step height. The relationship between the width of the terraces and the 4H-SiC crystal structure has been clarified.


2010 ◽  
Vol 645-648 ◽  
pp. 577-580 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jolanta Borysiuk ◽  
Rafał Bożek ◽  
Wlodek Strupiński ◽  
Jacek M. Baranowski

Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) investigations of graphene layers synthesized on Si and C-terminated on-axis oriented 4H-SiC are presented. The high-resolution TEM (HRTEM) revealed distinctive distance differences between the first carbon graphene layer and SiC surface for both polarities. The prolonged annealing of SiC with carbon face shows, that in addition to the increase of number of graphene layers, there is also observed splitting between stack of graphene layers and the surface of SiC substrate. In addition, the density of so called “puckers” increases.


1983 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. H. Mazur ◽  
J. Washburn

ABSTRACTSmall defects with habit parallel to {100} and {311} matrix planes were observed using high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HREM) within 100 nm from the Si-Si02 interfaces after one step oxidation in dry O2 at 900°C, 1000°C and 1150°C of Czochralski (CZ) grown [100] p type boron doped, 1.5 − 20 Ω cm Si wafers with concentrations of oxygen1.4 × 10 18cm−3 and carbon 4. − 10. × 10 16 cm−3.The defects were less than 10 nm wide and I nm thick. The {100} and {311} defect are interpreted tentatively as thin silica plateletes and {311} stacking faults respectively. Distribution of defects near the interface was random although their density appeared to be lower for higher oxidation temperatures. It is not yet clear whether the defects were formed during the oxidation treatments or were present near the surfaces of the asreceived wafers.


2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
pp. 2836-2855 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Wan ◽  
J. Su ◽  
X. D. Zou ◽  
T. Willhammar

This review presents various TEM techniques including electron diffraction, high-resolution TEM and scanning TEM imaging, and electron tomography and their applications for structure characterization of zeolite materials.


2005 ◽  
Vol 873 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mitsuhiro Okuda ◽  
Ichiro Yamashita ◽  
Kenji Iwahori ◽  
Hideyuki Yoshimura

AbstractIn2O3 nanoparticles were fabricated in the cavity of the cage-shaped protein, apoferritin by utilizing a quick chemical reaction of indium oxide. Horse spleen apoferritin in the solution of indium ions buffered at pH 9.5 was incubated for 30 minutes. The transmission electron microscopy (TEM) observation with aurothioglucose staining showed that cores were formed in the apoferritin cavity. The sizes of cores were regulated by the cavity size and their diameters were below 7nm. Energy dispersion X-ray analysis (EDX) indicated that indium was contained in the cores. The high-resolution TEM (HR-TEM) revealed that cores are single or poly crystalline and the lattice space was consistent with that of In2O3. These results confirmed that the In2O3 cores were successfully formed in the apoferritin cavity.


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