Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) ›› 2015, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (9): 1149-1155.DOI: 10.1007/s40195-015-0306-9

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Study of Dislocation Boundary Structure in Al-Li Alloy During Bending

Xiao Jin1, Bao-Qin Fu2, Cheng-Lu Zhang1, Wei Liu1()   

  1. 1 Laboratory of Advanced Materials, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People’s Republic of China
    2 Key Laboratory for Radiation Physics and Technology, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People’s Republic of China
  • Received:2015-04-15 Revised:2015-06-07 Online:2015-08-12 Published:2015-09-20

Abstract:

The dislocation boundary structures of 2060-T8 alloy during bending were investigated by backscattered electron imaging, electron backscattered diffraction, and misorientation axes maps. Experimental result shows that typical dislocation boundary structures, which depend on grains’ orientation, are formed in grains during bending. The microstructure of type A is mainly observed in grains near brass, copper, and Goss orientations; microstructure of type B is mainly found in grains near S orientation; microstructure of type C is mainly seen in grains near Cube orientation. The angle between geometrically necessary boundaries (GNBs) and force axis is in the range of -45° to -30° and 30° to 45°. Most of the GNBs are approximately parallel to the trace of {111} slip planes which are identified by Schmid factor analysis.

Key words: Al-Li alloy, Plastic deformation, Electron backscattering diffraction (EBSD), Microstructure