A Zn - 1 wt % Al alloy has been studied in an attempt to relate tensile data and metallographic observations to assumed modes of superplastic deformation. Tensile testing, was carried out at a constant crosshead speed to determine the stress versus strain rate relationships as a function of grain size and temperature. Further analysis included activation energy determinations, low temperature (-100°C) deformation behavior, deformation grain growth characteristics, and surface and internal metallography.
Stage II deformation was consistent with a process combining boundary sliding and migration and boundary diffusion. Deformation in stage I was characterized by a low strain rate sensitivity and a variable activation energy. Normal slip processes were operative during stage III deformation.
Deformation grain growth and anisotropic grain shape changes were pronounced and variable in stages I and II. / Applied Science, Faculty of / Materials Engineering, Department of / Graduate
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UBC/oai:circle.library.ubc.ca:2429/33253 |
| Date | January 1971 |
| Creators | Turner, David Malcolm |
| Publisher | University of British Columbia |
| Source Sets | University of British Columbia |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Thesis/Dissertation |
| Rights | For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use. |
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