Title
In situ 3D mapping of local stress and crystal defect structures during micro-mechanical testing by n3D-XRD-CT
Conference Dates
October 2 – 7, 2022
Abstract
Crystal orientation and local elastic strain/stress evolution were mapped in 3D during in situ loading of single and bi-crystalline metallic micromechanical testpieces. The novel application of the nano-beam 3D-XRD computed tomography technique in micromechanics (~150 nm spatial resolution) at ESRF ID11, enabled the measurement of the 3D arrangement of the geometrically necessary dislocation (GND) density and the local stress states in pure metal and alloy model systems (FCC, BCC & HCP) loaded in both microcompression (Cu, 316L, Mo) and microtension geometries (Mg). Post-mortem TEM analysis provides insights into the total number and real distribution of dislocations in the system, to better understand the meaningfulness of the measured GND arrays, thought to be characteristic of strain transfer at the bicrystal boundaries. 3D-XRD datasets were compared to ex-situ FIB 3D-HR-EBSD slice-and-scan, seeking to learn more about the progressive accumulation of dislocations and useful plastic strain, relative to local stress states during loading.
Recommended Citation
Thomas Edwards, Xavier Maeder, Szilvia Kalacska, Nicolo Maria Della Ventura, Jon Wright, and Johann Michler, "In situ 3D mapping of local stress and crystal defect structures during micro-mechanical testing by n3D-XRD-CT" in "Nanomechanical Testing in Materials Research and Development VIII", Sandra Korte-Kerzel, RWTH Aachen University, Germany Eds, ECI Symposium Series, (2022). https://dc.engconfintl.org/nanomechtest_viii/85