Misoriented dislocation substructures and the fracture of polycrystalline Cu–Al alloys

Аннотация

The evolution of the dislocation substructure in polycrystalline Cu–Al alloys with various grain sizes is studied during deformation to failure. A relation between the fracture of the alloys and the forming misorientation dislocation substructures is revealed. Microcracks in the alloy are found to form along grain boundaries and the boundaries of misoriented dislocation cells and microtwins.