Lattice rotation effect on the dislocation pattern of Cu deformed in tension

ABSTRACT

The dislocation pattern of cold deformed FCC metals follows an orientation-dependent rule. However, only final orientation after deformation has been considered in related studies, i.e. without considering lattice rotation effect, although metals have undergone heavy lattice rotation during plastic deformation. In this work, the lattice rotation effect on the dislocation structures of Cu is investigated by combining electron backscatter diffraction, focused ion beam lift-out and scanning transmission electron microscopy techniques. The dislocation patterns of [110]-[110], [111]-[111] and [110]-[111] type grains deformed in tension under room temperature are compared. The notation [h₁k₁l₁]-[h₂k₂l₂] represents the lattice rotation history of a grain, meaning that the grain rotates from [h₁k₁l₁] corner to [h₂k₂l₂] corner during tension. It is found that for a given strain range, the dislocation cell structure is observed in [111]-[111] grain, while the dislocation cell block structure is dominant in [110]-[111] grain. This demonstrates that for Cu grains with a final orientation near [111] corner, dislocation pattern type is influenced by the lattice rotation feature. Same with [110]-[111] type grain, cell block structure is the main feature found in [110]-[110] grain, indicating that for grain with initial orientation near [110] corner, lattice rotation has a marginal effect on the dislocation structure. The relation between the dislocation structure, lattice rotation, slip system and strain level of Cu is discussed.

KEYWORDS:

• Dislocation pattern
• lattice rotation
• Cu
• tension

Acknowledgements

All authors gratefully acknowledge the assistance of SUStech Core Research Facilities.

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The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

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Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China [51901098 and 52101115].