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Fractographic fingerprinting of proton-irradiation-induced disordering and amorphization of intermetallic compounds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

J. Cheng ,
M. Yuan ,
C. N. J. Wagner  and
A. J. Ardell
J. Cheng
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90024
M. Yuan*
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90024
C. N. J. Wagner
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90024
A. J. Ardell
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90024
*
a)Current address: Baoshan Iron and Steel Plant, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
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Abstract

The intermetallic compounds NiTi, NiTi2, CuZr, CuTi2, and Zr3Al were irradiated by 2 McV protons at various temperatures between –175 °C and –44 °C to a fluence of 1.9 × 1022 H+/m2. Transmission electron microscopy, electron diffraction, and x-ray diffraction were used to evaluate the extents of disordering and amorphization induced by irradiation in the samples. Both phenomena progressed to varying extents in the five compounds, depending on the irradiation temperature and dose. It was observed that the C-A transition began before the degree of long-range order was reduced significantly, and that the amorphous phase nucleated homogeneously throughout the crystalline matrix. A major finding of the current investigation is that the technique of scanning electron fractography provides a useful correlation between the features of the fractured surfaces and the microstructural alterations induced by the proton irradiations. When amorphization is complete the fracture surfaces are either featureless (e.g., NiTi2) or contain branching features resembling river patterns. In some cases (especially in CuZr) these are similar to the markings seen on the surfaces of fractured amorphous ribbons produced by melt-spinning. In general, however, there is not a particularly good correlation between the features on the fracture surfaces of the irradiated and melt-spun ribbons. When the microstructure consists of amorphous regions embedded in a partially disordered crystalline matrix, there is considerable evidence for irradiation-induced ductility. In such cases, exemplified by the results on NiTi and Zr3Al, the fracture surfaces contain dimples, characteristic of ductile fracture, suggesting that disordering promotes ductility.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 4 , Issue 3 , June 1989 , pp. 565 - 578
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1989

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