Combination of In Situ Diffraction Experiments and Acoustic Emission Testing to Understand Compression Behavior of Mg-Gd Alloys
Gerardo Garces, Bryan W Chavez, Pablo Pérez, Judit Medina, Kristian Mathis, Rafael Barea, Andreas Stark, Norbert Schell, Paloma Adeva, Daniela Kovacheva, Gábor Harsányi · 2024
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Gerardo Garces and co-authors watched magnesium alloys bend under pressure in this 2024 study. The alloys carry gadolinium, a rare earth metal that strengthens magnesium. Two live probes tracked the test: X-ray diffraction, which reads the crystal layout, and acoustic listening, which catches tiny pops as the crystal shifts.
The bars had a fiber-like grain pattern from being squeezed out hot, then quenched fast. Under pressure, the crystals mainly deformed by twinning, where a band of crystal flips its layout. More gadolinium meant less twinning, since the dissolved atoms hold the bands back. A hardening peak mid-test traced to dislocations tangling inside the twins. The results guide lighter, stronger alloys for vehicles.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Gerardo Garces, Bryan W Chavez, Pablo Pérez, Judit Medina, Kristian Mathis, Rafael Barea, Andreas Stark, Norbert Schell, Paloma Adeva, Daniela Kovacheva, Gábor Harsányi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 56 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |