M. F. Gasanov

Plastic deformation macrolocalization during serrated creep of an aluminum-magnesium Al-6 wt % Mg alloy

The nonlinear dynamics of the space-time structure of macrolocalized deformation is studied by a set of high-speed in situ methods under the conditions of serrated creep in an aluminum-magnesium Al-6 wt % Mg alloy at room temperature. Macroscopic deformation jumps with an amplitude of several percent are detected in the creep curve of this alloy. It is found that a complex space-time structure of macrolocalized deformation bands moving in a correlated manner forms spontaneously in the material during the development of a deformation jump. The difference between the observed picture of deformation bands and the well-known Portevin-Le Chatelier classification of deformation bands is discussed.

Electromagnetic emission in the development of macroscopically unstable plastic deformation of a metal

Electromagnetic emission accompanying the serrated deformation of the aluminum‒magnesium alloy Al-6Mg has been revealed and studied experimentally. By means of high-speed video recording and a complex of methods for measuring the strain, load, and electric potential, it has been found that there is a relation between the electromagnetic emission signals and the dynamics of deformation bands. Possible mechanisms of the generation of electromagnetic signals have been discussed.

Serrated creep and spatio-temporal structures of macrolocalized plastic deformation

The dynamics and morphology of macrolocalized deformation bands have been investigated using a complex of high-speed in situ methods under the conditions of serrated creep of flat samples of the aluminum-magnesium alloy 5456 with different aspect ratios. It has been found that, at the front of a macroscopic plastic deformation jump, a complex structure of propagating deformation bands, which are considered as macrolocalized deformation “quanta,” is spontaneously formed in the material. It has been shown that, with an increase in the sample length, the deformation behavior of the alloy tends to the state of self-organized criticality.

Direct current induced suppression of the Portevin-Le Chatelier serrated deformation in the aluminum-magnesium alloy 5056

The effect of direct current induced suppression of the Portevin-Le Chatelier serrated deformation in the aluminum-magnesium alloy 5056 has been revealed experimentally. This effect manifests itself as an increase in the critical plastic strain, which precedes the onset of serrations in the stress-strain curve, with an increase in the current density in the range from 15 to 60 A/mm2. It has been shown that the observed effect is not related to the Joule heating of the entire specimen. Possible mechanisms of the phenomenon have been discussed.

Study of the Mechanisms of Current-Induced Suppression of Serrated Deformation

The main results of studying the influence of electric current on the Portevin‒Le Chatelier serrated deformation in some commercial aluminum alloys of the Al‒Mg, Al‒Li-Mg, Al‒Zn‒Mg‒Cu, and Al‒Cu systems are reported. It is found that the passage of a low-density (~10–60 A/mm2) dc current leads to the suppression of serrated deformation and band formation in all alloys under study, except for the Al‒Cu alloy. Possible mechanisms of this phenomenon are discussed, basically in terms of possible influence of current on the processes of precipitation and dynamic strain aging, which are used to explain the Portevin‒Le Chatelier effect.

Spectral and dynamic analysis of plastic instabilities during serrated creep of the aluminum-magnesium alloy

The force response to the development of a macroscopic plastic deformation jump under the conditions of serrated creep of the aluminummagnesium alloy 5456 has been studied using spectral and dynamic analysis methods. The flicker-noise structure of the force response indicating the self-organized criticality state has been revealed. It has been found that a short-term state of plastic instability flatter spontaneously appears during the development of the macroscopic deformation step.

Investigation of the effect of electric current on serrated deformation and acoustic emission in the aluminum-magnesium alloy 5056

The effect of direct electric current on the serrated deformation of the aluminum-magnesium alloy 5056 has been studied using the acoustic emission method and high-speed video filming of propagating deformation bands. The phenomenon of the electric current-induced suppression of low-frequency acoustic emission signals has been revealed in the range of 1 Hz–2 kHz, which is connected with the development of Portevin-Le Chatelier deformation bands. The characteristic times of damping and growth of plastic instabilities and acoustic signals caused by them after current turn-on and turn-off, respectively, have been estimated.

Dynamics of a Lüders Band and Destruction of an Aluminum-Magnesium Alloy, Initiated by a Stress Concentrator

Spatio-temporal localization of deformation and the rupture of the aluminum-magnesium AlMg6 alloy, initiated by a geometrical stress concentrator, are studied in situ by video recording at a speed of 500 to 20000 frames/s. It is established that a stress concentrator in the form of a small notch with a depth about 1% of the width of a flat specimen is an attractor of bands of macrolocalized plastic deformation, starting from a Lüders band and ending with the start of the main crack. The key role of intersecting deformation macrobands in the development of the main crack is revealed. Possible micromechanisms of viscous destruction associated with the dynamics of the intersection of deformation bands are discussed.

Effect of geometrical stress concentrators on the band formation and the serrated deformation in aluminum–magnesium alloys

The effect of holes on the band formation and the serrated deformation in planar specimens of aluminum–magnesium alloys AlMg5 and AlMg6 is studied by high-speed video filming of moving deformation bands. It is found that the concentration of an elastic field near a hole causes early nucleation of macrolocalized deformation bands and decreases the critical deformation of the first stress drop. Differences between the spatial–temporal patterns of deformation bands near holes under various deformation conditions are revealed.

Acoustic Emission during Intermittent Creep in an Aluminum–Magnesium Alloy

The use of high-speed methods to measure deformation, load, and the dynamics of deformation bands, as well as the correlation between the intermittent creep characteristics of the AlMg6 aluminum–magnesium alloy and the parameters of the acoustic emission signals, has been studied experimentally. It has been established that the emergence and rapid expansion of the primary deformation band, which generates a characteristic acoustic emission signal in the frequency range of 10–1000 Hz, is a trigger for the development of a deformation step in the creep curve. The results confirm the accuracy of the mechanism of generating an acoustic signal associated with the emergence of a dislocation band on the external surface of the specimen.