An analysis of cavity nucleation in superplasticity

Chokshit, A. H. ; Mukherjee, A. K. (1989) An analysis of cavity nucleation in superplasticity Acta Metallurgica, 37 (11). pp. 3007-3017. ISSN 0001-6160

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Abstract

Superplastic alloys possess either a quasi-single phase or a microduplex microstructure: in quasi-single phase alloys, cavities are observed to nucleate predominantly at coarse grain boundary particles whereas in microduplex alloys, cavities tend to form at interphase boundaries and at triple point junctions. A general analysis is presented for cavity nucleation, in both microstructures, under the stress concentrations caused by bursts of grain boundary sliding during superplastic deformation. In quasi-single phase alloys, calculations indicate the cavities nucleate at coarse particles located at grain boundaries because local interphase diffusion creep cannot accommodate the stress concentrations sufficiently rapidly. The analysis demonstrates that it is possible for cavities to nucleate at grain boundary ledges under some limited experimental conditions. It is demonstrated also that the present analysis is in agreement with the available experimental data on a quasi-single phase Cu-based superplastic alloy and a microduplex superplastic Zn-22% Al eutectoid alloy. Calculations show that small pre-existing cavities, if present, are likely to be sintered rapidly prior to superplastic deformation at elevated temperatures.

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