In:
Journal of Applied Physics, AIP Publishing, Vol. 43, No. 2 ( 1972-02-01), p. 417-424
Abstract:
The internal friction of pure (99.999%) annealed polycrystalline copper has been studied as a function of fatigue and neutron irradiation. The fatigue was applied to wire specimens in rotating bending and the internal friction was measured at selected fatigue intervals by means of a torsional pendulum. The internal friction of unirradiated copper was found to change significantly with fatigue and the changes can be related by Granato-Lücke theory to dislocation generation, mobility, and interaction. These in turn can be related to present fatigue theories of slip zone development, dislocation pileup, and microcrack formation. The internal friction of copper subjected to fatigue after neutron irradiation is reduced due to dislocation pinning by irradiation-generated point defects, principally vacancies. Dislocation pinning in irradiated copper remains effective, in most instances, throughout the fatigue life. However, the fatigue strength of copper is not greatly changed by irradiation which suggests that the improvement in fatigue usually expected from the irradiation-induced reduction in dislocation mobility may be offset by other damaging effects of the neutron irradiation.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0021-8979
,
1089-7550
Language:
English
Publisher:
AIP Publishing
Publication Date:
1972
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