In-Situ Electron Microscopy Studies of the Effect of Solute Segregation on Grain Boundary Anisotropy and Mobility in an Al-Zr Alloy

The presence of impurities in aluminum alloys is of great interest with respect to microstructural properties, specifically, the effect of solute on texture and anisotropy. This paper presents new evidence of the pronounced effect of solute drag based on in-situ annealing and Electron Backscatter Diffraction experiments of Zr-rich Al alloys subject to prior strain. A compensation effect was found for grain boundary mobility maxima for specific boundary types. Trends in activation energy as a function of boundary type support the observations of a compensation effect with respect to temperature. Evidence for irregular motion of boundaries from in-situ observations is discussed in reference to new theoretical results that suggest that boundaries migrating in the presence of solutes should move sporadically provided that the length scale at which observations are made is small enough. A study of both boundary motion and solute segregation to specific boundary types using Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy and in-situ TEM is

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