Mechanisms of anelasticity in Fe-Ge-based alloys

I. S. Golovin*, H. Neuhäuser, S. A.T. Redfern, H. R. Sinning

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Abstract

Internal friction (IF) effects in a series of Fe-Ge-C alloys with 3-27 at.%Ge and about 0.01-0.04 at.%C have been examined and are related to possible mechanisms of anelasticity according to the different alloy structures. While Fe-3 at.%Ge and Fe-12 at.%Ge are bcc and show distinct Snoek-type relaxation, this relaxation is absent in Fe-27 at.%Ge with hexagonal structure. Here a pronounced Zener relaxation at elevated temperatures is observed. The mixed structures (bcc + hexagonal) of Fe-19-21 at.%Ge give rise to a non-thermally activated peak which already appears in Fe-12 at%Ge and may be due to ordering and/or vacancy complexes. In the temperature range below room temperature two neighbouring peaks are detected in the bcc structures which are supposed to be related to dislocations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)55-58
Number of pages4
JournalMaterials Science & Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
Volume521-522
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 15 2009
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

Keywords

  • Fe-Ge alloys
  • Internal friction
  • Snoek effect
  • Zener effect

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