Deformation-induced Japan twinning in quartz during incipient mylonitization

Geology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michel Bestmann ◽  
Giorgio Pennacchioni ◽  
Bernhard Grasemann
Keyword(s):  
Misorientation Angle ◽  
Electron Backscatter Diffraction ◽  
Eastern Alps ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Crustal Rock ◽  
Axis Orientation ◽  
Quartz Veins ◽  
Subgrain Rotation ◽  
Growth Feature ◽  
Backscatter Diffraction

Many crystalline rocks of the continental crust contain coarse-grained quartz as a main mineral (e.g., granitoids). Incipient deformation of coarse quartz, which likely controls the accumulation of bulk strain in heterogeneously deformed crustal rock volumes, commonly develops microshear zones (MSZs) of localized recrystallization. At mid-crustal conditions, where quartz deformation is mostly accomplished by subgrain rotation recrystallization, grains of MSZs can show an abrupt change in crystallographic orientation (large misorientation angle) with respect to the host quartz that is still not fully understood. We analyzed MSZs (20–200 μm thick) from deformed coarse-grained (millimeter grain size) quartz veins in the Austroalpine Schobergruppe (Eastern Alps). Electron backscatter diffraction analysis reveals that the MSZs are characterized by a nearly 90° misorientation angle between the c-axes of the host and new grains, which also share one {m} and one {1122} pole, compatible with Japan twinning. This abrupt switch of the c-axis orientation can promote geometrical softening and shear localization. So far, Japan twinning has been interpreted as a growth feature. We show that deformation-induced twinning in quartz, including Japan and Dauphiné twinning, can play an important role in initiation of crystal-plastic deformation within the crust.

scholarly journals Characterization of Coarse-Grained Heat-Affected Zones in Al and Ti-Deoxidized Offshore Steels

Metals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1096
Author(s):  
Henri Tervo ◽  
Antti Kaijalainen ◽  
Vahid Javaheri ◽  
Satish Kolli ◽  
Tuomas Alatarvas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prior Austenite ◽  
Electron Backscatter Diffraction ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Grain Coarsening ◽  
Austenite Grain ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Backscatter Diffraction ◽  
Prior Austenite Grain ◽  
Deoxidation Practice

Deterioration of the toughness in heat-affected zones (HAZs) due to the thermal cycles caused by welding is a known problem in offshore steels. Acicular ferrite (AF) in the HAZ is generally considered beneficial regarding the toughness. Three experimental steels were studied in order to find optimal conditions for the AF formation in the coarse-grained heat-affected zone (CGHAZ). One of the steels was Al-deoxidized, while the other two were Ti-deoxidized. The main focus was to distinguish whether the deoxidation practice affected the AF formation in the simulated CGHAZ. First, two different peak temperatures and prolonged annealing were used to study the prior austenite grain coarsening. Then, the effect of welding heat input was studied by applying three cooling times from 800 °C to 500 °C in a Gleeble thermomechanical simulator. The materials were characterized using electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry, and electron backscatter diffraction. The Mn depletion along the matrix-particle interface was modelled and measured. It was found that AF formed in the simulated CGHAZ of one of the Ti-deoxidized steels and its fraction increased with increasing cooling time. In this steel, the inclusions consisted mainly of small (1–4 μm) TiOx-MnS, and the tendency for prior austenite grain coarsening was the highest.

scholarly journals Texture and Shape Analysis of Quartzite Mylonites of the Metamorphic Sole of the Samail Ophiolite (Oman): Evidence for Syn- and Post-Obduction Deformation

Geosciences ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 111
Author(s):  
Peter Hallas ◽  
Wilfried Bauer
Keyword(s):  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Electron Backscatter Diffraction ◽  
Boundary Migration ◽  
Arabian Plate ◽  
Grain Boundary Migration ◽  
Main Role ◽  
Subgrain Rotation ◽  
Shear Sense ◽  
Subduction System ◽  
Backscatter Diffraction

The metamorphic sole, tectonically welded to the base of the Samail ophiolite in a supra-subduction system, is assumed to play the main role in strain accumulation during later thrusting onto the Arabian Plate (i.e., during obduction). The present study deals with five quartzite samples representative of the upper amphibolite and lower greenschist facies parts of the sole. Whole-rock textures obtained by neutron time-of-flight technique were coupled with microstructural observation using electron backscatter diffraction analyses. The quartz microstructural fabrics and textures in the upper and lower parts of the sole represent grain boundary migration and [c]-in-Y textures and subgrain rotation recrystallization and {r}-in-Z textures, respectively. The shear sense in these samples points to top-to-the-SW to SSW shear. One sample of the upper part, yielding a higher calcite amount, is later overprinted by bulging and displays top-to-the-NNE shear. We postulate to differentiate two main deformation steps. The first is the overall present subgrain rotation and grain boundary migration recrystallization combined to top ~SW shear is related to the sole accretion to the ophiolite and the eventually following thrusting onto the Arabian Plate. The second is correlated to a post-obduction extensional top-to-the-NNE shearing, which is associated with tectonic thinning of the ophiolite and mainly documented in the underlying autochthonous units.

scholarly journals Comparison of Impact Toughness in Simulated Coarse-Grained Heat-Affected Zone of Al-Deoxidized and Ti-Deoxidized Offshore Steels

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 1783
Author(s):  
Henri Tervo ◽  
Antti Kaijalainen ◽  
Vahid Javaheri ◽  
Mohammed Ali ◽  
Tuomas Alatarvas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Impact Toughness ◽  
Heat Affected Zone ◽  
Electron Backscatter Diffraction ◽  
Cooling Time ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Electron Backscatter ◽  
Backscatter Diffraction ◽  
The Impact

The presence of acicular ferrite (AF) in the heat-affected zone (HAZ) of steels used offshore is generally seen as beneficial for toughness. In this study, the effects of varying fractions of AF (0–49 vol.%) were assessed in the simulated, unaltered and coarse-grained heat-affected zones (CGHAZ) of three experimental steels. Two steels were deoxidized, with one using Ti and the other using Al. The characterization was carried out by using electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry, electron backscatter diffraction and X-ray diffraction. The fraction of AF varied with the heat input and cooling time applied in the Gleeble thermomechanical simulator. AF was present in one of the Ti-deoxidized steels with all the applied cooling times, and its fraction increased with increasing cooling time. However, in other materials, only a small fraction (13–22%) of AF was present and only when the longest cooling time was applied. The impact toughness of the simulated specimens was evaluated using instrumented Charpy V-notch testing. Contrary to the assumption, the highest impact toughness was obtained in the conventional Al-deoxidized steel with little or no AF in the microstructure, while the variants with the highest fraction of AF had the lowest impact toughness. It was concluded that the coarser microstructural and inclusion features of the steels with AF and also the fraction of AF may not have been great enough to improve the CGHAZ toughness of the steels investigated.

Optical Grain Size Measurements: What is Being Measured? Comparative Study of Optical and EBSD Grain Sizes Determination in 2D Al Foil

2005 ◽  
Vol 495-497 ◽  
pp. 213-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Piazolo ◽  
Vera G. Sursaeva ◽  
David J. Prior
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Misorientation Angle ◽  
Electron Backscatter Diffraction ◽  
Ebsd Analysis ◽  
Optical Analysis ◽  
Grain Sizes ◽  
Grain Boundary Plane ◽  
Optical Images ◽  
Reflected Light ◽  
Backscatter Diffraction

Reflected light optical analysis and Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) analysis have been used to m easure grain sizes in 2D Al foil samples, annealed for different times. There are significant differences in the results of the two techniques. It is shown that in Al it is possible to detect boundaries in optical images down to a misorientation angle of 7-8º. Nevertheless, in most samples the critical angle of easy etching lies above 10º. The observed differences in grain size measurements between optical analysis and EBSD analysis can be largely attributed to three phenomena: (1) individual samples may behave slighty differently due to differences in the effectiveness of etching (2) the grain size is heterogeneous over large areas and (3) the effect of etching is not only a function of misorientation angle but also grain boundary plane. Despite these uncertainties, optical analysis seems to be reliable for analysis of processes in which mainly grain boundaries with misorientation angle of > 10º are involved i.e. grain growth.

scholarly journals Using electron backscatter diffraction patterns to examine recrystallization in polar ice sheets

2006 ◽  
Vol 52 (179) ◽  
pp. 546-557 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Obbard ◽  
Ian Baker ◽  
Katherine Sieg
Keyword(s):  
Nearest Neighbor ◽  
Electron Backscatter Diffraction ◽  
Greenland Ice Sheet ◽  
Full Description ◽  
Axis Orientation ◽  
Orientation Data ◽  
Thin Sections ◽  
Electron Backscatter ◽  
Individual Grains ◽  
Backscatter Diffraction

AbstractThe fabric of polycrystalline ice is typically described using the c-axis orientation alone, but this is insufficient for a full description of grain orientations in this hexagonal material. Electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) provides full c- and a-axis orientation of individual grains, and is used here to study Greenland Ice Sheet Project 2 (GISP2) ice specimens from depths of 1551, 1642 and 1745 m. Complete orientation data are used to compare nearest-neighbor relationships to overall fabric and to differentiate between recrystallization mechanisms. Changes in orientation between grains and subgrains in GISP2 specimens were correlated with the appearance of grain boundaries on thin sections and used to identify grain sets that were probably produced by polygonization. Comparison of grain misorientations that take into account both c- and a-axis differences with those derived from c-axis directions alone reveals the presence of polygonization and illustrates the usefulness of this technique.

scholarly journals Forming Mechanism of High-Speed Cold Roll Beating of Spline Tooth

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ting Niu ◽  
Yong-Tang Li ◽  
Zhi-Qi Liu ◽  
Hui-Ping Qi
Keyword(s):  
Process Parameters ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Electron Backscatter Diffraction ◽  
Forming Mechanism ◽  
Grain Sizes ◽  
Cold Roll ◽  
Subgrain Rotation ◽  
Electron Backscatter ◽  
Backscatter Diffraction

The spline tooth of ASTM 1045 was fabricated by high-speed cold roll-beating (HSCRB) process at room temperature. Microhardness of the spline tooth was examined by a nanoindenter. The grains and misorientation angle distributions were measured by electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD). The results showed that the microhardness was improved up to 1280 μm deep from the surface of the spine tooth. The microhardness and the grain sizes gradually decreased in the direction away from the surface. On the surface, the fraction of ultrafine grains increased up to about 90%, and the average grain diameter (which was ∼0.56 µm) decreased by 71.4%. The model of grain evolution during HSCRB process is proposed in this work. New grains appear first on the boundaries of the elongated grains within numerous subgrains. The elongated grains are refined as a result of subgrain rotation. By analyzing the HSCRB technical principle, we concluded that the process parameters affect the refinement degree of studied steel by determining beating pass, beating pass interval time, and strain rate.

Static Recrystallization of Magnesium Alloy during TRC-HC Deformation Followed by Annealing

2011 ◽  
Vol 295-297 ◽  
pp. 730-733 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Wang ◽  
Shou Ren Wang ◽  
Ru Ma ◽  
Li Ying Yang
Keyword(s):  
Magnesium Alloy ◽  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Static Recrystallization ◽  
Electron Backscatter Diffraction ◽  
Boundary Migration ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Subgrain Rotation ◽  
Twin Roll Cast ◽  
Backscatter Diffraction ◽  
Twin Roll

Using optical microscopy, electron backscatter diffraction and transmission electron microscopy, the static recrystallization (SRX) mechanisms of ZK 60 magnesium alloy was examined under twin-roll-cast and hot compression (TRC-HC, 350 °C/0.1 s-1) and subsequent annealing (1000 second at 250-400°C). The static recrystallization (SRX) mechanisms, such as grain boundary migration (GBM), grain boundary bulging (GLB) and subgrain rotation (SGR), were discussed.

Recovery and Recrystallization as a Function of Deformed Microstructure Orientation in Coarse Grained Cold-Rolled Ni

2007 ◽  
Vol 558-559 ◽  
pp. 149-152
Author(s):  
H.S. Chen ◽  
Andrew Godfrey ◽  
Niels Hansen ◽  
Qing Liu
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Crystal Orientation ◽  
Electron Backscatter Diffraction ◽  
Rolling Texture ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Localized Deformation ◽  
Orientation Mapping ◽  
Average Grain Size ◽  
Cold Rolled ◽  
Backscatter Diffraction

The effect of crystal orientation on the recovery and recrystallization of cold-rolled Ni (99.96% purity) has been investigated. Particular attention was paid to the annealing response of regions with either the Copper (C), Brass (B) or S rolling texture orientations. Samples with an initial average grain size of approx. 500μm were deformed to strains of up to εvM = 4.5. As a result of the large initial grain size, even after high rolling reductions it is possible to find sufficiently large regions of material with similar crystal orientation to analyze the recovery and recrystallization behaviour as a function of crystal orientation. Microstructural investigations were carried out in the scanning electron microscope using both electron channeling contrast and electron backscatter diffraction orientation mapping. Both the S and C orientation regions exhibit a heterogeneous microstructure containing bands of localized deformation. The presence of volumes surrounded by high angle boundaries in these regions strongly influences both the recovery and recrystallization behaviour of the material. Twinning was observed also to play an important role in the generation of recrystallized grains, with twin chains of up to 3 generations being observed.

Recrystallization of Coarse-Grained Nb-Containing AISI-430 Ferritic Stainless Steel

2010 ◽  
Vol 638-642 ◽  
pp. 3009-3014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo P. Siqueira ◽  
Hugo Ricardo Zschommler Sandim ◽  
Tarcisio R. Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Ferritic Stainless Steel ◽  
Electron Backscatter Diffraction ◽  
Secondary Recrystallization ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Ferritic Stainless Steels ◽  
Coarse Grains ◽  
Cold Rolled ◽  
Backscatter Diffraction ◽  
Aisi 430

Ferritic stainless steels (FSSs) have excellent corrosion resistance and good mechanical properties. Applications include heaters, houseware, and automotive exhaust systems. Alloying, even in small amounts, affects the recrystallization behavior of FSSs by selective dragging or pinning effects. In the present study, we present the main results regarding the recrystallization of a coarse-grained Nb-containing AISI 430 ferritic stainless steel. The material was processed by hot rolling and further annealed at 1250oC for 2 h to promote secondary recrystallization. Following, the material was cold rolled to a 80% reduction in thickness and annealed at 400-1000oC for 15 min. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) were used to characterize the microstructure. Recrystallization of this steel begins at 700oC. Important orientation effects were observed in both as-rolled and annealed conditions. Recrystallization kinetics was strongly dependent on the initial orientation of the coarse grains. Results show that grain boundaries, transition bands and coarse Nb(C,N) particles are preferential sites for nucleation at moderate annealing temperatures.

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