Absolute concentration of free volume-type defects in ultrafine-grained Fe prepared by high-pressure torsion

Author(s)
Bernd Oberdorfer, Bernd Lorenzoni, Katrin Unger, Wolfgang Sprengel, Michael Zehetbauer, Reinhard Pippan, Roland Würschum
Abstract

A maximum excess volume Delta V/V approximate to 1.9 x 10-³ in ultrafine-grained Fe prepared by high-pressure torsion is determined by measurements of the irreversible length change upon annealing employing a high-resolution differential dilatometer. Since dislocations and equilibrium-type grain boundaries cannot fully account for the observed released excess volume, the present study yields evidence for a high concentration of free volume-type defects inherent to nanophase materials, which is considered to be the main source of their particular properties, such as strongly enhanced diffusivities.

Organisation(s)
Physics of Nanostructured Materials
External organisation(s)
Technische Universität Graz, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften (ÖAW)
Journal
Scripta Materialia
Volume
63
Pages
452-455
No. of pages
4
ISSN
1359-6462
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2010.05.007
Publication date
2010
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
1030 Physics, Astronomy
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/absolute-concentration-of-free-volumetype-defects-in-ultrafinegrained-fe-prepared-by-highpressure-torsion(6d06bea3-7d95-4490-b50b-008ce45a05d4).html