Abstract
Residual stresses were generated by severe thermomechanical deformation in an aluminum alloy plate. The evolution of the residual stresses during natural aging was investigated by neutron diffraction up to 10,000 h. A data reduction method was developed to eliminate microstructure influences (solute variations) on the lattice spacing changes, thereby allowing the determination of the long-range macroscopic residual stresses. The residual stress decreased (∼25 MPa) with time due to the microstructural modification within the deformed region during natural aging.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 624-627 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Scripta Materialia |
Volume | 61 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2009 |
Keywords
- Aluminum alloy
- Friction stir welding
- Neutron diffraction
- Residual stress
- Time-dependent