Muon Spin Relaxation Study of Solute–Vacancy Interactions During Natural Aging of Al-Mg-Si-Cu Alloys

Sigurd Wenner*, Calin D. Marioara, Katsuhiko Nishimura, Kenji Matsuda, Seungwon Lee, Takahiro Namiki, Isao Watanabe, Teiichiro Matsuzaki, Randi Holmestad

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Abstract

Muon spin relaxation has the unique ability to detect very low concentrations of vacancies and vacancy–solute complexes in solids. In this work, we investigate quaternary Al-Mg-Si-Cu alloys and show that after quenching to room temperature from 848 K (575 °C), vacancies gradually become incorporated into clusters in the Al matrix. The total amount of vacancies in the material increases as small vacancy-rich clusters are formed, which is the opposite of the behavior in Cu-free Al-Mg-Si alloys.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3446-3451
Number of pages6
JournalMetallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science
Volume50
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019/08/15

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Metals and Alloys

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