Tensile Deformation of Si Single Crystals at High Temperatures

Czochralski silicon single crystals were deformed in tensile tests along the direction at between 1173 K and 1373. Yield point phenomenon were observed in the specimens deformed at below 1273 K while continues yield was observed in the specimens deformed at above 1323 K. It is due to the effect of dislocation starvation in the used crystals. Work-hardening rates in stage II were consistent with those reported in fcc crystals such as copper. The onset of stage II was found to be active before the Schmid factor of the second slip system becomes larger than that of the primary slip system. Electron backscattered diffraction images indicated clear kink bands near grips and in the parallel portion. The kink bands were formed at the middle of stage I, which suggest that the formation of kink bands is a trigger of stage II.

Mechanical Behavior of Twinning Induced Plasticity Steel Processed by Warm Forging and Annealing

The present study shows that warmly forged and low-temperature annealed twinning induced plasticity (TWIP) steel exhibited very high dislocation density and apparent yield-point phenomenon in addition to very high yield strength. The initial density of dislocations significantly affected the evolution of dislocations during the subsequent tensile deformation. Original high dense dislocations prompted the rapid increase of dislocations, and intensified the complexity of dislocation configurations. All these effects made the twinning deformation weakened but the dislocation deformation enhanced, leading to increased strength but decreased plasticity.