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Positron studies of precipitation phenomena in Al-Li and in Al-LI-X (X=Cu, Mg or Sc) alloys

G Dlubek, S Krause, H Krause, A L Beresina, V S Mikhalenkov and K V Chuistov



Positron lifetime measurements were used for studying decomposition during post-quench in situ annealing of binary Al-7.35 at.% Li and ternary Al-7.3 at.% Li-X (X=1.1 at.% Cu, 5.2 at.% Mg or 0.18 at.% Sc) alloys. A typical lifetime of 185+or-5 ps observed in Al-Li is attributed to coherent delta '(Al3Li) particles. In ternary alloys positrons show a strong response to the formation of semicoherent and incoherent phases such as T1(Al2LiCu) and Al2LiMg. Positron trapping in Al-Li-Sc is attributed to composite delta ' (Al3Li)/Al3Sc particles associated with vacancies. Quenched-in vacancies were detected in Al-Li-Sc and Al-Li-Mg but not in Al-Li-Cu and Al-Li.


PACS

78.70.Bj Positron annihilation

81.20.Fw Sol-gel processing, precipitation

81.40.Ef Cold working, work hardening; annealing, post-deformation annealing, quenching, tempering recovery, and crystallization

61.72.J- Point defects and defect clusters

Subjects

Condensed matter: electrical, magnetic and optical

Condensed matter: structural, mechanical & thermal

Dates

Issue 29 (20 July 1992)



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