Microstructural evolution of Carrara marble during semi-brittle deformation

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Autori principali: Qu, Tongzhang, Brantut, Nicolas, Wallis, David, Harbord, Christopher
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author Qu, Tongzhang
Brantut, Nicolas
Wallis, David
Harbord, Christopher
author_facet Qu, Tongzhang
Brantut, Nicolas
Wallis, David
Harbord, Christopher
contents Fifteen marble samples were subjected to semi-brittle deformation through triaxial compression experiments, reaching axial strains of 0.5%, 1.0%, 2.0%, 4.0%, or 7.5% at temperatures of 20C, 200C, or 350C, under a confining pressure of 400 MPa. Deformation twins, lattice curvature, and intragranular microfractures in the samples were quantitatively characterised using forescattered electron images and electron backscatter diffraction. Microstructural analyses revealed that twins accommodate most of the shortening during the first 2% strain, whereas lattice curvature associated with geometrically necessary dislocations predominantly develops in the later stages. Intragranular fracture intensity exhibits an almost linear correlation with strain during the first 2% strain but increases more slowly thereafter. The mechanical data indicate a strong temperature dependence of yield stress, consistent with the temperature dependence of the critical resolved shear stress for dislocation glide. The subsequent strain hardening is likely caused by progressively increasing intensity of interactions among dislocations and between dislocations and twin boundaries. Based on the microstructural data and interpreted hardening mechanisms, we propose a phenomenological model, with microstructural state variables, for semi-brittle deformation at our experimental conditions as a step towards development of a microphysical constitutive model of semi-brittle deformation.
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spellingShingle Microstructural evolution of Carrara marble during semi-brittle deformation
Qu, Tongzhang
Brantut, Nicolas
Wallis, David
Harbord, Christopher
Geophysics
Materials Science
Fifteen marble samples were subjected to semi-brittle deformation through triaxial compression experiments, reaching axial strains of 0.5%, 1.0%, 2.0%, 4.0%, or 7.5% at temperatures of 20C, 200C, or 350C, under a confining pressure of 400 MPa. Deformation twins, lattice curvature, and intragranular microfractures in the samples were quantitatively characterised using forescattered electron images and electron backscatter diffraction. Microstructural analyses revealed that twins accommodate most of the shortening during the first 2% strain, whereas lattice curvature associated with geometrically necessary dislocations predominantly develops in the later stages. Intragranular fracture intensity exhibits an almost linear correlation with strain during the first 2% strain but increases more slowly thereafter. The mechanical data indicate a strong temperature dependence of yield stress, consistent with the temperature dependence of the critical resolved shear stress for dislocation glide. The subsequent strain hardening is likely caused by progressively increasing intensity of interactions among dislocations and between dislocations and twin boundaries. Based on the microstructural data and interpreted hardening mechanisms, we propose a phenomenological model, with microstructural state variables, for semi-brittle deformation at our experimental conditions as a step towards development of a microphysical constitutive model of semi-brittle deformation.
title Microstructural evolution of Carrara marble during semi-brittle deformation
topic Geophysics
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.06118