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| author | Warren, Nathaniel Skidmore, Chloe Harmon, Katherine J. Cha, Wonsuk Maria, Jon-Paul Hruszkewycz, Stephan O. Pagan, Darren C. |
| author_facet | Warren, Nathaniel Skidmore, Chloe Harmon, Katherine J. Cha, Wonsuk Maria, Jon-Paul Hruszkewycz, Stephan O. Pagan, Darren C. |
| contents | Of current importance for alloy design is controlling chemical ordering through processing routes to optimize an alloy's mechanical properties for a desired application. However, characterization of chemical ordering remains an ongoing challenge, particularly when nondestructive characterization is needed. In this study, Bragg coherent diffraction imaging is used to reconstruct morphology and lattice displacement in model Cu$_3$Au nanocrystals that have undergone different heat treatments to produce variation in chemical ordering. The magnitudes and distributions of the scattering amplitudes (proportional to electron density) and lattice strains within these crystals are then analyzed to correlate them to the expected amount of chemical ordering present. Nanocrystals with increased amounts of ordering are found to generally have less extreme strains present and reduced strain distribution widths. In addition, statistical correlations are found between the spatial arrangement of scattering amplitude and lattice strains. |
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| publishDate | 2025 |
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| spellingShingle | Processing-dependent Chemical Ordering in a Metallic Alloy Characterized via Non-destructive Bragg Coherent Diffraction Imaging Warren, Nathaniel Skidmore, Chloe Harmon, Katherine J. Cha, Wonsuk Maria, Jon-Paul Hruszkewycz, Stephan O. Pagan, Darren C. Materials Science Of current importance for alloy design is controlling chemical ordering through processing routes to optimize an alloy's mechanical properties for a desired application. However, characterization of chemical ordering remains an ongoing challenge, particularly when nondestructive characterization is needed. In this study, Bragg coherent diffraction imaging is used to reconstruct morphology and lattice displacement in model Cu$_3$Au nanocrystals that have undergone different heat treatments to produce variation in chemical ordering. The magnitudes and distributions of the scattering amplitudes (proportional to electron density) and lattice strains within these crystals are then analyzed to correlate them to the expected amount of chemical ordering present. Nanocrystals with increased amounts of ordering are found to generally have less extreme strains present and reduced strain distribution widths. In addition, statistical correlations are found between the spatial arrangement of scattering amplitude and lattice strains. |
| title | Processing-dependent Chemical Ordering in a Metallic Alloy Characterized via Non-destructive Bragg Coherent Diffraction Imaging |
| topic | Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.20230 |