3D Mapping of Intragranular Residual Strain and Microstructure in Recrystallized Iron Using Dark-Field X-ray Microscopy
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| author | Sanna, Virginia Zhang, Yubin Ludwig, Wolfgang Shukla, Aditya Benhadjira, Abderrahmane Sarkis, Marilyn Yildirim, Can |
| author_facet | Sanna, Virginia Zhang, Yubin Ludwig, Wolfgang Shukla, Aditya Benhadjira, Abderrahmane Sarkis, Marilyn Yildirim, Can |
| contents | Grain growth is a key process in the thermomechanical treatment of metals. Recently, the presence of local residual stresses within fully recrystallized grains has attracted increasing interest in connection with shear-coupled grain boundary migration mechanisms. In this work, we provide the first direct experimental measurements of residual elastic strain variations in fully recrystallized commercial-purity iron, on the order of $10^{-4}$. Using dark-field X-ray microscopy (DFXM), we performed non-destructive three-dimensional measurements of strain and orientation variations within individual grains. Our results reveal heterogeneous strain distributions across all measured grains. In one case, we observed several isolated dislocations accommodating two second-phase particles, exhibiting a localized strain signature with no detectable long-range effect. The formation mechanisms of intragranular residual strains and their potential influence on grain boundary migration during subsequent grain growth are discussed. This work highlights the importance of accounting for such residual elastic strains in future grain growth models. |
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| spellingShingle | 3D Mapping of Intragranular Residual Strain and Microstructure in Recrystallized Iron Using Dark-Field X-ray Microscopy Sanna, Virginia Zhang, Yubin Ludwig, Wolfgang Shukla, Aditya Benhadjira, Abderrahmane Sarkis, Marilyn Yildirim, Can Materials Science Applied Physics Grain growth is a key process in the thermomechanical treatment of metals. Recently, the presence of local residual stresses within fully recrystallized grains has attracted increasing interest in connection with shear-coupled grain boundary migration mechanisms. In this work, we provide the first direct experimental measurements of residual elastic strain variations in fully recrystallized commercial-purity iron, on the order of $10^{-4}$. Using dark-field X-ray microscopy (DFXM), we performed non-destructive three-dimensional measurements of strain and orientation variations within individual grains. Our results reveal heterogeneous strain distributions across all measured grains. In one case, we observed several isolated dislocations accommodating two second-phase particles, exhibiting a localized strain signature with no detectable long-range effect. The formation mechanisms of intragranular residual strains and their potential influence on grain boundary migration during subsequent grain growth are discussed. This work highlights the importance of accounting for such residual elastic strains in future grain growth models. |
| title | 3D Mapping of Intragranular Residual Strain and Microstructure in Recrystallized Iron Using Dark-Field X-ray Microscopy |
| topic | Materials Science Applied Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.08968 |