Researchers find plastic deformation develops differently in titanium and zirconium
Thursday, September 3, 2015 - 07:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Despite the many similarities between titanium and zirconium, researchers at CEA, CNRS and Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 have demonstrated that plastic deformation develops differently in these two metals. It is commonly accepted that Ti and Zr should exhibit a similar response to mechanical stress. However, by combining microscopic experimentation and modeling techniques with GENCI and PRACE computing resources , the researchers have identified two different dislocation motions in these materials. Their goal is now to investigate and predict the mechanical properties of various innovative alloys. The results are published in the August 2015 issue of Nature Materials.