Journal article
Effect of an applied stress on the recrystallization mechanisms of a zirconium alloy
Abstract
The effect of an applied stress on the mechanism and kinetics of recrystallization of the zirconium alloy Zircaloy-4 is investigated by electron backscattered diffraction. Applying stress during the recrystallization slows down the growth stage. According to the stress amplitude, the nucleation rate is either accelerated or slowed down. A simple model is proposed to take into account these phenomena.
Authors
Saintoyant L; Legras L; Bréchet Y
Journal
Scripta Materialia, Vol. 64, No. 5, pp. 418–421
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
March 2011
DOI
10.1016/j.scriptamat.2010.11.003
ISSN
1359-6462