Three-dimensional visualization of dislocation-precipitate interactions in a Al-4Mg-0.3Sc alloy using weak-beam dark-field electron tomography

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 514-522

  Liu, G S ^a   Robertson, I M ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Al; Dislocations; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

AL-MG-SC ALLOY; AL3SC PARTICLES; ANGULAR RANGE; CO-ORDINATE SYSTEM; DARK FIELD IMAGES; DARK-FIELD; DISLOCATION MICROSTRUCTURES; DISLOCATION STRUCTURES; ELECTRON BEAM DIRECTION; ELECTRON TOMOGRAPHY; INFORMATION LOST; INTERACTION OF DISLOCATIONS; THREE DIMENSIONAL VISUALIZATION; THREE DIMENSIONS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) MODEL; TWIST BOUNDARIES;

ALUMINUM; CERIUM ALLOYS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRON BEAMS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VISUALIZATION;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 80054939101     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: 20445326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2010.83     Document Type: Article

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