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The difference in the grain boundary deformation between statically and cyclically crept specimens of Al-Mg solid solution has been investigated at the temperature of 580 K and for the peak stress level of 15 to 20 M Pa. In statically crept specimens, the grain boundaries deform irregularly and no crack is formed either at the triple point or along the serrated boundaries. However, in cyclically crept specimens, where the stress frequency, stress amplitude and the ratio of on-load to off-load time are 3 cycles per minute, 90% of maximum peak stress and less than 1, respectively, the grain boundaries remain smooth and wedge-type cracks are formed at the triple points, which results in intercrystalline fracture. On the basis of the experimental observations it is believed that cyclic stressing enhances grain boundary sliding through an accelerated recovery with the help of mechanically generated excess vacancies during cycling. However, due to the constraints of the grain alignment, boundary sliding becomes very difficult and creates an intercrystalline fracture at a triple point. On the other hand, under static stress, since the grain boundary is serrated to decrease the stress concentration at a triple point, a crack hardly forms at the triple point.
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Hong, K.T., Nam, S.W. Cyclic stress effects on the grain boundary cracking in Al-Mg solid solution. J Mater Sci 23, 1171–1181 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01154575
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