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The Al-30wt.%Zn alloy containing metastable α′R or α′ precipitates was cold rolled to investigate the effect of plastic deformation on transformation processes during the subsequent ageing at 200 °C. Transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction studies proved that the deformation leads to the rapid decomposition of deformed α′R and α′ precipitates and enhances also the decomposition of α′ precipitates formed from α′R to α′ transformation. The deformation does not, however, change the growth rate of α′ particles. It leads, therefore, to the decrease of critical sizes of α′ particles for the α′ to β transformation. The increasing degree of deformation enhances the density of nucleation sites for the β formation on α/α′ interfaces and leads to the decrease in sizes of stable β precipitates. The acceleration of transformation processes is associated with the partial relaxation of stresses introduced by the applied deformation.
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Bartuška, P., Syneček, V. & Simerská, M. Transformation processes in deformed Al-30 wt.% Zn alloy containing metastable precipitates. Czech J Phys 33, 831–836 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01589757
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