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The microstructure at the half-radius position of a polycrystalline alumina rod formed by explosive compaction has been studied by transmission electron microscopy. The as-compacted lattice is composed of differently misoriented bands aligned predominantly in one direction. Such bands may correspond to frequently observed shock lamellae. The band edges are defined by dislocation arrays lying on the basal planes of the hexagonal alumina lattice. The dislocations have Burgers vectors of the type \(\left\{ {11\bar 20} \right\}and\left\{ {10\bar 10} \right\}\), which are the Burgers vectors of slip dislocations in the basal plane. Basal plane twinning is also observed, and the twin boundaries are found to contain interfacial dislocations. While dislocation generation occurs primarily on basal planes, some dislocation activity is also noted on prism, \(\left\{ {1\bar 100} \right\}\), and on rhombohedral, \(\left\{ {1\bar 101} \right\}\), planes. Nonbasal twinning, however, has not been detected. The lattice damage is discussed in terms of possible dislocation and twinning mechanisms.
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Yust, C.S., Harris, L.A. (1981). Observation of Dislocations and Twins in Explosively Compacted Alumina. In: Meyers, M.A., Murr, L.E. (eds) Shock Waves and High-Strain-Rate Phenomena in Metals. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3219-0_50
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