TY - JOUR A1 - Cabeza, Sandra A1 - Müller, Bernd R. A1 - Pereyra, R. A1 - Fernández, R. A1 - González-Doncel, G. A1 - Bruno, Giovanni T1 - Evidence of damage evolution during creep of Al–Mg alloy using synchrotron X-ray refraction JF - Journal of applied crystallography N2 - In order to provide further evidence of damage mechanisms predicted by the recent solid-state transformation creep (SSTC) model, direct observation of damage accumulation during creep of Al–3.85Mg was made using synchrotron X-ray refraction. X-ray refraction techniques detect the internal specific surface (i.e. surface per unit volume) on a length scale comparable to the specimen size, but with microscopic sensitivity. A significant rise in the internal specific surface with increasing creep time was observed, providing evidence for the creation of a fine grain substructure, as predicted by the SSTC model. This substructure was also observed by scanning electron microscopy KW - Aluminium alloys KW - Creep KW - Damage KW - Synchrotron X-ray refraction KW - Electron microscopy KW - subgrain structure PY - 2018 DO - https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600576718001449 SN - 1600-5767 VL - 51 SP - 420 EP - 427 PB - Wiley AN - OPUS4-44619 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -