| Abstract Scope |
A rare blend of advanced in situ techniques including neutron diffraction, acoustic emission measurements, in situ SEM, and high-speed microscopic video imaging is used to study the deformation mechanisms in Mg and Zn alloys. The different spatiotemporal resolutions of these techniques, ranging from microscale to macroscale, enable verification of theoretical calculations performed by elastoplastic self-consistent modeling, molecular dynamic simulations, and discrete dislocation dynamics. It is shown that such a unique combination of experiments and computer simulations results in revealing the complex spatiotemporal structure and otherwise inaccessible fine microstructural details of the plastic flow in hcp structured materials. |