Positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy study of roller burnished magnesium alloy
, and | Dec 01, 2015
Published Online: Dec 01, 2015
Page range: 789 - 794
Received: Jun 26, 2015
Accepted: Aug 27, 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/nuka-2015-0142
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The effect of roller burnishing on Vickers’ hardness and positron lifetimes in the AZ91HP magnesium alloy was studied. The microhardness increases with an increase in the burnishing force and with a decrease in the feed. The comparison of various methods of analysis of positron annihilation lifetime (PAL) spectra allowed identification of two components, which are related to solute-vacancy complexes and vacancy clusters, respectively. It was found that the increase in microhardness was related to the increase in the concentration of vacancy clusters.