Study of slip mechanisms in a magnesium alloy by neutron diffraction and modeling

Internal strains within a polycrystalline magnesium alloy plate have been measured during tensile and compression testing in situ by neutron diffraction. Using an elasto-plastic self-consistent simulation code, information about the operation of slip and mechanical twinning modes as a function of strain has been obtained. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. on behalf of Acta Materialia Inc.