Dislocation in FCC

Burger Vector (B.V)

• B.V fixed length and direction
• Shortest lattice translation vectors which
join two points in the lattice
• A dislocation whose B.V is a lattice
translation vector is known as a perfect or
unit dislocation
 Strain energy of Dislocation
• The distortion around a dislocation implies
that body containing dislocation has extra
strain energy
• i.e elastic energy stored in volume per
unit length of the dislocation
• E total » G · b2
 Dislocation in FCC metals
• Cu, Al, Ni and their alloy have FCC crystal
structure
• The shortest lattice vector and therefore
the most likely b.v of dislocation in FCC
cubic crystal are
• ½ a<110> or a<001>
• Since E = G · b2
• Therefore (½ a<110>) (a<001>) 2
• ¼ a 2 (1 2 +1 2 +0 2) a 2(0 2 +0 2 +1 2)
• 2/4 a 2 a2
• ½ a2 a2
• Dislocations always tend to have the
smallest possible Burgers vector.
• A splitting into smaller Burgers vectors is
therefore always energetically favorable.
• If a dislocation would have a large Burgers
vector, it would immediately split into two
dislocations with smaller Burgers vectors.
• Will (b1) and (b2) join and forms b ?
• If (b1)2 + (b2) 2 < b2
• The forward reaction is not favor able
• However the b dislocation may dissociate
into b1 and b2
• If (b1)2 + (b2) 2 > b2
• Reaction is favorable
• B1 and b2 may join and form b
• To describe the atoms movement during
slip,
• Shockley have pointed out that the unit
dislocation must dissociate into two half
dislocation
• They would glide according to this reaction
• e.g glide along (111) plane
• 1/2a [101-]---- 1/6a [21-1-]+1/6a [112-]
 Dissociation Rule
• i) Algebraically correct, means
Sum of the b.v components of the two
partial dislocation are equal
• Energetically favorable
• Introduction of a convenient notation for
important dislocations and reactions in fcc
structures
• Slip is possible on the four close packed
{111}
• Planes forming a regular tetrahedron
• Edges of the tetrahedron || 〈110〉 slip
directions
Terms in Thompson’s
tetrahedron