Dislocation arrangement and density in deformed Al–Pd–Mn single-quasicrystals

We present results of microstructural investigations on plastically deformed Al–Pd–Mn single-quasicrystals. Deformations were carried out in uniaxial geometry at different temperatures and to different values of plastic strain and in bending geometry. In the uniaxial geometry, various glide systems are activated. The dependence of the total dislocation density on temperature and on plastic strain is studied. Additional heat treatments on deformed samples show that recovery processes occurring at the high deformation temperatures significantly influence the deformation process. The experimental data are interpreted using a kinetic equation describing the evolution of the dislocation density during deformation. In the bending geometry a defined arrangement of geometrically necessary dislocations of edge type is observed. We find straight dislocation lines with line directions in the plane spanned by the direction of the applied force and the bending axis. The Burgers vectors have twofold direction corresponding to glide planes with the highest shear stress.