Effect of dynamic plastic deformation on the fluctuation stage of creep in single-crystal β-tin at 1.6 K

Abstract

Plastic deformation is studied in single-crystal β-tin oriented for plastic slip in the (100) 〈010〉 system. Cases are examined in which the logarithmic low-temperature creep curves are preceded by dynamic movement of dislocations. For this purpose an attachment was developed for the deformation machine that made it possible to change the external load in a standard way over identical times on the order of 0.1 s. A computer was used to record the creep process with a time resolution of 0.04 s. The logarithmic creep coefficient α is found to decrease dramatically when the preceding dynamic component of the deformation increment is increased. Thus, correct study of low-temperature logarithmic creep and its mechanisms requires a correct choice of the experimental conditions that excludes the dynamic stage when possible.