%0 journal article
%@ 0022-2720
%A Haldrup, K.,Nielsen, S.F.,Beckmann, F.,Wert, J.A.

%D 2006
%J Journal of Microscopy (Oxford)
%N 1
%P 28-35 
%R doi:10.1111/j.1365-2818.2006.01565.x
%T Inhomogeneous plastic flow investigated by X-ray absorption microtomography of an aluminium alloy containing marker particles
%U https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2818.2006.01565.x
1 
%X By combining a synchrotron X-ray source and the microtomography technique, the displacement gradient tensor components can be measured directly throughout the volume of a metal sample containing highly absorbing marker particles to detect material flow. The present article describes application of these techniques to compression of a rectangular Al–W specimen with a central hole. The results show that the externally imposed axial displacement gradient is accommodated mainly in two 45° shear bands passing through the hole. A simple deformation analysis provides insight into shear band formation.