Effect of geometrical stress concentrators on the band formation and the serrated deformation in aluminum–magnesium alloys

The effect of holes on the band formation and the serrated deformation in planar specimens of aluminum–magnesium alloys AlMg5 and AlMg6 is studied by high-speed video filming of moving deformation bands. It is found that the concentration of an elastic field near a hole causes early nucleation of macrolocalized deformation bands and decreases the critical deformation of the first stress drop. Differences between the spatial–temporal patterns of deformation bands near holes under various deformation conditions are revealed.