Cottrell atmosphere

E168995

The Cottrell atmosphere is a localized cloud of solute atoms that forms around dislocations in a crystal lattice, reducing their mobility and influencing the material’s mechanical properties.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Cottrell atmosphere canonical 1
Cottrell cloud 1
Cottrell–Bilby theory 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf crystal defect-related phenomenon ⓘ
materials science concept ⓘ
affects plastic deformation behavior ⓘ
stress–strain curve ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Cottrell cloud ⓘ
linked to: Cottrell atmosphere
associatedWith Portevin–Le Chatelier effect ⓘ
dynamic strain aging ⓘ
static strain aging ⓘ
canBeBrokenBy application of sufficient stress ⓘ
plastic deformation ⓘ
composedOf solute atoms ⓘ
dependsOn diffusivity of solute atoms ⓘ
solute concentration ⓘ
temperature ⓘ
field dislocation theory ⓘ
physical metallurgy ⓘ
formsAround dislocation ⓘ
line defect in a crystal lattice ⓘ
formsDueTo diffusion of solute atoms to dislocations ⓘ
elastic interaction between solute atoms and dislocation stress field ⓘ
hasEffectOn dislocation mobility ⓘ
influences mechanical properties of materials ⓘ
strain aging behavior ⓘ
work hardening ⓘ
yield strength ⓘ
is example of solute–dislocation interaction ⓘ
localized cloud of solute atoms ⓘ
type of point-defect segregation to dislocations ⓘ
leadsTo Lüders band formation ⓘ
increase in yield stress ⓘ
upper and lower yield point behavior ⓘ
modeledBy Cottrell–Bilby theory ⓘ
linked to: Cottrell atmosphere
namedAfter Alan Cottrell ⓘ
observedIn interstitial solid solutions ⓘ
low-carbon steels ⓘ
substitutional solid solutions ⓘ
occursIn alloy ⓘ
crystalline solid ⓘ
metal ⓘ
pins dislocation ⓘ
reduces dislocation mobility ⓘ
reformsBy diffusion during aging ⓘ
relatedTo dislocation locking ⓘ
solute drag ⓘ
yield point phenomenon ⓘ
requires mobile solute atoms ⓘ
stabilizes dislocation ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alan Cottrell → knownFor → Cottrell atmosphere ⓘ
Alan Cottrell → knownFor → Cottrell–Stokes law ⓘ
linked to: Cottrell atmosphere
Cottrell atmosphere → alsoKnownAs → Cottrell cloud ⓘ
linked to: Cottrell atmosphere
Cottrell atmosphere → modeledBy → Cottrell–Bilby theory ⓘ
linked to: Cottrell atmosphere