In september I carried out in LaboTex software the analysis of global textures measured by X-ray diffractometer.
I was also working on preparing 2 presentations and I gave a speech:

- first for the Seminar in PAS presenting the progress of PhD research (20.09.2013) titled:
'Role of low-angle boundaries in microstructural and textural transformations during annealing of severely deformed aluminum alloys',

- second connected with participation in the conference 'The 41th School of Materials Science and Engineering' (24-27.09.2013) titled:
'Microstructure and texture evolution during annealing of AA1050 aluminium alloy pre-deformed in ECAP'.

In beginning of september I was busy preparing for internal evaluation of progress in PhD research, so i had a good chance to review my recent investigations. Additionally I have prepared and submitted an abstract for upcoming Joint PhD seminar. Abstract was prepared for poster presentation that would concern general observation of microstructure features observed in KoBo deformed hexagonal metals - zinc and titanium.
Microstructure investigation have been performed by high resolution SEM FEG Quanta
microscope with integrated EBSD system. In cases of both types of materials microstructure after deformation is substantially refined and strongly heterogeneous, with grain sizes ranging from tens of microns to single microns size. Strong axial texture is characteristic for all kinds of examined samples with 0001 basal planes aligned parallel to the extrusion direction. Grains are typically elongated in extrusion direction, however grain shape parameter varies between zinc and titanium. Internal subgrain structure is found for both deformed material types, consisting of crystal lattice bending, resulting in slight misorientation variation along grain axis, as well as formation of dislocation walls and low angle grain boundaries.

During September I had an opportunity to lear much more about my main technique - transmission electron microscopy. I have spent several days conducting observations by myself. Therefore it was possible to compare practice with theory.

During this month:
I have participated in the 12th International Conference on Quasicrystals.
I have finally started to write an introduction to my PhD thesis.
During breaks in writing I did some SEM studies of melt spun ribbons.

During this month I prepared new corrosion experiments - pure mg sample as a reference sample was used. Morover I participated in LMT 2013 conference in Great Britain where I had a pleasure to gave the talk about precipitation hardening in MgZnCa alloys.