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.

During this month I participated in two scientific conferences. The first of them “IX Konferencja Polskiego Towarzystwa Ceramicznego” was held in Zakopane. I showed there a presentation entitled: „Zastosowanie techniki 3D-EBSD do analizy mikrostruktury porów i granic międzyziarnowych w tlenku cyrkonu”. The second conference: “XLI Szkoła Inżynierii Materiałowej” was held in Krynica Zdrój. I was supposed to show a presentation there, but due to unpredicted circumstances the conference was closed one day earlier and I did not manage to present my results. The rest of the month was spend on preparing for a seminar connected with the beginning of the PhD procedure.