Which of the following statements regarding screw dislocation is correct?

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  1. It lies parallel to its Burgers vector 
  2. It moves in the direction parallel to its Burgers vector.
  3. It initially requires very less force to move.
  4. It moves very fast as compared to edge dislocation

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Option 1 : It lies parallel to its Burgers vector 
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Concept:

  • When a dislocation moves under applied shear stress: 
  • Individual atoms move in directions parallel to the Burgers vector;
  • The dislocation moves in a direction perpendicular to the dislocation line.
  • An edge dislocation, therefore, moves in the direction of the Burgers vector and lies perpendicular to the burger vector.
  • Whereas a screw dislocation moves in a direction perpendicular to the Burgers vector and lies parallel to burger vector.

Dislocation

Position

Direction of dislocation

Edge

Perpendicular

Parallel

Screw

Parallel

Perpendicular

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