Analysis of dynamic dislocation-assisted penetration of helium into tin and cadmium deformed by stretching in liquid helium

Curves describing the liberation of helium from Sn single crystals deformed by stretching in liquid ³He and ⁴He and from Cd polycrystals in ⁴He are analyzed. It is found that the stress-strain diagrams for Sn are in qualitative agreement with the concentration of helium in the samples. The peaks in the amount of He liberated from Cd and Sn at temperatures both below and above the melting point are found to be of different types. The reasons for this difference are investigated, and the assumption concerning the existence of a chemical bond between helium atoms and structural defects of the metals under investigation is formulated.