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- Title
Deformation Mechanism Map of Cu/Nb Nanoscale Metallic Multilayers as a Function of Temperature and Layer Thickness.
- Authors
Snel, J.; Monclús, M.; Castillo-Rodríguez, M.; Mara, N.; Beyerlein, I.; Llorca, J.; Molina-Aldareguía, J.
- Abstract
The mechanical properties and deformation mechanisms of Cu/Nb nanoscale metallic multilayers (NMMs) manufactured by accumulative roll bonding are studied at 25°C and 400°C. Cu/Nb NMMs with individual layer thicknesses between 7 nm and 63 nm were tested by in situ micropillar compression inside a scanning electron microscope. Yield strength, strain-rate sensitivities and activation volumes were obtained from the pillar compression tests. The deformed micropillars were examined under scanning and transmission electron microscopy in order to examine the deformation mechanisms active for different layer thicknesses and temperatures. The analysis suggests that room temperature deformation was determined by dislocation glide at larger layer thicknesses and interface-related mechanisms at the thinner layer thicknesses. The high-temperature compression tests, in contrast, revealed superior thermo-mechanical stability and strength retention for the NMMs with larger layer thicknesses with deformation controlled by dislocation glide. A remarkable transition in deformation mechanism occurred as the layer thickness decreased, to a deformation response controlled by diffusion processes along the interfaces, which resulted in temperature-induced softening. A deformation mechanism map, in terms of layer thickness and temperature, is proposed from the results obtained in this investigation.
- Subjects
NANOCOMPOSITE materials; METALLIC films; COPPER; NIOBIUM; DEFORMATIONS (Mechanics); TRANSMISSION electron microscopy; THICKNESS measurement; HIGH temperatures
- Publication
JOM: The Journal of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), 2017, Vol 69, Issue 11, p2214
- ISSN
1047-4838
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11837-017-2533-1