Journal article
Dimples on nanocrystalline fracture surfaces as evidence for shear plane formation.
- Hasnaoui A Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232, Villigen-PSI, Switzerland.
- Van Swygenhoven H
- Derlet PM
- 2003-06-07
Published in:
- Science (New York, N.Y.). - 2003
English
Tensile experiments of fully dense nanocrystalline structures with a mean grain size of less than 100 nanometers demonstrate a considerable increase in hardness but a remarkable drop in elongation-to-failure, indicating brittle behavior. However, dimple structures are often observed at the fracture surface, indicating some type of ductile fracture mechanism. Guided by large-scale atomistic simulations, we propose that these dimple structures result from local shear planes formed around clustered grains that, because of their particular misorientation, cannot participate in the grain boundary accommodation processes necessary to sustain plastic deformation. This raises the expectation that general high-angle grain boundaries are necessary for good ductility.
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- DOI 10.1126/science.1084284
- PMID 12791986
- Persistent URL
- https://folia.unifr.ch/global/documents/125596
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