Micromechanical and in situ shear testing of Al–SiC nanolaminate composites in a transmission electron microscope (TEM)
Abstract
Nanolaminate composites show promise as high strength and toughness materials. Still, due to the limited volume of these materials, micron scale mechanical testing methods must be used to determine the properties of these films. To this end, a novel approach combining a double notch shear testing geometry and compression with a flat punch in a nanoindenter was developed to determine the mechanical properties of these films under shear loading. To further elucidate the failure mechanisms under shear loading, in situ TEM experiments were performed using a double notch geometry cut into the TEM foil. Aluminum layer thicknesses of 50nm and 100nm were used to show the effect of constraint on the deformation. Higher shear strength was observed in the 50 nm sample (690±54 MPa) compared to the 100 nm sample (423±28.7 MPa). Additionally, failure occurred along the Al-SiC interface in the 50 nm sample as opposed to failure within the Al layer in the 100 nm sample.
- Authors:
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- Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ (United States)
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1239249
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1360844
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-14-27880
Journal ID: ISSN 0921-5093; PII: S0921509314012982
- Grant/Contract Number:
- DMR-1209928; AC52-06NA25396
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Materials Science and Engineering. A, Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 621; Journal ID: ISSN 0921-5093
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; transmission electron microscope (TEM); focused ion beam (FIB); nanostructured materials; interface; shear testing; composites
Citation Formats
Mayer, Carl, Li, Nan, Mara, Nathan Allan, and Chawla, Nikhilesh. Micromechanical and in situ shear testing of Al–SiC nanolaminate composites in a transmission electron microscope (TEM). United States: N. p., 2014.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.msea.2014.10.055.
Mayer, Carl, Li, Nan, Mara, Nathan Allan, & Chawla, Nikhilesh. Micromechanical and in situ shear testing of Al–SiC nanolaminate composites in a transmission electron microscope (TEM). United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2014.10.055
Mayer, Carl, Li, Nan, Mara, Nathan Allan, and Chawla, Nikhilesh. Fri .
"Micromechanical and in situ shear testing of Al–SiC nanolaminate composites in a transmission electron microscope (TEM)". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2014.10.055. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1239249.
@article{osti_1239249,
title = {Micromechanical and in situ shear testing of Al–SiC nanolaminate composites in a transmission electron microscope (TEM)},
author = {Mayer, Carl and Li, Nan and Mara, Nathan Allan and Chawla, Nikhilesh},
abstractNote = {Nanolaminate composites show promise as high strength and toughness materials. Still, due to the limited volume of these materials, micron scale mechanical testing methods must be used to determine the properties of these films. To this end, a novel approach combining a double notch shear testing geometry and compression with a flat punch in a nanoindenter was developed to determine the mechanical properties of these films under shear loading. To further elucidate the failure mechanisms under shear loading, in situ TEM experiments were performed using a double notch geometry cut into the TEM foil. Aluminum layer thicknesses of 50nm and 100nm were used to show the effect of constraint on the deformation. Higher shear strength was observed in the 50 nm sample (690±54 MPa) compared to the 100 nm sample (423±28.7 MPa). Additionally, failure occurred along the Al-SiC interface in the 50 nm sample as opposed to failure within the Al layer in the 100 nm sample.},
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journal = {Materials Science and Engineering. A, Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing},
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year = {Fri Nov 07 00:00:00 EST 2014},
month = {Fri Nov 07 00:00:00 EST 2014}
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