The influence of bi-metal interfaces on deformation mechanisms in bulk nanolaminar composites
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
In this presentation, we report on the plastic deformation mechanisms in Ag-Cu and Cu-Nb nanocomposites rolled to large reductions. Starting with an Ag-Cu alloy with eutectic lamellar bilayer thickness of 200 nm, we roll the as-cast rods from 9.5 mm diameter to sheets of final thickness varying from 2.4 mm to 500 {micro}m, corresponding to 75% to 95% nominal reduction in thickness. Cu(111) X-ray pole figures of the rolled nanocomposites indicate a measured texture similar to that of Ag but different from that expected during rolling of pure bulk Cu involving dislocation slip alone. Visco-Plastic Self Consistent (VPSC) polycrystal modeling indicate that both silver and copper deformed by slip and twinning and the twin fraction reached over 30%, depending on rolling reduction. Because pure Cu is not expected to twin under these processing conditions, we hypothesize that twinning in Cu is induced by twinning in Ag, aided by the presence of high Ag-Cu interfacial content. Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations are then carried out on perfect and defective Ag-Cu interfaces and the results support this hypothesis. In the Cu-Nb system, it has been found that at individual layer thicknesses of 40 nm and above, physical vapor deposited foils can be rolled to large strains. However, when the layer thickness decreases to {approx}5nm, shear instability during rolling limits ductility. In this work, we show the effects of cladding 5nm CuINb multilayers with 40 nm CuINb multilayers to limit the onset of geometric instability, thereby facilitating the deformation of 5nm Cu/Nb multi layers to large rolling strains. Results will be discussed in terms of the effects of the interface on deformation processes at diminishing length scales.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC52-06NA25396
- OSTI ID:
- 1045414
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-11-00045; LA-UR-11-45; TRN: US201215%%25
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Plasticity 2011 ; January 7, 2011 ; Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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