Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

New nanoscale toughening mechanisms mitigate embrittlement in binary nanocrystalline alloys

Journal Article · · Nanoscale
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/C8NR06419A· OSTI ID:1481807

Inhomogeneous chemical segregation to grain boundaries in nanocrystalline metals can lead to a new toughening mechanism called compositional crack arrest.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI ID:
1481807
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1594322; OSTI ID: 1485835
Journal Information:
Nanoscale, Journal Name: Nanoscale Journal Issue: 45 Vol. 10; ISSN NANOHL; ISSN 2040-3364
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English