Exploring novel deformation mechanisms in aluminum–copper alloys using in situ 4D nanomechanical testing

Kaira, C. Shashank; Stannard, Tyler J.; De Andrade, Vincent; De Carlo, Francesco; Chawla, Nikhilesh

doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2019.07.016

Title: Exploring novel deformation mechanisms in aluminum–copper alloys using in situ 4D nanomechanical testing

Journal Article · Fri Jul 12 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Acta Materialia

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2019.07.016· OSTI ID:1571280

Kaira, C. Shashank ^[1]; Stannard, Tyler J. ^[1]; De Andrade, Vincent ^[2]; De Carlo, Francesco ^[2];

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Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Even after nearly a century of extensive use of aluminum alloys in structural applications, our understanding of such precipitation-strengthened materials is far from complete. With the advent of next generation advanced characterization techniques, our ability to probe materials in unique ways and at different length scales has established a new paradigm for devising new pathways to alloy design by engineering materials and tailoring specific properties at the nanoscale. Here, we perform in situ nanomechanical testing in conjunction with synchrotron -based hard X-ray nanotomography to capture initiation and evolution of damage in 3D in Al-Cu alloys. Precipitates in these alloys are seen to exhibit unprecedented localized deformation in compression, which is attributed to novel observations of kinking in these brittle second-phase particles, accompanied with the generation of a fine polycrystalline texture in the adjacent matrix. We observe a size-dependent transition in precipitate deformation behavior that has been thoroughly investigated using a comprehensive correlative approach.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: U.S. Army Research Laboratory - U.S. Army Research Office (ARO); USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1571280

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1543047

Journal Information:: Acta Materialia, Vol. 176, Issue C; ISSN 1359-6454

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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