New nanoscale toughening mechanisms mitigate embrittlement in binary nanocrystalline alloys.

Heckman, Nathan; Foiles, Stephen M.; O'Brien, Christopher John; Chandross, Michael E.; Barr, Christopher Michael; Argibay, Nicolas; Hattar, Khalid Mikhiel; Lu, Ping; Adams, David P.; Boyce, Brad

doi:10.1039/C8NR06419A

New nanoscale toughening mechanisms mitigate embrittlement in binary nanocrystalline alloys.

Conference · 01 October 2018

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/C8NR06419A· OSTI ID:1594322

Heckman, Nathan; Foiles, Stephen M.; O'Brien, Christopher John; Chandross, Michael E.; Barr, Christopher Michael; Argibay, Nicolas; Hattar, Khalid Mikhiel; Lu, Ping; Adams, David P.; Boyce, Brad

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Research Organization:: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

DOE Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000;

OSTI ID:: 1594322

Report Number(s):: SAND2018-11225C; 669556

Conference Information:: Proposed for presentation at the CINT Annual Meeting, 2018 held September 24-25, 2018 in Santa Fe, NM.

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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