Bulk ultrafine grained/nanocrystalline metals via slow cooling

Cao, Chezheng; Yao, Gongcheng; Jiang, Lin; Sokoluk, Maximilian; Wang, Xin; Ciston, Jim; Javadi, Abdolreza; Guan, Zeyi; De Rosa, Igor; Xie, Weiguo; Lavernia, Enrique J.; Schoenung, Julie M.; Li, Xiaochun

doi:10.1126/sciadv.aaw2398

Title: Bulk ultrafine grained/nanocrystalline metals via slow cooling

Journal Article · Fri Aug 23 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Science Advances

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aaw2398· OSTI ID:1599808

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Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)
Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (United States); Thermo Fisher Scientific, Hillsboro, OR (United States)
Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (United States)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Univ. of Exeter, Penryn, Cornwall (United Kingdom)

Cooling, nucleation, and phase growth are ubiquitous processes in nature. Effective control of nucleation and phase growth is of significance to yield refined microstructures with enhanced performance for materials. Recent studies reveal that ultrafine grained (UFG)/nanocrystalline metals exhibit extraordinary properties. However, conventional microstructure refinement methods, such as fast cooling and inoculation, have reached certain fundamental limits. It has been considered impossible to fabricate bulk UFG/nanocrystalline metals via slow cooling. Here, we report a new discovery that nanoparticles can refine metal grains to ultrafine/nanoscale by instilling a continuous nucleation and growth control mechanism during slow cooling. The bulk UFG/nanocrystalline metal with nanoparticles also reveals an unprecedented thermal stability. This method overcomes the grain refinement limits and may be extended to any other processes that involve cooling, nucleation, and phase growth for widespread applications.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

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

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1599808

Journal Information:: Science Advances, Vol. 5, Issue 8; ISSN 2375-2548

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