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High temperature thermal and mechanical stability of high-strength nanotwinned Al alloys

Journal Article · · Acta Materialia
Al alloys have widespread applications, but often suffer from low yield strength. Recently, nanotwinned Al-Fe solid solution alloys have shown high flow stress (>1.5 GPa), ascribed to nanograins with abundant incoherent twin boundaries and solute-stabilized 9R phase. However, the high temperature mechanical behaviors of high-strength twinned Al-Fe alloys remain unknown. In this study, we show that nanotwinned microstructures are stable up to 280 °C, followed by recrystallization at 300 °C. In-situ uniaxial compression tests in a scanning electron microscope show that the nanotwinned Al alloys retain their high flow stress of ~1.3 GPa when tested up to 200 °C, and substantial softening occurs at a test temperature of 300 °C. This work reveals the superb thermal stability and high temperature mechanical behaviors of the nanotwinned Al-Fe alloys, and offers a new perspective to design future strong and thermally stable nanostructured Al alloys.
Research Organization:
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0016337
OSTI ID:
1612484
Journal Information:
Acta Materialia, Journal Name: Acta Materialia Journal Issue: C Vol. 165; ISSN 1359-6454
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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