Low friction in bcc metals via grain boundary sliding

Hinkle, Adam R.; Curry, John F.; Lim, Hojun; Nation, Brendan L.; Jones, Morgan R.; Wellington-Johnson, John; Lu, Ping; Argibay, Nicolas; Chandross, Michael

doi:10.1103/physrevmaterials.4.063602

Low friction in bcc metals via grain boundary sliding

Journal Article · Mon Jun 08 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Physical Review Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevmaterials.4.063602· OSTI ID:1639071

^[1]; Curry, John F. ^[1]; Lim, Hojun ^[1]; Nation, Brendan L. ^[1]; Jones, Morgan R. ^[1]; Wellington-Johnson, John ^[1]; Lu, Ping ^[1]; Argibay, Nicolas ^[1]; Chandross, Michael ^[1]

Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

In this work, low friction is demonstrated with pure polycrystalline tantalum sliding contacts in both molecular dynamics simulations and ultrahigh vacuum experiments. This phenomenon is shown to be correlated with deformation occurring primarily through grain boundary sliding and can be explained using a recently developed predictive model for the shear strength of metals. Specifically, low friction is associated with grain sizes at the interface being smaller than a critical, material-dependent value, where a crossover from dislocation mediated plasticity to grain-boundary sliding occurs. Low friction is therefore associated with inverse Hall-Petch behavior and softening of the interface. Direct quantitative comparisons between experiments and atomistic calculations are used to illustrate the accuracy of the predictions.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000; NA0003525

OSTI ID:: 1639071

Report Number(s):: SAND--2020-6448J; 686887

Journal Information:: Physical Review Materials, Journal Name: Physical Review Materials Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 4; ISSN 2475-9953

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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