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Title: Hierarchical nanotwins in single-crystal-like nickel with high strength and corrosion resistance produced via a hybrid technique

Journal Article · · Nanoscale
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/c9nr07472d· OSTI ID:1650167
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  1. Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States). School of Materials Engineering
  2. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
  3. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Materials Science & Technology Division
  4. Univ. of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science
  5. Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States). School of Materials Engineering and School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

High-density growth nanotwins enable high-strength and good ductility in metallic materials. However, twinning propensity is greatly reduced in metals with high stacking fault energy. In this study, we adopted a hybrid technique coupled with template-directed heteroepitaxial growth method to fabricate single-crystal-like, nanotwinned (nt) Ni. The nt Ni primarily contains hierarchical twin structures that consist of coherent and incoherent twin boundary segments with few conventional grain boundaries. In situ compression studies show the nt Ni has a high flow strength of ~2 GPa and good deformability. Moreover, the nt Ni has superb corrosion behavior due to the unique twin structure in comparison to coarse grained and nanocrystalline counterparts. The hybrid technique opens the door for the fabrication of a wide variety of single-crystal-like nt metals with unique mechanical and chemical properties.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000; SC0016337; NA-0003525
OSTI ID:
1650167
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1579977
Report Number(s):
SAND-2020-8423J; 689933
Journal Information:
Nanoscale, Vol. 12, Issue 3; ISSN 2040-3364
Publisher:
Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 23 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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