In Situ High-Cycle Fatigue Reveals Importance of Grain Boundary Structure in Nanocrystalline Cu-Zr

Schuler, Jennifer D.; Barr, Christopher M.; Heckman, Nathan M.; Copeland, Guild; Boyce, Brad L.; Hattar, Khalid; Rupert, Timothy J.

doi:10.1007/s11837-019-03361-7

In Situ High-Cycle Fatigue Reveals Importance of Grain Boundary Structure in Nanocrystalline Cu-Zr

Journal Article · Wed Feb 06 23:00:00 EST 2019 · JOM. Journal of the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-019-03361-7· OSTI ID:1650169

Schuler, Jennifer D. ^[1]; Barr, Christopher M. ^[2]; Heckman, Nathan M. ^[2]; Copeland, Guild ^[2]; Boyce, Brad L. ^[2]; Hattar, Khalid ^[2]; Rupert, Timothy J. ^[3]

Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (United States); Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (United States)

The radiation tolerance of metals can be improved through the incorporation of surfacesand interfaces within the material. Nanocrystalline metals are especially attractive due to theirlarge interfacial volume fraction in the form of grain boundaries, but grain growth duringirradiation usually degrades any improvement in radiation tolerance. Therefore, methods to limitgrain growth and simultaneously improve the radiation tolerance of nanocrystalline metals areneeded. Amorphous intergranular films are unique grain boundary structures that are predicted tohave improved sink efficiencies compared to traditional ordered grain boundaries due to theirincreased thickness and amorphous structure. In addition, amorphous intergranular films havebeen shown to improve the grain size stability of nanocrystalline alloys since they arethermodynamically-preferred at very high temperatures and also can kinetically slow migrationdue to the interface being heavily doped. In this study, ball milled nanocrystalline Cu-Zr alloysare heat treated to either have only ordered grain boundaries or to contain amorphous intergranularfilms distributed throughout the grain boundary network, and are then subjected to in situtransmission electron microscopy irradiation and ex situ bulk irradiation. Differences in defectdensity and grain growth due to grain boundary structural transitions are then investigated. Whenamorphous intergranular films are incorporated within the material, not only is the net sinkefficiency of the entire grain boundary network increased, but grain growth is also limited, leadingto nanocrystalline alloys with improved radiation tolerance.

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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); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

OSTI ID:: 1650169

Report Number(s):: SAND2020--8425J; 689935

Journal Information:: JOM. Journal of the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, Journal Name: JOM. Journal of the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 71; ISSN 1047-4838

Publisher:: SpringerCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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