Gradient nanostructuring via compositional means

Barrios Santos, Alejandro Javier; Nathaniel II, James Edward; Monti, Joseph Michael; Milne, Zachary; Adams, David P.; Hattar, Khalid Mikhiel; Medlin, Douglas L.; Dingreville, Remi Philippe Michel; Boyce, Brad L.

doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2023.118733

Gradient nanostructuring via compositional means

Journal Article · Sat Jan 28 00:00:00 EST 2023 · Acta Materialia

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2023.118733· OSTI ID:2311622

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Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)

Nanocrystalline metals are inherently unstable against thermal and mechanical stimuli, commonly resulting in significant grain growth. Also, while these metals exhibit substantial Hall-Petch strengthening, they tend to suffer from low ductility and fracture toughness. With regard to the grain growth problem, alloying elements have been employed to stabilize the microstructure through kinetic and/or thermodynamic mechanisms. And to address the ductility challenge, spatially-graded grain size distributions have been developed to facilitate heterogeneous deformation modes: high-strength at the surface and plastic deformation in the bulk. In the present work, we combine these two strategies and present a new methodology for the fabrication of gradient nanostructured metals via compositional means. Here, we have demonstrated that annealing a compositionally stepwise Pt-Au film with a homogenous microstructure results in a film with a spatial microstructural gradient, exhibiting grains which can be twice as wide in the bulk compared to the outer surfaces. Additionally, phase-field modeling was employed for the comparison with experimental results and for further investigation of the competing mechanisms of Au diffusion and thermally induced grain growth. This fabrication method offers an alternative approach for developing the next generation of microstructurally stable gradient nanostructured films.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division (MSE); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF)

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0003525

OSTI ID:: 2311622

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1961263

Report Number(s):: SAND--2023-12917J

Journal Information:: Acta Materialia, Journal Name: Acta Materialia Vol. 247; ISSN 1359-6454

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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