Microstructural evolution of nanotwinned Al-Zr alloy with significant 9R phase

Richter, Nicholas A.; Zhang, Yifan; Xie, Dongyue; Su, Ruizhe; Li, Qiang; Xue, Sichuang; Niu, Tongjun; Wang, Jian; Wang, Haiyan; Zhang, Xinghang

doi:10.1080/21663831.2020.1840451

Microstructural evolution of nanotwinned Al-Zr alloy with significant 9R phase

Journal Article · Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 EST 2020 · Materials Research Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/21663831.2020.1840451· OSTI ID:2483520

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Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States)
Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (United States)

Aluminum (Al) alloys have a multitude of applications, notably in the automotive, aerospace and coating industries, yet they exhibit significantly lower mechanical strength than conventional steels. Nanotwins drastically improve mechanical strength while retaining ductility. However, the high SFE of Al largely prevents twinning. Here, we synthesize Al-Zr alloy films containing an abundance of incoherent twin boundaries and 9R phases. These alloys exhibit an extended solid solubility of Zr, retaining a columnar nanotwinned structure across all compositions. These films reach a hardness up to 4.2 GPa with 10 at% Zr and demonstrate the capacity for producing strong Al alloys with nanotwins.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: 89233218CNA000001; SC0016337

OSTI ID:: 2483520

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1852191

Report Number(s):: LA-UR--22-28707

Journal Information:: Materials Research Letters, Journal Name: Materials Research Letters Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 9; ISSN 2166-3831

Publisher:: Taylor and FrancisCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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