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Temperature dependence of ductility and fracture of Cu-SiO[sub 2] bicrystals with [001] twist boundaries

Journal Article · · Acta Metallurgica et Materialia; (United States)
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  1. Univ. of Electro-Communications, Tokyo (Japan). Dept. of Mechanical and Control Engineering
  2. Tokyo Inst. of Tech. (Japan). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering

Cu-SiO[sub 2] bicrystals having [001] twist boundaries with different misorientation angles were tensile tested at various temperatures from 473 to 1,023 K to investigate their deformation and fracture behavior. These bicrystals have dispersed SiO[sub 2] particles both in grains and on grain boundaries. Most bicrystals fractured intergranularly. As the misorientation angle increases, intergranular brittle fracture took place more easily at lower temperatures and the recovery of ductility at high temperatures became more difficult. Bicrystals with low-angle boundaries showed clear intermediate-temperature embrittlement with ductility minima at about 770 K. These grain boundary dependent characteristics of deformation and fracture behavior of bicrystals could be explained reasonably by considering the difference in the occurrence of grain boundary sliding and of relaxation by diffusion along the particle/matrix interfaces.

OSTI ID:
6237674
Journal Information:
Acta Metallurgica et Materialia; (United States), Journal Name: Acta Metallurgica et Materialia; (United States) Vol. 41:4; ISSN 0956-7151; ISSN AMATEB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English