Grain boundary mediated plasticity in nanocrystalline nickel.
- University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA
The plastic behavior of crystalline materials is mainly controlled by the nucleation and motion of lattice dislocations. We report in situ dynamic transmission electron microscope observations of nanocrystalline nickel films with an average grain size of about 10 nanometers, which show that grain boundary-mediated processes have become a prominent deformation mode. Additionally, trapped lattice dislocations are observed in individual grains following deformation. This change in the deformation mode arises from the grain size-dependent competition between the deformation controlled by nucleation and motion of dislocations and the deformation controlled by diffusion-assisted grain boundary processes.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Laboratories
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 952826
- Report Number(s):
- SAND2004-2772J
- Journal Information:
- Proposed for publication in Science., Journal Name: Proposed for publication in Science.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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