New nanoscale toughening mechanisms mitigate embrittlement in binary nanocrystalline alloys

Heckman, Nathan M.; Foiles, Stephen M.; O'Brien, Christopher J.; Chandross, Michael; Barr, Christopher M.; Argibay, Nicolas; Hattar, Khalid; Lu, Ping; Adams, David P.; Boyce, Brad L.

doi:10.1039/C8NR06419A

Title: New nanoscale toughening mechanisms mitigate embrittlement in binary nanocrystalline alloys

Journal Article · 21 November 2018 · Nanoscale

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C8NR06419A · OSTI ID:1481807

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Materials Science and Engineering Center, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, USA

Inhomogeneous chemical segregation to grain boundaries in nanocrystalline metals can lead to a new toughening mechanism called compositional crack arrest.

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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 Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000; NA0003525

OSTI ID:: 1481807

Report Number(s):: SAND-2018-11515J

Journal Information:: Nanoscale, Journal Name: Nanoscale Journal Issue: 45 Vol. 10; ISSN NANOHL; ISSN 2040-3364

Publisher:: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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