Design of bicontinuous metallic nanocomposites for high-strength and plasticity

Cui, Yuchi; Derby, Benjamin; Li, Nan; Misra, Amit

doi:10.1016/j.matdes.2019.107602

Title: Design of bicontinuous metallic nanocomposites for high-strength and plasticity

Journal Article · 11 January 2019 · Materials & Design

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2019.107602 · OSTI ID:1558982

^[1]; Derby, Benjamin ^[1];

^[2]; Misra, Amit ^[1]

Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

We demonstrate design of Cu/Mo nanocomposite thin films with bicontinuous intertwined morphologies for high strength and plastic deformability. Through co-sputtering Cu and Mo at different temperatures, nanocomposites with lateral and random concentration modulations (LCMs and RCMs) were fabricated. Ligament size and coherency of the Cu/Mo interfaces was also controlled via the deposition conditions. It was discovered that nanocomposites with LCM structure and coherent interfaces have high strength but limited deformability. Enhanced deformability was achieved when the interface was altered to semi-coherent, although plasticity was localized in kink bands. The RCM structure design with semi-coherent interfaces showed an excellent combination of high flow strength and plastic deformability due to suppression of shear and kink bands.

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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

OSTI ID:: 1558982

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-19-27345; TRN: US2000273

Journal Information:: Materials & Design, Vol. 166, Issue C; ISSN 0264-1275

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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