Ultimate Strength of Metals

Chandross, Michael; Argibay, Nicolas

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.125501

Title: Ultimate Strength of Metals

Abstract

We present a theoretical model that predicts the peak strength of polycrystalline metals based on the activation energy (or stress) required to cause deformation via amorphization. Building on extensive earlier work, this model is based purely on materials properties, requires no adjustable parameters, and is shown to accurately predict the strength of four exemplar metals (fcc, bcc, and hcp, and an alloy). This framework reveals new routes for design of more complex high-strength materials systems, such as compositionally complex alloys, multiphase systems, nonmetals, and composite structures.

Authors:

; Argibay, Nicolas

Publication Date:: 2020-03-25

Research Org.:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program

OSTI Identifier:: 1606283

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1639069

Report Number(s):: SAND-2020-6445J
Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007; PRLTAO; 125501

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

Resource Type:: Published Article

Journal Name:: Physical Review Letters

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Volume: 124 Journal Issue: 12; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY

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  title        = {Ultimate Strength of Metals},

  author       = {Chandross, Michael and Argibay, Nicolas},

  abstractNote = {We present a theoretical model that predicts the peak strength of polycrystalline metals based on the activation energy (or stress) required to cause deformation via amorphization. Building on extensive earlier work, this model is based purely on materials properties, requires no adjustable parameters, and is shown to accurately predict the strength of four exemplar metals (fcc, bcc, and hcp, and an alloy). This framework reveals new routes for design of more complex high-strength materials systems, such as compositionally complex alloys, multiphase systems, nonmetals, and composite structures.},

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  journal      = {Physical Review Letters},

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  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2020},

  month        = {3}

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