Pronounced grain boundary network evolution in nanocrystalline Cu subjected to large cyclic strains

Bober, David B.; LaGrange, Thomas; Kumar, Mukul; Rupert, Timothy J.

doi:10.1557/jmr.2018.334

Title: Pronounced grain boundary network evolution in nanocrystalline Cu subjected to large cyclic strains

Journal Article · 12 November 2018 · Journal of Materials Research

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2018.334 · OSTI ID:1633519

Bober, David B. ^[1]; LaGrange, Thomas ^[2]; Kumar, Mukul ^[3]; Rupert, Timothy J. ^[4]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (United States)
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland)
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (United States)

The grain boundary network of nanocrystalline Cu foils was modified by the application of cyclic loadings and elevated temperatures. Broadly, the changes to the boundary network were directly correlated with the applied temperature and accumulated strain, including a 300% increase in the twin length fraction. By independently varying each treatment variable, a matrix of grain boundary statistics was built to check the plausibility of hypothesized mechanisms against their expected temperature and stress/strain dependences. These comparisons allow the field of candidate mechanisms to be significantly narrowed. Most importantly, the effects of temperature and strain on twin length fraction were found to be strongly synergistic, with the combined effect being ~150% that of the summed individual contributions. Looking beyond scalar metrics, an analysis of the grain boundary network showed that twin related domain formation favored larger sizes and repeated twin variant selection over the creation of many small domains with diverse variants.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 1633519

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL--752223; 938313

Journal Information:: Journal of Materials Research, Journal Name: Journal of Materials Research Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 34; ISSN 0884-2914

Publisher:: Materials Research SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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