Solute stabilization of nanocrystalline tungsten against abnormal grain growth
Abstract
Microstructure and phase evolution in magnetron sputtered nanocrystalline tungsten and tungsten alloy thin films are explored through in situ TEM annealing experiments at temperatures up to 1000 °C. Grain growth in unalloyed nanocrystalline tungsten transpires through a discontinuous process at temperatures up to 550 °C, which is coupled to an allotropic phase transformation of metastable β-tungsten with the A-15 cubic structure to stable body centered cubic (BCC) α-tungsten. Complete transformation to the BCC α-phase is accompanied by the convergence to a unimodal nanocrystalline structure at 650 °C, signaling a transition to continuous grain growth. Alloy films synthesized with compositions of W–20 at.% Ti and W–15 at.% Cr exhibit only the BCC α-phase in the as-deposited state, which indicate the addition of solute stabilizes the films against the formation of metastable β-tungsten. Thermal stability of the alloy films is significantly improved over their unalloyed counterpart up to 1000 °C, and grain coarsening occurs solely through a continuous growth process. The contrasting thermal stability between W–Ti and W–Cr is attributed to different grain boundary segregation states, thus demonstrating the critical role of grain boundary chemistry in the design of solute-stabilized nanocrystalline alloys.
- Authors:
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- Stony Brook Univ., NY (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States). Dept. of Radiation Solid Interactions
- Univ. of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL (United States). Dept. of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1474059
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-2018-10138J
Journal ID: ISSN 0884-2914; applab; 667935
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Materials Research
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 33; Journal Issue: 01; Journal ID: ISSN 0884-2914
- Publisher:
- Materials Research Society
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Citation Formats
Donaldson, Olivia K., Hattar, Khalid, Kaub, Tyler, Thompson, Gregory B., and Trelewicz, Jason R. Solute stabilization of nanocrystalline tungsten against abnormal grain growth. United States: N. p., 2017.
Web. doi:10.1557/jmr.2017.296.
Donaldson, Olivia K., Hattar, Khalid, Kaub, Tyler, Thompson, Gregory B., & Trelewicz, Jason R. Solute stabilization of nanocrystalline tungsten against abnormal grain growth. United States. https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2017.296
Donaldson, Olivia K., Hattar, Khalid, Kaub, Tyler, Thompson, Gregory B., and Trelewicz, Jason R. Tue .
"Solute stabilization of nanocrystalline tungsten against abnormal grain growth". United States. https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2017.296. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1474059.
@article{osti_1474059,
title = {Solute stabilization of nanocrystalline tungsten against abnormal grain growth},
author = {Donaldson, Olivia K. and Hattar, Khalid and Kaub, Tyler and Thompson, Gregory B. and Trelewicz, Jason R.},
abstractNote = {Microstructure and phase evolution in magnetron sputtered nanocrystalline tungsten and tungsten alloy thin films are explored through in situ TEM annealing experiments at temperatures up to 1000 °C. Grain growth in unalloyed nanocrystalline tungsten transpires through a discontinuous process at temperatures up to 550 °C, which is coupled to an allotropic phase transformation of metastable β-tungsten with the A-15 cubic structure to stable body centered cubic (BCC) α-tungsten. Complete transformation to the BCC α-phase is accompanied by the convergence to a unimodal nanocrystalline structure at 650 °C, signaling a transition to continuous grain growth. Alloy films synthesized with compositions of W–20 at.% Ti and W–15 at.% Cr exhibit only the BCC α-phase in the as-deposited state, which indicate the addition of solute stabilizes the films against the formation of metastable β-tungsten. Thermal stability of the alloy films is significantly improved over their unalloyed counterpart up to 1000 °C, and grain coarsening occurs solely through a continuous growth process. The contrasting thermal stability between W–Ti and W–Cr is attributed to different grain boundary segregation states, thus demonstrating the critical role of grain boundary chemistry in the design of solute-stabilized nanocrystalline alloys.},
doi = {10.1557/jmr.2017.296},
journal = {Journal of Materials Research},
number = 01,
volume = 33,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Sep 05 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Tue Sep 05 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}
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