Interface-Driven Plasticity in Metal–Ceramic Nanolayered Composites: Direct Validation of Multiscale Deformation Modeling via In Situ Indentation in TEM

Mara, Nathan Allan; Li, Nan; Misra, Amit; Wang, Jian

doi:10.1007/s11837-015-1542-1

Title: Interface-Driven Plasticity in Metal–Ceramic Nanolayered Composites: Direct Validation of Multiscale Deformation Modeling via In Situ Indentation in TEM

Journal Article · Tue Aug 11 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · JOM. Journal of the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-015-1542-1· OSTI ID:1492603

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

Here, we present in situ indentation in a transmission electron microscope on Al-TiN multilayers with individual layer thicknesses of 50 nm and 2.7 nm to explore the effect of length scales on the plastic co-deformability of a metal and a ceramic. At 50 nm, plasticity was confined to the Al layers with brittle fracture in the TiN layers. At 5 nm and below, cracking in TiN was suppressed with co-deformation evident in both layers. The in situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) straining results demonstrate a profound size effect in enhancing plastic co-deformability in nanoscale metal-ceramic multilayers, as well as direct validation of ex situ and 3-D elastic–plastic deformation models.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

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

Grant/Contract Number:: 89233218CNA000001; AC52-06NA25396

OSTI ID:: 1492603

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-15-26360

Journal Information:: JOM. Journal of the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, Vol. 68, Issue 1; ISSN 1047-4838

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