Design of super-strong and thermally stable nanotwinned Al alloys via solute synergy

Zhang, Y. F.; Su, R.; Xie, D. Y.; Niu, T. J.; Xue, S.; Li, Q.; Shang, Z.; Ding, J.; Richter, N. A.; Wang, Jian; Wang, H.; Zhang, X.

doi:10.1039/d0nr05707j

Title: Design of super-strong and thermally stable nanotwinned Al alloys via solute synergy

Journal Article · Tue Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Nanoscale

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/d0nr05707j· OSTI ID:1852189

^[1]; Su, R. ^[1]; Xie, D. Y. ^[2]; Niu, T. J. ^[1]; Xue, S. ^[1];

^[1]; Shang, Z. ^[1];

^[1]; Richter, N. A. ^[1]; Wang, Jian ^[2];

^[1]; Zhang, X. ^[1]

Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States)
Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (United States)

Al alloys have widespread industrial applications. However, their mechanical strength is often much lower than steels. Here, we investigate the influence of solutes on achieving ultrahigh strength and thermal stability of nanotwinned Al alloys. In situ micropillar compression tests show the addition of a small amount of Ti can significantly increase the mechanical strength of Al–Ni alloys to 2 GPa. Deformation induced detwinning, Ni segregation and grain coarsening as discovered in binary Al–Ni alloys are mostly absent in the ternary Al–Ni–Ti alloys. Moreover, the ternary Al–Ni–Ti alloys have outstanding thermal stability. Density function theory calculations reveal the synergetic pinning effect of Ni–Ti solute pairs on incoherent twin boundaries. This study demonstrates that the proper selection of synergistic solute pairs is critical to improve the thermal stability and mechanical properties of nanotwinned Al alloys.

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Research Organization:: Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0016337

OSTI ID:: 1852189

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1670810

Journal Information:: Nanoscale, Vol. 12, Issue 39; ISSN 2040-3364

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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