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Microscopic Description of Plasticity in Computer Generated Metallic Nanophase Samples

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

M. Spaczér ,
H. Van Swygenhoven  and
A. Caro
M. Spaczér
Affiliation:
Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232, Villigen PSI, Switzerland, helena.vs@psi.ch
H. Van Swygenhoven
Affiliation:
Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232, Villigen PSI, Switzerland, helena.vs@psi.ch
A. Caro
Affiliation:
Centro Atómico, 8400 Bariloche, Argentina, caro@cab.cnea.edu.ar
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Abstract

We report simulations on the plastic behaviour of nanocrystalline Ni and Cu with grain sizes in the range of 3-12 nm. We observe a change in deformation mechanism in both materials: at the smallest grain sizes all deformation is accommodated in the grain boundaries, while at higher grain sizes we observe intragrain deformation. Analysis of the atomic configurations shows that stacking faults are produced by the passage of partial dislocations generated and absorbed in opposite grain boundaries. In Cu, we observe the stacking faults at smaller grain sizes than in Ni (8 and 12nm, respectively), which is attributed to the lower stacking fault energy of copper. Dislocations appear on slip systems that are not necessarily those favoured by the Schmid factor. Atomic displacement analysis shows deformation starts at triple points, with grain boundary sliding followed by the creation of intragrain partial dislocations.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 538: Symposium J – Multiscale Modelling of Materials , 1998 , 401
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1999

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