{"title":"Deformation twinning in a nanocrystalline hcp Mg alloy","authors":"X.L. Wu , K.M. Youssef , C.C. Koch , S.N. Mathaudhu , L.J. Kecskés , Y.T. Zhu","doi":"10.1016/j.scriptamat.2010.10.024","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Nanocrystalline (nc) hexagonal close-packed (hcp) metals are rarely observed to deform by twinning, which is contrary to face-centered cubic metals. Here we report that, after alloying Mg with 10<!--> <!-->at.% Ti, deformation twins are observed in an nc Mg–Ti alloy processed by mechanical attrition. The formation of deformation twins is attributed to the alloying effect, which may change the energy path for twinning. These results point to a promising approach to design nc hcp alloys for superior mechanical properties.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":423,"journal":{"name":"Scripta Materialia","volume":"64 3","pages":"Pages 213-216"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6000,"publicationDate":"2011-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2010.10.024","citationCount":"116","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Scripta Materialia","FirstCategoryId":"88","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359646210007177","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Nanocrystalline (nc) hexagonal close-packed (hcp) metals are rarely observed to deform by twinning, which is contrary to face-centered cubic metals. Here we report that, after alloying Mg with 10 at.% Ti, deformation twins are observed in an nc Mg–Ti alloy processed by mechanical attrition. The formation of deformation twins is attributed to the alloying effect, which may change the energy path for twinning. These results point to a promising approach to design nc hcp alloys for superior mechanical properties.
期刊介绍:
Scripta Materialia is a LETTERS journal of Acta Materialia, providing a forum for the rapid publication of short communications on the relationship between the structure and the properties of inorganic materials. The emphasis is on originality rather than incremental research. Short reports on the development of materials with novel or substantially improved properties are also welcomed. Emphasis is on either the functional or mechanical behavior of metals, ceramics and semiconductors at all length scales.