Interface-Mediated Twinning-Induced Plasticity in a Fine Hexagonal Microstructure Generated by Additive Manufacturing
The grain size is a determinant microstructural feature to enable the activation of deformation twinning in hexagonal close-packed (hcp) metals. Although deformation twinning is one of the most effective mechanisms for improving the strength–ductility trade-off of structural alloys, its activation i...
| Autores: | , , , , , , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
| País: | Argentina |
| Institución: | Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas |
| Repositorio: | CONICET Digital (CONICET) |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/151914 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/11336/151914 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | metal 3D printing structural properties hexagonal close-packed alloys deformation twinning https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.5 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2 |
| Sumario: | The grain size is a determinant microstructural feature to enable the activation of deformation twinning in hexagonal close-packed (hcp) metals. Although deformation twinning is one of the most effective mechanisms for improving the strength–ductility trade-off of structural alloys, its activation is reduced with decreasing grain size. This work reports the discovery of the activation of deformation twinning in a fine-grained hcp microstructure by introducing ductile body-centered cubic (bcc) nano-layer interfaces. The fast solidification and cooling conditions of laser-based additive manufacturing are exploited to obtain a fine microstructure that, coupled with an intensified intrinsic heat treatment, permits to generate the bcc nano-layers. In situ high-energy synchrotron X-ray diffraction allows tracking the activation and evolution of mechanical twinning in real-time. The findings obtained show the potential of ductile nano-layering for the novel design of hcp damage tolerant materials with improved life spans. |
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