Ya-Qiang Wang
,
Zhao-Qi Hou
,
Jin-Yu Zhang
,
Xiao-Qing Liang
,
Gang Liu
,
Guo-Jun Zhang
,
Jun Sun
金属学报(英文版)
doi:10.1007/s40195-016-0372-7
Cu-Al/Al nanostructured metallic multilayers with Al layer thickness h Al varying from 5 to 100 nm were prepared, and their mechanical properties and deformation behaviors were studied by nanoindentation testing. The results showed that the hardness increased drastically with decreasing h Al down to about 20 nm, whereafter the hardness reached a plateau that approaches the hardness of the alloyed Cu-Al monolithic thin films. The strain rate sensitivity (SRS, m), however, decreased monotonically with reducing h Al. The layer thickness-dependent strengthening mechanisms were discussed, and it was revealed that the alloyed Cu-Al nanolayers dominated at h Al ≤ 20 nm, while the crystalline Al nanolayers dominated at h Al > 20 nm. The plastic deformation was mainly related to the ductile Al nanolayers, which was responsible for the monotonic evolution of SRS with h Al. In addition, the h Al-dependent hardness and SRS were quantitatively modeled in light of the strengthening mechanisms at different length scales.
关键词:
Nanostructured
,
films
,
Cu-Al/Al
,
multilayers
,
Hardness
,
Strain
,
rate
,
sensitivity
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Layer
,
thickness
,
dependence
