On the behavior of microstructures with multiple length scales |
| |
Authors: | Zhihui Zhang Bing Q Han Kyung H Chung Enrique J Lavernia |
| |
Affiliation: | (1) the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California, 95616 Davis, CA;(2) Development Engineer with Heraeus MTD, 85226 Chandler, AZ |
| |
Abstract: | The current study aims to provide fundamental insight into the behavior of microstructures containing grain sizes that span
multiple length scales. A commercial 5083 Al alloy was selected as the material of interest to facilitate comparison with
recently published data. The materials studied here were prepared via the thermal consolidation of powders that were cryomilled
for different times (i.e., 0, 2, 4, and 8 hours). Following consolidation, the resultant microstructure was characterized by an equiaxed grain morphology
with a size distribution centered around 200∼300 nm. Dispersed among the 200- to 300-nm grains were coarse-grained regions
or ligaments with a grain size ranging from 600 nm to 2 μm. The occurrence of coarse-grained regions is rationalized on the
basis of recrystallization or subgrain coarsening, whereas the occurrence of equiaxed fine regions is proposed to be a result
of continuous grain growth. Two types of microstructures were selected for study, containing coarse-grained volumes of approximately
28 pct and 43 pct that corresponded to an ultimate tensile strength (UTS) of 566 MPa and 535 MPa, and a fracture strain of
3.2 pct and 3.5 pct, respectively. The observed ductility and the relevant toughening mechanisms were discussed in light of
the presence of multiple length scales. |
| |
Keywords: | |
本文献已被 SpringerLink 等数据库收录! |
|