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Title
High strength-ductility of thin nanocrystalline palladium films with nanoscale twins : on-chip testing and grain aggregate model
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Abstract
The mechanical behaviour of thin nanocrystalline palladium films with an ∼30 nm in plane grain size has been characterized on chip under uniaxial tension. The films exhibit a large strain hardening capacity and a significant increase in the strength with decreasing thickness. Transmission electron microscopy has revealed the presence of a moderate density of growth nanotwins interacting with dislocations. A semi-analytical grain aggregate model is proposed to investigate the impact of different contributions to the flow behaviour, involving the effect of twins, of grain size and of the presence of a thin surface layer. This model provides guidelines to optimizing the strength/ductility ratio of the films.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Acta materialia. - Oxford
Publication
Oxford : 2012
ISSN
1359-6454
DOI
10.1016/J.ACTAMAT.2011.11.054
Volume/pages
60 :4 (2012) , p. 1795-1806
ISI
000301989500035
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UAntwerpen
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Last edited 09.10.2023
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