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Cooperative toughening mechanism of nanocrystalline materials by grain rotation and shear-coupled migration of grain boundaries

  • Jianjun Li*
  • , Shaohua Chen
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Northwestern Polytechnical University Xian
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Abstract

A theoretical model is proposed to illustrate the cooperative effect of nano-grain rotation and shear-coupled migration of grain boundaries on toughening of nanocrystalline materials. The toughening mechanism is embodied by an effective stress intensity factor near the tip of a mode I crack. The result shows a possibly effective toughening mechanism in nanocrystalline materials.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)174-176
Number of pages3
JournalMaterials Letters
Volume121
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Apr 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Grain rotation
  • Nanocrystalline materials
  • Shear-coupled migration of grain boundaries
  • Simulation and modeling
  • Stress intensity factor
  • Toughening mechanism

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