Abstract
We report the analysis of repeated transients to monitor the coupled evolution of dislocation velocity and mobile dislocation density in plastically deforming nanocrystalline Ni. The stress relaxation series allowed the determination of the physical activation volume, indicating a rate-controlling mechanism different from that in coarse-grained Ni. The mobile dislocation exhaustion observed is correlated with the unusually high apparent work-hardening rate during the early stage of straining.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 241917 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1-3 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
| Volume | 86 |
| Issue number | 24 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 13 Jun 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |