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Mechanical properties of fcc/fcc Cu/Nb nanostructured multilayers

  • Xi'an Jiaotong University

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Abstract

The phase transition of Nb from body-centered cubic (bcc) to face-centered cubic (fcc) has been found in Cu/Nb nanostructured multilayers with modulation period (λ) spanning from 5 to 300. nm, and was analyzed by using a thermodynamic model. As λ decreases, the strength of multilayers increase and approach saturation of ∼2.88. GPa at a few nm layer thickness. Size dependent strengthening in present fcc/fcc Cu/Nb multilayers is explained in terms of dislocation based strengthening mechanisms. The enhanced modulus of fcc/fcc Cu/Nb is also observed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)118-122
Number of pages5
JournalMaterials Science and Engineering: A
Volume545
DOIs
StatePublished - 30 May 2012

Keywords

  • Cu/Nb nanostructured multilayer
  • Mechanical properties
  • Phase transition

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