Abstract
Recent studies showed that nanotwinned Al/Ti multilayers have outstanding mechanical properties at room temperature. However, the thermal stability of these multilayers remains unclear. Here, we show that after annealing at 400 °C, nanotwinned Al/Ti multilayers demonstrate excellent thermal stability and limited intermixing when individual layer thickness exceeds 22 nm. Whereas nanolayers of TiAl formed in the annealed Al/Ti 4.5 nm multilayer. Annealing induced substantial hardening, and the magnitude of hardening is greater at smaller layer thickness. In situ micropillar compression tests show the annealed Al/Ti multilayers have high flow stress (exceeding 3 GPa), work hardening capability, and good deformability.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 219-224 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Scripta Materialia |
| Volume | 186 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2020 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Al/Ti multilayers
- In situ micropillar compression
- Thermal stability