Spherical nanoindentation of an iron-chromium-aluminum alloy was conducted to study the effect of ferric-ion(Fe 3+)irradiation on the time-dependent plasticity behavior in the surface layers of this alloy.It was obser...Spherical nanoindentation of an iron-chromium-aluminum alloy was conducted to study the effect of ferric-ion(Fe 3+)irradiation on the time-dependent plasticity behavior in the surface layers of this alloy.It was observed that the initiation of plasticity by the appearance of displacement burst or“pop-in”event occurred after a period of waiting time in the apparent elastic regime and that Fe^(3+)irradiation at 360°C and up to∼0.5 displacements per atom could make it happen under the lower applied loads but with a reduced magnitude.Through the experimental data,an activation volume and activation energy were extracted for the delayed plasticity.The results show that Fe^(3+)-irradiation significantly reduced its acti-vation volume from∼3.05 b 3 to∼1.75 b 3(where b=Burgers vector),but slightly increased its activation energy from∼0.65 to∼0.71 eV.On the other hand,high-resolution scanning transmission electron mi-croscopy observations reveal that the irradiation at the elevated temperature created interstitial atom pair onto the(100)habit plane that can serve as the nucleation site of a100dislocation loop while elim-inating the pre-existing dislocations.Consequently,it is indicated that heterogeneous nucleation of the dislocation loop was predominant in the delayed plasticity initiation of this alloy and that the nucleation of the interstitial-type dislocation loop was involved due to Fe^(3+)-irradiation.展开更多
Mechanical metamaterials are architectured cellular materials with unusual properties.Herein we report another type of metal mechanical metamaterials-their elastic admissible strain(EAS)is on the order of 0.1,compared...Mechanical metamaterials are architectured cellular materials with unusual properties.Herein we report another type of metal mechanical metamaterials-their elastic admissible strain(EAS)is on the order of 0.1,compared to about 0.01 for common metallic materials.Four conditions are required for a metal mechanical metamaterial to achieve this super EAS:(i)bending-dominated deformation;(ii)low density;(iii)an appropriate lattice topology,and(iv)an intrinsically high EAS for the lattice strut constituent material.The findings of this work extend perspectives on metal mechanical metamaterials.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant Nos.52122103 and 51971207)Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooper-ation Zone Shenzhen Park Project:HZQB-KCZYB-2020030.
文摘Spherical nanoindentation of an iron-chromium-aluminum alloy was conducted to study the effect of ferric-ion(Fe 3+)irradiation on the time-dependent plasticity behavior in the surface layers of this alloy.It was observed that the initiation of plasticity by the appearance of displacement burst or“pop-in”event occurred after a period of waiting time in the apparent elastic regime and that Fe^(3+)irradiation at 360°C and up to∼0.5 displacements per atom could make it happen under the lower applied loads but with a reduced magnitude.Through the experimental data,an activation volume and activation energy were extracted for the delayed plasticity.The results show that Fe^(3+)-irradiation significantly reduced its acti-vation volume from∼3.05 b 3 to∼1.75 b 3(where b=Burgers vector),but slightly increased its activation energy from∼0.65 to∼0.71 eV.On the other hand,high-resolution scanning transmission electron mi-croscopy observations reveal that the irradiation at the elevated temperature created interstitial atom pair onto the(100)habit plane that can serve as the nucleation site of a100dislocation loop while elim-inating the pre-existing dislocations.Consequently,it is indicated that heterogeneous nucleation of the dislocation loop was predominant in the delayed plasticity initiation of this alloy and that the nucleation of the interstitial-type dislocation loop was involved due to Fe^(3+)-irradiation.
基金the China Scholarship Council(CSC)for a CSC scholarship(No.201706230108)Funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51971145)and the Australian Research Council(Nos.DP200102666 and No.DE230101344)is acknowledged.
文摘Mechanical metamaterials are architectured cellular materials with unusual properties.Herein we report another type of metal mechanical metamaterials-their elastic admissible strain(EAS)is on the order of 0.1,compared to about 0.01 for common metallic materials.Four conditions are required for a metal mechanical metamaterial to achieve this super EAS:(i)bending-dominated deformation;(ii)low density;(iii)an appropriate lattice topology,and(iv)an intrinsically high EAS for the lattice strut constituent material.The findings of this work extend perspectives on metal mechanical metamaterials.
