The amorphous/amorphous nanolaminates(A/ANLs)have aroused great attentions owing to their tunable structure and enhanced mechanical properties.However,the plastic deformation mechanism of A/ANLs have yet been clarifie...The amorphous/amorphous nanolaminates(A/ANLs)have aroused great attentions owing to their tunable structure and enhanced mechanical properties.However,the plastic deformation mechanism of A/ANLs have yet been clarified.Here,we systematically examined the mechanical properties and deformation behavior of series of NiNb/ZrCuNi Al A/ANLs via nanoindentaion test.It was found that both the amount and morphology of amorphous/amorphous interface(A/AIs)played crucial roles in the plastic deformation of A/ANLs.Less and straighter A/AIs facilitated multiple shear banding deformation,of which the hardness increased with decreasing layer thickness,as the A/AIs hindered the propagation of shear bands(SBs).Whilst,more and wavier A/AIs promoted homogeneous deformation,of which the hardness stayed at a much lower value and was relatively irrelevant with the layer thickness,for the promoted activation of shear transformation zones by A/AIs.Our results provide guidance for modifying the mechanical properties of amorphous alloys with interface engineering design.展开更多
基金financially supported by the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation,China(Grant No.2021A1515010756,2019B1515130005)the Guangdong Major Project of Basic and Applied Basic Research,China(Grant No.2019B030302010)+5 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province,China(Grant No.BK20180266)the Basic Research Program of Nantong(No.JC2019083)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51822107,11972037,52001269)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universitiesthe National Key Research and Development Plan(Grant No.2018YFA0703603)the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences with Grant No.XDB30000000
文摘The amorphous/amorphous nanolaminates(A/ANLs)have aroused great attentions owing to their tunable structure and enhanced mechanical properties.However,the plastic deformation mechanism of A/ANLs have yet been clarified.Here,we systematically examined the mechanical properties and deformation behavior of series of NiNb/ZrCuNi Al A/ANLs via nanoindentaion test.It was found that both the amount and morphology of amorphous/amorphous interface(A/AIs)played crucial roles in the plastic deformation of A/ANLs.Less and straighter A/AIs facilitated multiple shear banding deformation,of which the hardness increased with decreasing layer thickness,as the A/AIs hindered the propagation of shear bands(SBs).Whilst,more and wavier A/AIs promoted homogeneous deformation,of which the hardness stayed at a much lower value and was relatively irrelevant with the layer thickness,for the promoted activation of shear transformation zones by A/AIs.Our results provide guidance for modifying the mechanical properties of amorphous alloys with interface engineering design.
