Detwinning is an important plastic deformation mechanism that can significantly affect the mechanical properties of twin-structured metals.Although many detwinning mechanisms have been proposed for pure metals,it is u...Detwinning is an important plastic deformation mechanism that can significantly affect the mechanical properties of twin-structured metals.Although many detwinning mechanisms have been proposed for pure metals,it is unclear whether such a deformation model is valid for nanocrystalline alloys because of the lack of direct evidence.Here,the atomicscale detwinning deformation process of a nanocrystalline AuAg alloy with an average grain size of~15 nm was investigated in situ.The results show that there are three types of detwinning mechanisms in nanocrystalline AuAg alloys.The first type of detwinning results from grain boundary migration.The second type of detwinning occurs through combined layer-by-layer thinning and incoherent twin boundary migration.The last one occurs through incoherent twin boundary migration,which results from the collective motion of partial dislocations in an array.展开更多
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文摘Detwinning is an important plastic deformation mechanism that can significantly affect the mechanical properties of twin-structured metals.Although many detwinning mechanisms have been proposed for pure metals,it is unclear whether such a deformation model is valid for nanocrystalline alloys because of the lack of direct evidence.Here,the atomicscale detwinning deformation process of a nanocrystalline AuAg alloy with an average grain size of~15 nm was investigated in situ.The results show that there are three types of detwinning mechanisms in nanocrystalline AuAg alloys.The first type of detwinning results from grain boundary migration.The second type of detwinning occurs through combined layer-by-layer thinning and incoherent twin boundary migration.The last one occurs through incoherent twin boundary migration,which results from the collective motion of partial dislocations in an array.