磁控溅射不同元素掺杂WS_(2)薄膜的组织和纳米压痕力学性能

采用磁控溅射法在不同沉积压力(0.8,1.2Pa)下分别制备WS_(2)薄膜、Ti/WS_(2)复合薄膜和La-Ti/WS_(2)复合薄膜,研究了薄膜的组织结构和纳米压痕力学性能。结果表明:WS_(2)薄膜呈疏松多孔结构,晶粒粗大,孔洞较多,组织致密性差;与WS_(2)薄膜相比,Ti/WS_(2)复合薄膜的晶粒尺寸减小,组织变得致密,掺杂镧后薄膜的晶粒尺寸进一步减小,组织更致密;镧的掺杂还降低了薄膜中硫与钨的原子比,增加了硬质钨相的相对含量,提高了薄膜的硬度和变形抗力。

磁控溅射制备Al-Cu合金薄膜的纳米压痕力学性能与强化机制

采用磁控溅射方法在不锈钢表面制备了铜原子分数在0~11.8%的Al-Cu合金薄膜,研究了铜含量对薄膜微观结构、纳米压痕力学性能和强化机制的影响。结果表明:纯铝薄膜呈现面心立方结构,铜原子分数在2.2%~6.5%时Al-Cu合金薄膜均形成过饱和固溶体相,当铜原子分数超过6.5%后,薄膜中生成了AlCu化合物。随铜含量的增加,薄膜的晶粒尺寸减小,硬度和弹性模量增加,当铜原子分数增至11.8%时,晶粒尺寸为34.7 nm,硬度和弹性模量分别比纯铝薄膜提高了212.5%,2.2%;当铜原子分数在0~6.5%时薄膜的强化主要来自于细晶强化和固溶强化,当铜原子分数超过6.5%后,薄膜的强化是细晶强化、固溶强化和第二相强化共同作用的结果。

氢对不锈钢钝化膜纳米力学性能的影响

利用电化学实验方法和纳米力学探针技术,通过测量载荷-位移关系曲线,研究了氢对不锈钢钝化膜纳米力学性能的影响。结果表明:随氢含量的增加,不锈钢钝化膜的临界破裂载荷降低,位移偏移量减小,氢导致钝化膜的径向抗拉强度(应力)和弹性模量降低,钝化膜随氢含量的增加而逐渐软化。

正硅酸乙酯对杂化膜纳米力学性能的影响

分别采用溶胶-凝胶方法,以三种硅烷偶联剂GPMS、MPMS和VMS为前驱体,调节TEOS与硅烷偶联剂的比例,合成了三类典型的不同TEOS含量的倍半硅氧烷杂化膜.通过MTSNanoIndenterXP系统进行纳米压痕检测,讨论了不同TEOS含量对涂层的纳米力学性能的影响.由测试结果可知,TEOS影响杂化膜的硬度和模量,质量分数为20%TEOS的MPMS杂化膜显示了最佳的综合力学性能,硬度为0.51GPa、模量为9.04GPa、脆性指数为0.056.

纳米力学进展(续)

概述2002年度在纳米力学方面的若干新进展.在纳观计算力学方面,讨论了在微结构质流演化算法、纳米结构中应变的量子效应算法、LMPM并行算法等方面的进展.在纳观实验力学范畴,着重介绍了立体刻蚀的微加载系统.然后,我们展述了在纳米晶体力学、纳米管力学和纳米压痕力学等方面的新进展.

Mechanical heterogeneity characterization of coal materials based on nano-indentation experiments

To investigate the complex macro-mechanical properties of coal from a micro-mechanical perspective,we have conducted a series of micro-mechanical experiments on coal using a nano-indentation instrument.These experiments were conducted under both dynamic and static loading conditions,allowing us to gather the micro-mechanical parameters of coal for further analysis of its micro-mechanical heterogeneity using the box counting statistical method and the Weibull model.The research findings indicate that the load–displacement curves of the coal mass under the two different loading modes exhibit noticeable discreteness.This can be attributed to the stress concentration phenomenon caused by variations in the mechanical properties of the micro-units during the loading process of the coal mass.Consequently,there are significant fluctuations in the micro-mechanical parameters of the coal mass.Moreover,the mechanical heterogeneity of the coal at the nanoscale was confirmed based on the calculation results of the standard deviation coefficient and Weibull modulus of the coal body’s micromechanical parameters.These results reveal the influence of microstructural defects and minerals on the uniformity of the stress field distribution within the loaded coal body,as well as on the ductility characteristics of the micro-defect structure.Furthermore,there is a pronounced heterogeneity in the micromechanical parameters.Furthermore,we have established a relationship between the macro and micro elastic modulus of coal by applying the Mori-Tanaka homogenization method.This relationship holds great significance for revealing the micro-mechanical failure mechanism of coal.

Mechanical properties of tungsten nanowhiskers characterized by nanoindentation

The Mechanical properties of the hexagonal tungsten nanowhiskers, which were synthesized by chemical vapor deposition, were characterized by instrumented nanoindentation and atomic force microscope （AFM）. The nanoindentation results show that tungsten nanowhiskers exhibit a hardness of （6.2±1.7） GPa and an elastic modulus of （225±20） GPa. According to the comparative test results, the tungsten nanowhiskers possess a comparable hardness to tungsten microwhiskers, and an hardness increase of 35% to the bulk single-crystal tungsten. The increase in the hardness of whiskers is attributed to the lacking of dislocation avalanche observed in the bulk single-crystal tungsten. The measured modulus is about 80% that of the tungsten microwhiskers, which can be contributed to the size effects of the nanowhiskers and the substrate effects in the nanoindentation test.

Microscopic mechanical characteristics analysis of ultranano-crystalline diamond films

The microscopic mechanical characteristics of ultranano-crystalline diamond films which were prepared in four different atmospheres were investigated for the applications in microelectron-mechanical system（MEMS）.The loading-unloading curves and the change of modulus and hardness of samples along with depth were achieved through nanoindenter.The results show that the films which are made in atmosphere without Ar have the highest recovery of elasticity,hardness（72.9 GPa） and elastic modulus（693.7 GPa） among the samples.Meanwhile,samples fabricated at a low Ar content have higher hardness and modulus.All the results above demonstrate that atmosphere without Ar or low Ar content leads to better mechanical properties of nanodiamond films that are the candidates for applications in MEMS.

High-throughput determination of mechanical and diffusion properties of Ti–Ta–Fe alloys

The mechanical and diffusion properties of Ti-Ta-Fe alloys in the Ti-rich region were investigated by utilizing a high-throughput method, with the combination of nanoindentation and diffusion couple techniques.Five groups of ternary Ti-Ta-Fe diffusion couples were prepared after annealing at 1273 K for 25 h. The composition-dependent mechanical properties of bcc Ti-Ta-Fe system were experimentally determined by means of nanoindentation and electron probe microanalysis(EPMA) techniques. Moreover, the interdiffusion coefficients of Ti-Ta-Fe alloys at 1273 K were confirmed from the composition gradients of the ternary diffusion couples with the support of a pragmatic numerical inverse method. A composition-dependent database on the mechanical and diffusion properties of Ti-Ta-Fe alloys was carefully established and utilized for the discussion of the processability during the hot working. The results indicated that the content of Fe should be controlled for the Ti alloys with high hardness and low Young’s modulus.

Evaluation of microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg-xCe-0.5Zn alloys by nano-indentation

The microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg-xCe-0.5Zn （x=0.5, 1.5, 2.5, molar fraction, %） alloys were examined using a nano-indentation technique. The alloys were fabricated using a vacuum induction melting method under an argon atmosphere The microstruetures of Mg-xCe-0.5Zn alloys mainly consist ofa-Mg and eutectic Mg12Ce phase. The volume fraction and size of the eutectic Mgl2Ce phase increase with increasing Ce contents. Nano-indentation test results show that the indentation hardness and elastic modulus of the eutectic Mg12Ce phase are higher than those of the a-Mg matrix. In addition, the mean indentation hardness and elastic modulus of the Mg-xCe-0.5Zn alloys increase with the Ce addition amount increasing.

Mechanical properties of Cu matrix composite fabricated by extrusion process

Carbon nanotube （CNT）was applied in various fields for itssuperior electrical, mechanical and thermal characteristics. After composites were fabricated by extrusion processusing ball-milledCu-CNT powders, mechanicalpropertiesofCu-CNT composites according to CNT fraction were reviewed. CNT （1%, 5% and 10%）,Cu （d=100 nm）, zirconia balls （90 g） and ethanol （20mL） were mixed and dispersed for5h at a speed of 500 r/minusing a planetary ball mill. A billet （d=50 mm, length=100 mm） was made with Cu, and the composite powderswerefilled up into billet using the uni-axial press. In the extrusion process, after the billet was heated at 880℃for1h, specimens were produced in the shape of a round bar using the billet by applying a load of 200 t. The composite powdersweremeasured for particle size byparticlesize distributionequipment. Then the specimen surface fabricated by extrusion was observed by SEM. Mechanicalpropertiesmeasured by the indentation equipment increased with increasing CNT content. The yield strength, tensile strength and hardness of theCu–CNTs composites canbeobviously improved.

Strengthening effects of various grain boundaries with nano-spacing as barriers of dislocation motion from molecular dynamics simulations

Strengthening in metals is traditionally achieved through the controlled creation of various grain boundaries(GBs),such as low-angle GBs,high-angle GBs,and twin boundaries(TBs).In the present study,a series of large-scale molecular dynamics simulations with spherical nanoindentation and carefully designed model were conducted to investigate and compare the strengthening effects of various GBs with nano-spacing as barriers of dislocation motion.Simulation results showed that high-angle twist GBs and TBs are similar barriers and low-angle twist GBs are less effective in obstructing dislocation motion.Corresponding atomistic mechanisms were also given.At a certain indentation depth,dislocation transmission and dislocation nucleation from the other side of boundaries were observed for low-angle twist GBs,whereas dislocations were completely blocked by high-angle twist GBs and TBs at the same indentation depth.The current findings should provide insights for comprehensive understanding of the strengthening effects of various GBs at nanoscale.