The fabrication of high strength Zr/Nb nanocomposites using high-pressure torsion

Authors: Luo, D., Huminiuc, T., Huang, Y., Polcar, T. and Langdon, T.G.

Journal: Materials Science and Engineering: A

Volume: 790

ISSN: 0921-5093

DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2020.139693

Abstract:

Nanocomposites of Zr/Nb with exceptionally high hardness were fabricated successfully through the high-pressure torsion (HPT) processing of prepacked Nb/Zr/Nb sandwich samples at ambient temperature. The initial layers of Nb and Zr became fragmented during HPT processing with the formation of many fine-scale intermixed Zr/Nb layers. The intermixing of these Zr/Nb layers increased both with increasing HPT revolutions from 10 to 100 and with increasing radial positions on the disks. The Vickers microhardness, Hv, increased with increasing revolutions and with radial position reaching a maximum of ~700 Hv at the edge of the 100 turns sample. Exceptional grain refinement to the range of ~20–40 nm and the occurrence of twinning were associated with the HPT-processed Zr/Nb composites after 100 turns. These results suggest a potential route for fabricating high strength bulk Zr/Nb nanocomposites.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/34062/

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The fabrication of high strength Zr/Nb nanocomposites using high-pressure torsion

Authors: Luo, D., Huminiuc, T., Huang, Y., Polcar, T. and Langdon, T.G.

Journal: MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING

Volume: 790

eISSN: 1873-4936

ISSN: 0921-5093

DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2020.139693

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/34062/

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The fabrication of high strength Zr/Nb nanocomposites using high-pressure torsion

Authors: Luo, D., Huminiuc, T., Huang, Y., Polcar, T. and Langdon, T.G.

Journal: Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing

Volume: 790

Pages: 139693(1)-139693(7)

Publisher: Elsevier

ISSN: 0921-5093

DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2020.139693

Abstract:

Nanocomposites of Zr/Nb with exceptionally high hardness were fabricated successfully through the high-pressure torsion (HPT) processing of prepacked Nb/Zr/Nb sandwich samples at ambient temperature. The initial layers of Nb and Zr became fragmented during HPT processing with the formation of many fine-scale intermixed Zr/Nb layers. The intermixing of these Zr/Nb layers increased both with increasing HPT revolutions from 10 to 100 and with increasing radial positions on the disks. The Vickers microhardness, Hv, increased with increasing revolutions and with radial position reaching a maximum of ~700 Hv at the edge of the 100 turns sample. Exceptional grain refinement to the range of ~20 to 40 nm and the occurrence of twinning were associated with the HPT-processed Zr/Nb composites after 100 turns. These results suggest a potential route for fabricating high strength bulk Zr/Nb nanocomposites.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/34062/

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Preferred by: Yi Huang

The fabrication of high strength Zr/Nb nanocomposites using high-pressure torsion

Authors: Luo, D., Huminiuc, T., Huang, Y., Polcar, T. and Langdon, T.G.

Journal: Materials Science and Engineering: A

Volume: 790

Issue: July

ISSN: 0921-5093

Abstract:

Nanocomposites of Zr/Nb with exceptionally high hardness were fabricated successfully through the high-pressure torsion (HPT) processing of prepacked Nb/Zr/Nb sandwich samples at ambient temperature. The initial layers of Nb and Zr became fragmented during HPT processing with the formation of many fine-scale intermixed Zr/Nb layers. The intermixing of these Zr/Nb layers increased both with increasing HPT revolutions from 10 to 100 and with increasing radial positions on the disks. The Vickers microhardness, Hv, increased with increasing revolutions and with radial position reaching a maximum of ~700 Hv at the edge of the 100 turns sample. Exceptional grain refinement to the range of ~20 to 40 nm and the occurrence of twinning were associated with the HPT-processed Zr/Nb composites after 100 turns. These results suggest a potential route for fabricating high strength bulk Zr/Nb nanocomposites.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/34062/

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