Grain-size-independent plastic flow at ultrahigh pressures and strain rates.
Phys Rev Lett
; 114(6): 065502, 2015 Feb 13.
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ABSTRACT
A basic tenet of material science is that the flow stress of a metal increases as its grain size decreases, an effect described by the Hall-Petch relation. This relation is used extensively in material design to optimize the hardness, durability, survivability, and ductility of structural metals. This Letter reports experimental results in a new regime of high pressures and strain rates that challenge this basic tenet of mechanical metallurgy. We report measurements of the plastic flow of the model body-centered-cubic metal tantalum made under conditions of high pressure (>100 GPa) and strain rate (â¼10(7) s(-1)) achieved by using the Omega laser. Under these unique plastic deformation ("flow") conditions, the effect of grain size is found to be negligible for grain sizes >0.25 µm sizes. A multiscale model of the plastic flow suggests that pressure and strain rate hardening dominate over the grain-size effects. Theoretical estimates, based on grain compatibility and geometrically necessary dislocations, corroborate this conclusion.
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Assunto principal:
Tantálio
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Idioma:
En
Revista:
Phys Rev Lett
Ano de publicação:
2015
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Estados Unidos