The origins of strengthening in nanostructured metals and alloys

Authors

  • D. G. Morris Department of Physical Metallurgy, CENIM-CSIC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/revmetalm.1008

Keywords:

Nanomaterials, Mechanical properties, Strength, Grain size, Hall-Petch strengthening

Abstract


Nanostructured metals and alloys have a variety of chemical and physical properties that are greatly modified by the nano-scale of their microstructure. At the same time, these materials generally show very high strength, although ductility or toughness may not be good. Strength increases as the microstructure scale reduces from the macro-micro level and even finer, but sometimes the strength appears to fall as the structure scale approaches the nano level. These strength variations are examined here, and the mechanisms responsible for both strengthening and weakening are discussed. The fall in ductility and toughness as materials become nanostructured is a complex topic that requires extensive analysis, but this will not be treated in the present overview.

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2010-04-30

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Morris, D. G. (2010). The origins of strengthening in nanostructured metals and alloys. Revista De Metalurgia, 46(2), 173–186. https://doi.org/10.3989/revmetalm.1008

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