Grain rotation dependent fracture toughness of nanocrystalline materials

Yingguang Liu, Jianqiu Zhou, T. D. Shen, David Hui

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Abstract

A grain size dependent theoretical model is developed to describe the effect of special rotational deformation (SRD) on crack growth in deformed nanocrystalline (nc) materials. The SRD is driven by the stress concentration near the crack tip, and it serves as a toughening mechanism by releases part of the local stresses. The dependence of critical crack intensity factors on grain size was calculated. It was demonstrated that the SRD leads to an increase of critical crack intensity factors by 10-50%.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7684-7687
Number of pages4
JournalMaterials Science and Engineering: A
Volume528
Issue number25-26
DOIs
StatePublished - 25 Sep 2011

Keywords

  • Crack intensity factors
  • Disclinations
  • Nanocrystalline materials
  • Rotational deformation

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