Research Progress in Grain Boundary Design and Strengthening and Toughening of Nanocrystalline Polycrystalline Metals
CHEN Zhuokun1, ZHANG Xiaofang2, LIU Yuxin1, GUO Ting1,*, SUN Zhiping1, ZHOU Qing3, CHEN Yongnan1
1 School of Materials Science and Engineering, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710064, China 2 Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan 523808, Guangdong, China 3 State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China
Abstract: Nanocrystalline polycrystalline metals exhibit many unique mechanical properties due to the high fraction volume of grain boundaries, such as high strength and hardness, good wear resistance, and excellent fatigue resistance. However, the problems of intergranular softening and grain boundary brittleness brought by the abundant grain boundaries seriously restrict their practical application in the field of structural engineering. Therefore, how to precisely design the rich and common grain boundaries in nanocrystalline polycrystalline metals, as well as establish new theories and methods related to the variation of mechanical properties, has become a hot and difficult research topic in the field of materials science and nanomechanics. In this paper, taking face-centered cubic structure metals as an example, the recent research progress in improving mechanical properties of nanocrystalline materials through grain boundary engineering was comprehensively reviewed. Moreover, several major methods in manipulating grain boundaries in present and their effects on strength and plasticity are emphasized, then underlying strength and toughness mechanisms were comparatively analyzed. Finally, the existing problems and challenges in the research process of this subject were summarized, and the future development direction was prospected.
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* 虢婷,长安大学材料科学与工程学院讲师。2019年12月获得西安交通大学材料科学与工程专业博士学位。2019年12月底任长安大学材料科学与工程学院材料成型及控制工程系讲师。目前主要从事基于先进金属结构薄膜材料(包括纳米晶、非晶及相关纳米复合材料)微结构调控、表征及其与破坏模式和预防相关的研究。主持和参与陕西省重点研发计划、陕西省自然科学基础项目,重点实验室开放基金、中央高校、校企合作等科研项目,在国内外著名学术刊物上发表多篇SCI论文,包括Materials Science and Engineering: A、Surface & Coatings Technology、Journal of Alloys and Compounds、Materials Letters和《材料导报》等,已授权国家发明专利一项。guoting27@chd.edu.cn
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