Nanostructure formation mechanism during in-situ consolidation of copper by room-temperature ball milling

Author(s)
M. Samadi Khoshkhoo, S. Scudino, T. Gemming, J. Thomas, J. Freudenberger, M. Zehetbauer, C. C. Koch, J. Eckert
Abstract

Bulk nanostructured Cu was prepared by in-situ consolidation through room temperature ball milling. The consolidated parts consist of hollow spheres having a diameter which increases with increasing the milling time. Microhardness maps reveal that the distribution of the hardness is relatively homogeneous after 2 h of milling. After 34 h the hardness is higher at the outer edge and decreases toward the inner edge and, finally, after 70 h the distribution is uniform again. Electron microscopic results show that the microstructure after 70 h of milling consists of two types of grains: elongated ultrafine grains with high density of defects and equiaxed nanosized grains produced by dynamic recrystallization. Continuous dynamic recrystallization is the dominant mechanism for the formation of the nanosized grains. Evidence for the occurrence of discontinuous dynamic recrystallization through twinning was also found in a few regions of the in-situ consolidated samples.

Organisation(s)
Physics of Nanostructured Materials
External organisation(s)
Leibniz-Institut für Festkörper- und Werkstoffforschung Dresden, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, North Carolina State University, Technische Universität Dresden
Journal
Materials & Design
Volume
65
Pages
1083-1090
No. of pages
8
ISSN
0264-1275
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2014.06.052
Publication date
01-2015
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
210004 Nanomaterials
Keywords
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science(all)
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/nanostructure-formation-mechanism-during-insitu-consolidation-of-copper-by-roomtemperature-ball-milling(93917576-a3dc-4967-a193-15f120a7a302).html