Metals and alloys produced by severe plastic deformation (SPD) are characterized by not only an ultrafine grain size, but also other structural features, such as nonequilibrium grain boundaries, nanotwins, grain-boundary segregations, and nanoparticles. The present work deals with the study of the effect of these features on the strength of SPD metals and alloys. In particular, it has been shown that, with segregations on grain boundaries and nonequilibrium boundaries, the yield stress of the material can exceed considerably the values extrapolated to the range of ultrafine grains using the Hall-Petch relationship.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1193-1201
Number of pages9
JournalPhysics of Metals and Metallography
Volume113
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2012
Externally publishedYes

    Research areas

  • grain-boundary segregations, Hall-Petch relationship, nonequilibrium grain boundaries, severe plastic deformation, strength, ultra-fine-grained materials

    Scopus subject areas

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Materials Chemistry

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