TY - JOUR

T1 - Modeling the Effect of Grain Boundary Segregations on the Fracture Toughness of Nanocrystalline and Ultrafine-Grained Alloys

AU - Шейнерман, Александр Григорьевич

PY - 2023/7/19

Y1 - 2023/7/19

N2 - A theoretical two-dimensional (2D) model is proposed that describes the effect of grain boundary (GB) segregations on the fracture toughness of nanocrystalline or ultrafine-grained alloys. It is shown that GB segregations can lead to crack curvature, providing both crack surface roughness and crack deflection near the crack tip. Within the model, the growth of cracks along GBs under the action of a tensile load is considered. The effects of brittle GB segregations on the crack surface roughness and crack deflection near the crack tip are analyzed, and the associated increase in the fracture toughness of the material is calculated. It is shown that toughening can be achieved if segregations are very brittle and occupy a moderate proportion of GBs. In particular, a sufficiently large (up to 50%) fraction of GBs containing very brittle segregations can increase the fracture toughness by 30–35%. The results of the model can be applied to thin nanocrystalline or ultrafine-grained films.

AB - A theoretical two-dimensional (2D) model is proposed that describes the effect of grain boundary (GB) segregations on the fracture toughness of nanocrystalline or ultrafine-grained alloys. It is shown that GB segregations can lead to crack curvature, providing both crack surface roughness and crack deflection near the crack tip. Within the model, the growth of cracks along GBs under the action of a tensile load is considered. The effects of brittle GB segregations on the crack surface roughness and crack deflection near the crack tip are analyzed, and the associated increase in the fracture toughness of the material is calculated. It is shown that toughening can be achieved if segregations are very brittle and occupy a moderate proportion of GBs. In particular, a sufficiently large (up to 50%) fraction of GBs containing very brittle segregations can increase the fracture toughness by 30–35%. The results of the model can be applied to thin nanocrystalline or ultrafine-grained films.

KW - cracks

KW - fracture toughness

KW - grain boundaries

KW - nanocrystalline alloys

UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/98ec4a11-31cb-32ba-847e-97721139d6cd/

U2 - 10.3390/met13071295

DO - 10.3390/met13071295

M3 - Article

VL - 13

JO - Metals

JF - Metals

SN - 2075-4701

IS - 7

M1 - 1295

ER -