Abstract
As a relatively new class of hierarchically structured materials, nanotwinned (NT) metals exhibit an exceptional combination of high strength, good ductility, large fracture toughness, remarkable fatigue resistance, and creep stability. This article reviews current studies on fracture, fatigue, and creep of NT metals, with an emphasis on the fundamental deformation and failure mechanisms. We focus on the complex interactions among cracks, dislocations, and twin boundaries, the influence of microstructure, twin size, and twinning/detwinning on damage evolution, and the contribution of nanoscale twins to fatigue and creep under indentation and irradiation conditions. The article also includes critical discussions on the effects of twin thickness and grain size on the fracture toughness, fatigue resistance, and creep stability of NT metals.
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X.L. and H.G. thank Ke Lu, Lei Lu, and Yujie Wei from the Chinese Academy of Sciences for stimulating discussions, and acknowledge financial support by NSF through Award CMMI-1161749 and the MRSEC Program through Award DMR-0520651 at Brown University. X.L. also acknowledges support by the NSFC Grants 11372152 and 51420105001. M.D. acknowledges support from Singapore MIT Alliance (SMA). A.M.H acknowledges NSF Award DMR-0955338.
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Li, X., Dao, M., Eberl, C. et al. Fracture, fatigue, and creep of nanotwinned metals. MRS Bulletin 41, 298–304 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1557/mrs.2016.65
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