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    Mechanical properties of in situ consolidated nanocrystalline multi-phase Al–Pb–W alloy studied by nanoindentation
    ( 2016-12-11) Varam, Sreedevi ; Prasad, Muvva D. ; Rao, K. Bhanu Sankara ; Rajulapati, Koteswararao V.
    Formation of chunks of various sizes ranging between 2 and 6 mm was achieved using high-energy ball milling in Al–1at.%Pb–1at.%W alloy system at room temperature during milling itself, aiding in in situ consolidation. X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) studies indicate the formation of multi-phase structure with nanocrystalline structural features. From TEM data, an average grain size of 23 nm was obtained for Al matrix and the second-phase particles were around 5 nm. A high strain rate sensitivity (SRS) of 0.071 ± 0.004 and an activation volume of 4.71b3 were measured using nanoindentation. Modulus mapping studies were carried out using Berkovich tip in dynamic mechanical analysis mode coupled with in situ scanning probe microscopy imaging. The salient feature of this investigation is highlighting the role of different phases, their crystal structures and the resultant interfaces on the overall SRS and activation volume of a multi-phase nc material.
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    Strain rate sensitivity of bulk multi-phase nanocrystalline Al-W-based alloy
    ( 2014-09-02) Varam, Sreedevi ; Narayana, P. V.S.L. ; Prasad, Muvva D. ; Chakravarty, D. ; Rajulapati, Koteswararao V. ; Bhanu Sankara Rao, K.
    High-energy ball milling of conventional coarse-grained aluminium and nanocrystalline W in an Al-10 at.%W composition results in the formation of a two-phase mixture of Al and W with nanocrystalline features. Subsequent compaction of these powders using spark plasma sintering (SPS) at 748 K resulted in the formation of an Al12W phase in the nanocrystalline aluminium matrix. It is suggested that the mere attainment of nanocrystallinity was not enough to trigger a reaction between Al and W to form Al12W but that sufficient thermal activation was also required, as supplied during SPS. The second-phase particles (~175 nm in size) are uniformly distributed in the nanocrystalline Al matrix having a grain size of ~40 nm. The nanocomposite possessed a high hardness of 5.42 ± 0.33 GPa and an elastic modulus of 145 ± 5 GPa, both measured using depth-sensing nanoindentation. At room temperature, this novel nanocomposite exhibited a strain rate sensitivity (SRS) of 0.024 ± 0.001 and an activation volume in the range of 3.78-3.88 b3. Interfacial regions, viz. grain boundaries and triple junctions in the matrix and the reinforcement, matrix/particle boundaries, etc. could be influential factors in deciding the SRS and the activation volume. A scanning probe microscope image of the nanoindent shows a plastic flow region around the periphery of the indent.