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Effect of iron alloying in evolution of nanostructure and microstructural stability in nickel

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Nanocrystalline materials show many interesting properties such as high strength and hardness due to nanosized grains and high density of interfaces. In this context, the present work reports the effect of Fe (iron) addition in Ni (nickel) on nanostructure retention during the annealing of Ni-Fe alloy (with 0, 18.5, 28.5 and 43 wt% Fe) at 450 °C for 16 h. Furthermore, effect of annealing on the deformation mechanism was investigated. The integral breadth method revealed the decrease in grain size with increase in wt% Fe in Ni. The strain rate sensitivity exponent which is a signature of operating deformation mechanism showed a higher value (0.10803) in case of Ni-18.5 wt% Fe during nanoindentation. However, Ni-0 wt% Fe, Ni-28.5 wt% Fe and Ni-43 wt% Fe were characterized by a relatively low strain rate sensitivity exponent (between 0.02069 and 0.10803). Results indicated the presence of Hall-Petch relationship up to 18.5 wt% Fe and inverse Hall-Petch relationship above 18.5 wt% Fe.

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  1. Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India

    Jay Amrish Desai

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Desai, J.A., Kumar, A. Effect of iron alloying in evolution of nanostructure and microstructural stability in nickel. Met. Mater. Int. 22, 451–458 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12540-016-5644-2

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