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Impact of in situ nanomechanics on physical metallurgy

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The mechanical response of modern alloys results from a complex interplay between existing microstructure and its evolution with time under stress. To unravel these processes, in situ approaches intrinsically have a critical advantage to explore the basic mechanisms involving dislocations, grain boundaries (GBs), and their interactions in real time. In this article, we discuss recent findings using in situ nanomechanical testing techniques and refined crystallographic analysis tools. Advancements in in situ nanomechanics not only include multiaxial loading conditions, which bring us closer to real-world applications, but also high strain-rate testing, which is critical to compare experiments and simulations. In particular, unraveling the details of GB-based mechanisms and related microstructural changes will facilitate significant breakthroughs in our understanding of the behavior of materials on macroscopic length scales.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Georgia Institute of Technlogy, USA

    J. Kacher

  2. Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH, Germany

    C. Kirchlechner

  3. Laboratory for Mechanics of Materials and Nanostructures, Empa-Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Switzerland

    J. Michler

  4. Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland

    E. Polatidis

  5. Institute for Applied Materials, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany

    R. Schwaiger

  6. École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, and Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland

    H. Van Swygenhoven

  7. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University, USA

    M. Taheri

  8. Centre d’Elaboration des Matériaux et d’Etudes Structurales, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    M. Legros

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Kacher, J., Kirchlechner, C., Michler, J. et al. Impact of in situ nanomechanics on physical metallurgy. MRS Bulletin 44, 465–470 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1557/mrs.2019.124

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