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Characterizing the mechanical behavior of lithium in compression

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Next-generation batteries owe their energy increases to lithium anodes, whose mechanical properties, such as flow stress, are poorly understood and yet critical to the design of long life, stable electrodes. The purpose of this study was to determine the main sensitivities of lithium metal’s compression flow stress as a function of aspect ratio (AR), strain rate (SR), and temperature. The flow stress at room temperature increased with a decreasing AR (1.86 MPa at the AR of 0.045 and the SR of 1 × 10–3) and increasing SR (1.39 MPa at 1.0 s−1 SR and a base AR of 2). The impact of geometric size (AR) and SR was shown to be cumulative with a peak flow stress of 1.91 MPa at the AR of 0.23 and 1.0 s−1 SR at room temperature. Additionally, as temperature increased, the flow stress significantly decreased (i.e., 0.21 MPa at 132 °C, TH = 0.90 and base SR and AR) across all ARs.

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The Ford-University Michigan Alliance program (Grant # UM0163) funding support is acknowledged. Thanks are given to Jeff Wolfenstine and Kent Snyder for helpful conversations.

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    Alvaro Masias

  2. Materials Science & Engineering Dept, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA

    Alvaro Masias & Jeff Sakamoto

  3. Mechanical Engineering Dept, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA

    Nando Felten & Jeff Sakamoto

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Masias, A., Felten, N. & Sakamoto, J. Characterizing the mechanical behavior of lithium in compression. Journal of Materials Research 36, 729–739 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1557/s43578-020-00028-x

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