Plastic behavior of nanophase Ni: A molecular dynamics computer simulation
- 22 September 1997
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 71 (12) , 1652-1654
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.119785
Abstract
We report molecular dynamics computer simulations of low temperature-high load plastic deformation of Ni nanophase samples with several mean grain sizes in the range of 3–5 nm. The samples are polycrystals nucleated from different seeds, with random location and orientation. Among the mechanisms responsible for the deformation, grain boundary sliding and motion, as well as grain rotation are identified. No dislocation activity is detected, in contrast to the behavior of coarse grain metals. Interpreting the results in terms of grain boundary viscosity, a linear dependence of strain rate with the inverse of the grain size is obtained.Keywords
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