Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Processing of structural nanocrystalline materials
- 3 Stability of structural nanocrystalline materials – grain growth
- 4 Mechanical properties of structural nanocrystalline materials – experimental observations
- 5 Mechanical properties of structural nanocrystalline materials – theory and simulations
- 6 Corrosion of structural nanomaterials
- 7 Applications of structural nanomaterials
- Index
- References
2 - Processing of structural nanocrystalline materials
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 December 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Processing of structural nanocrystalline materials
- 3 Stability of structural nanocrystalline materials – grain growth
- 4 Mechanical properties of structural nanocrystalline materials – experimental observations
- 5 Mechanical properties of structural nanocrystalline materials – theory and simulations
- 6 Corrosion of structural nanomaterials
- 7 Applications of structural nanomaterials
- Index
- References
Summary
Introduction
Structural nanomaterials are finding applications in bulk materials, films, coatings, and composites. Applications vary from wear-resistance coatings to load-bearing structures. Nanophase or nanocrystalline materials are also being used in electronics, refractory, biological, and catalytic applications. Progress in a wide range of structural applications for nanomaterials crucially depends on the development of new fabrication and processing technologies, along with a fundamental understanding of the relationship between the structure and properties of the feedstock powders and consolidated parts. Among the most important issues discussed here are experimental data, and theoretical and computer models concerning mechanical properties in nanostructured materials, which, in general, are different from the conventional coarse-grained counterparts. The competition between conventional and unusual deformation modes is believed to cause the unique mechanical properties of nanomaterials, serving as a basis for their structural applications. Fabrication of nanomaterials with bimodal (nano- and sub-micro-particles) composites, that exhibit both very high strength and reasonable ductility, represents a promising strategy in the synthesis of nanomaterials with enhanced properties for various structural applications. High strain rate and low-temperature superplasticity of some nanocrystalline materials are the subjects of growing fundamental research efforts motivated by a range of new applications of these super strong and super plastic materials in net shaping technologies.
Structural materials and composites containing at least one phase that is less than 100 nm are often termed as structural nanomaterials/composites (Roy et al., 1986).
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- Structural Nanocrystalline MaterialsFundamentals and Applications, pp. 25 - 92Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2007