Asymmetry in structural and thermo-mechanical behavior of intermetallic NiAl nanowire under tensile/compressive loading: A molecular dynamics study

Sutrakar, Vijay Kumar and Mahapatra, D Roy (2010) Asymmetry in structural and thermo-mechanical behavior of intermetallic NiAl nanowire under tensile/compressive loading: A molecular dynamics study. In: Intermetallics, 18 (8). pp. 1565-1571.

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Abstract

The asymmetric stress strain behavior under tension/compression in an initial < 100 > B-2-NiAl nanowire is investigated considering two different surface configurations i.e., < 100 >/(0 1 0) (0 0 1) and < 100 >/(0 1 1) (0 - 1 1). This behavior is attributed to two different deformation mechanisms namely a slip dominated deformation under compression and a known twinning dominated deformation under tension. It is also shown that B2 -> BCT (body-centered-tetragonal) phase transformation under tensile loading is independent of the surface configurations for an initial < 100 > oriented NiAl nanowire. Under tensile loading, the nanowire undergoes a stress-induced martensiticphase transformation from an initial B2 phase to BCT phase via twinning along {110} plane with failure strain of similar to 0.30. On the other hand, a compressive loading causes failure of these nanowires via brittle fracture after compressive yielding, with a maximum failure strain of similar to-0.12. Such brittle fracture under compressive loading occurs via slip along {110} plane without any phase transformations. Softening/hardening behavior is also reported for the first time in these nanowires under tensile/compressive loadings, which cause asymmetry in their yield strength behavior in the stress strain space. Result shows that a sharp increase in energy with increasing strain under compressive loading causes hardening of the nanowire, and hence, gives improved yield strength as compared to tensile loading. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Intermetallics
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Elsevier Science.
Keywords:	Nanostructured intermetallics;Phase transformation; Twinning;Work hardening; Simulations;atomistic
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Aerospace Engineering(Formerly Aeronautical Engineering)
Date Deposited:	03 Aug 2010 06:21
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 06:13
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/31090

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