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A review on cyclic deformation damage and fatigue fracture behavior of metallic nanolayered composites

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 March 2019

Guang-Ping Zhang ,
Fei Liang ,
Xue-Mei Luo  and
Xiao-Fei Zhu
Guang-Ping Zhang*
Affiliation:
Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, People’s Republic of China
Fei Liang
Affiliation:
Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, People’s Republic of China; and School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Shenyang 110016, People’s Republic of China
Xue-Mei Luo
Affiliation:
Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, People’s Republic of China
Xiao-Fei Zhu
Affiliation:
Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, People’s Republic of China
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: gpzhang@imr.ac.cn
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Abstract

Fatigue performance of metallic nanolayered composites (NLCs) has been gaining more and more attention due to the rapid development in the field of both micro-electro-mechanical systems and high-performance engineering structure materials and the increasing demand for long-term fatigue reliability. Metallic NLCs have exhibited different damage behaviors due to the effect of high-density heterogeneous interface compared with bulk materials and thin metal films. In this review paper, the cyclic deformation damage behavior, fatigue cracking feature, and fatigue properties of some metallic NLCs are reviewed. Effects of length scales, including layer thickness and grain size, on fatigue damage behaviors of the NLCs are revealed, and the transition of the fatigue cracking behavior and the corresponding damage mechanism are discussed. Then, the fatigue properties of some typical metallic NLCs are presented and compared with that of bulk materials and metal thin films. The effect of interface type and grain boundary alignment is also discussed to correlate with fatigue cracking resistance of the NLCs. Finally, some prospective research topics on fatigue performance of metallic NLCs are addressed.

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fatiguelayeredcomposite
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 34 , Issue 9: Focus Issue: Plasticity and Fracture at the Nanoscales - Advances in in situ Experimentation Techniques Enabling Novel and Extreme Materials/Nanocomposite Design , 14 May 2019 , pp. 1479 - 1488
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