Interfacial Effect on the Deformation Mechanism of Bulk Nanolaminated Graphene-Al Composites

Lei Zhao, Qiang Guo, Yan Shi, Yu Liu, Shmuel Osovski, Zhiqiang Li, Ding Bang Xiong, Yishi Su, Di Zhang

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Abstract

Uniaxial tensile tests were carried on graphene (reduced graphene oxide, RGO)–Al laminated composites with Al lamella thicknesses varying from 1 μm down to 200 nm. It was found that there was a transition in plastic deformation mechanism, from a Hall–Petch-typed mechanism at 500 nm and 1 μm Al lamella thicknesses, to confined layer slip (CLS) of dislocations at the 200 nm Al lamella thickness. Moreover, the strengthening effect of RGO was only demonstrated in composite having 200-nm-thick Al lamellas, which can be rationalized by the enhanced barrier for dislocation de-pinning processes in the CLS mechanism.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1113-1118
Number of pages6
JournalMetallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science
Volume50
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Mar 2019

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Metals and Alloys

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