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A combined microtensile testing and nanoindentation study of the mechanical behavior of nanocrystalline LIGA Ni–Fe

  • Ruth Schwaiger , Jan-Thorsten Reszat , Klaus Bade , Jarir Aktaa and Oliver Kraft
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International Journal of Materials Research
From the journal International Journal of Materials Research Volume 100 Issue 1

Abstract

In this work, we studied nanocrystalline LIGA Ni-2.6 at.% Fe and Ni-5.6 at.% Fe with an average grain size of 10 nm. Microtensile samples were produced by the LIGA process including direct current electrodeposition. Microstructures and mechanical properties were investigated in the as-deposited state as well as after annealing at different temperatures. Results from tensile testing were compared to nanoindentation experiments with a particular emphasis on the strain rate sensitivity of the alloys. The Ni – Fe alloys were confirmed to be suitable LIGA materials for applications that require high hardness combined with microstructural stability and low internal stresses. For both alloys with 10 nm grain size, tensile yield strength and corresponding hardness values of the order of 2 GPa and 6 GPa, respectively, were found. After annealing at moderate temperatures (200 °C), strength and hardness increased although some grain growth was observed.

Keywords: Nanocrystalline alloys; Nanoindentation; Microtensile testing; Strain rate dependence
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Received: 2008-2-1
Accepted: 2008-8-29
Published Online: 2013-06-11
Published in Print: 2009-01-01

© 2009, Carl Hanser Verlag, München

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https://doi.org/10.3139/146.101785
Keywords for this article
Nanocrystalline alloys; Nanoindentation; Microtensile testing; Strain rate dependence

Articles in the same Issue

  1. Contents
  2. Contents
  3. Editorial
  4. Editorial
  5. Congratulations
  6. The 100th Volume of “International Journal of Materials Research” – the DGM congratulates!
  7. Feature
  8. The anatomy of the International Journal of Materials Research1 in the light of bibliometry
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  10. Review
  11. Do we need a new conference series for the German materials community?
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  14. Microstructure evolution during a liquid–liquid decomposition under the common action of the nucleation, growth and Ostwald ripening of droplets
  15. Surface tension of liquid binary alloys – theory versus experiment
  16. Reassessment of the Ni–B system supported by key experiments and first-principles calculation
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