Effect of interface structure on deformation behavior of crystalline Cu/amorphous CuZr sandwich structures

H. Y. Song, J. J. Xu, Q. Deng, Y. L. Li

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Abstract

The effect of interface types (namely, sharp interface and graded interface) and its thickness on the deformation behavior of crystalline/amorphous/crystalline sandwich structures (CACSSs) under tensile loading are studied using molecular dynamics simulation. Compared with the CACSSs with sharp interface, the CACSSs with gradient interface consistently exhibit good plasticity when the interface thickness is larger than 6 nm, due to the coupling effects among crystalline layer, amorphous layer and crystalline–amorphous interface. With the increase of interface thickness, the plastic deformation mechanism of CACSSs with gradient interface changes from the local plastic deformation in amorphous layer to the homogeneous plastic deformation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)215-220
Number of pages6
JournalPhysics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics
Volume383
Issue number2-3
DOIs
StatePublished - 12 Jan 2019

Keywords

  • Deformation behavior
  • Graded interface
  • Molecular dynamics simulation
  • Plasticity

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