Journal
ACTA MATERIALIA
Volume 167, Issue -, Pages 248-256Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2019.01.037
Keywords
Nanotwins; Radiation; Detwinning; 9R phase; Solute drag
Funding
- NSF-CMMI-MOM Program [1728419]
- DOE-BES [DE-SC0016337]
- DOE-Office of Nuclear Energy
- Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Nebraska Research Initiative
- Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM) at Argonne National Laboratory under CNM [52081]
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Nanotwinned metals exhibit outstanding radiation tolerance as twin boundaries effectively engage, transport and eliminate radiation-induced defects. However, radiation-induced detwinning may reduce the radiation tolerance associated with twin boundaries, especially at elevated temperatures. Here we show, via in-situ Kr ion irradiation inside a transmission electron microscope, that 3 at. % Fe in epitaxial nanotwinned Cu (Cu97Fe3) significantly improves the thermal and radiation stability of nanotwins during radiation up to 5 displacements-per-atom at 200 degrees C. Such enhanced stability of nanotwins is attributed to a diffuse 9R phase resulted from the dissociation of incoherent twin boundaries in nanotwinned Cu97Fe3. The mechanisms for the enhanced stability of twin boundaries in irradiated nanotwinned alloys are discussed. The stabilization of nano-twins opens up opportunity for the application of nanotwinned alloys for aggressive radiation environments. (C) 2019 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of Acta Materialia Inc.
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