Shear banding mechanisms in Cu/Ru nano-structured multilayers: effect of phase transformation

X An, Y Zhang, Q Li, H Wang - Journal of Materials Science, 2024 - Springer
The shear banding mechanisms of sputter-deposited nanoscale Cu/Ru multilayer with
single-layer thickness of 0.8 nm and 1.5 nm, respectively, were investigated by …

Strength and plastic deformation behavior of nano-scale Au/Cu and Cr/Cu multilayers

YP Li, GP Zhang, ZG Wang - Advanced Materials Research, 2008 - Trans Tech Publ
Nano-scale Au/Cu multilayers were investigated by nano/microindentation. It was found that
the hardness of the multilayers increases with decreasing individual layer thickness (λ), and …

Modulating individual thickness for optimized combination of strength and ductility in Cu/Ru multilayer films

K Hu, LJ Xu, YQ Cao, GJ Pan, ZH Cao, XK Meng - Materials Letters, 2013 - Elsevier
The effect of individual thickness on the mechanical properties of Cu/Ru multilayer films
deposited onto flexible substrate was investigated by uniaxial tension tests. It is found that …

Improving the crack resistance and fracture toughness of Cu/Ru multilayer thin films via tailoring the individual layer thickness

Q Zhou, S Zhang, X Wei, F Wang, P Huang… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The microstructure evolutions of Cu/Ru multilayered films with equal individual layer
thickness h ranging from 1.5 nm to 200 nm were investigated. Based on systematic X-ray …

Length-scale-dependent deformation mechanism of Cu/X (X= Ru, W) multilayer thin films

Q Zhou, Y Li, F Wang, P Huang, TJ Lu… - Materials Science and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The microstructure and deformation/strengthening behavior of Cu/Ru (face-centered cubic
(fcc)/hexagonal close-packed) and Cu/Cr (fcc/body-centered cubic) multilayered films with …

Plastic deformation modes of CuZr/Cu multilayers

Y Cui, OT Abad, F Wang, P Huang, TJ Lu, KW Xu… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Abstract We synthesized CuZr/Cu multilayers and performed nanoindentation testing to
explore the dependence of plastic deformation modes on the thickness of CuZr layers. The …

Shear banding deformation in Cu/Ta nano-multilayers

F Wang, P Huang, M Xu, TJ Lu, KW Xu - Materials Science and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Nanoscale Cu/Ta multilayers with individual layer thickness ranging from 3 to 70nm were
deformed under nanoindentation at room temperature. Shear bands can be observed only …

Comparative investigation of strength and plastic instability in Cu/Au and Cu/Cr multilayers by indentation

YP Li, XF Zhu, J Tan, B Wu, W Wang… - Journal of Materials …, 2009 - cambridge.org
The mechanical response to indentation (including nano-and microindentation) has been
investigated in Cu/Au and Cu/Cr multilayers with respective layer thickness ratios of 1: 1 and …

On plasticity and fracture of nanostructured Cu/X (X= Au, Cr) multilayers: The effects of length scale and interface/boundary

YP Li, GP Zhang - Acta Materialia, 2010 - Elsevier
Plastic deformation and fracture behavior of two different types of Cu/X (X= Au, Cr)
multilayers subjected to tensile stress were investigated via three-point bending …

Interface instability within shear bands in nanoscale Au/Cu multilayers

YP Li, J Tan, GP Zhang - Scripta Materialia, 2008 - Elsevier
Au/Cu multilayers with individual layer thickness ranging from submicron to nanometer scale
were deformed by a nanoindenter. In the nanoscale multilayer, we found that the constituent …