A micropillar compression investigation into the plastic flow properties of additively manufactured alloys

SH Li, Y Zhao, J Radhakrishnan, U Ramamurty - Acta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Solidification cells and a high density of dislocations are two common features of additively
manufactured (AM) alloys that are processed using techniques such as laser powder bed …

The role of cell boundary orientation on mechanical behavior: A site-specific micro-pillar characterization study

X Wang, B Zheng, K Yu, S Jiang, EJ Lavernia… - Additive …, 2021 - Elsevier
The characteristic sub-grain cellular structures widely observed in additively manufactured
metals and alloys play an important role during plastic deformation. In the present study, the …

Effect of initial dislocation density on the plastic deformation response of 316L stainless steel manufactured by directed energy deposition

SH Li, Y Zhao, P Kumar, U Ramamurty - Materials Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The relationship between the microstructural features (such as the solidification cells and
initial dislocation densities) and the tensile properties of alloys additively manufactured (AM) …

Effects of lattice misfit on plastic deformation behavior of single-crystalline micropillars of Ni-based superalloys

K Arora, K Kishida, K Tanaka, H Inui - Acta Materialia, 2017 - Elsevier
The deformation behaviors of rectangular-parallelepiped micropillars fabricated from [001]-
oriented Ni-based superalloys with negative and positive lattice misfits, respectively, were …

Influence of orientation on the size effect in bcc pillars with different critical temperatures

AS Schneider, CP Frick, BG Clark, PA Gruber… - Materials Science and …, 2011 - Elsevier
The size effect in body-centered cubic metals is comprehensively investigated through
micro/nano-compression tests performed on focused ion beam machined tungsten (W) …

FIB-induced dislocations in Al submicron pillars: Annihilation by thermal annealing and effects on deformation behavior

S Lee, J Jeong, Y Kim, SM Han, D Kiener, SH Oh - Acta Materialia, 2016 - Elsevier
In-situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) annealing of submicron Al pillars (∼ 300–
450 nm in diameter) fabricated by focused ion beam (FIB) shows that the dislocation loops …

Role of the solidification cells on the yield strength of the Al-Si-Mg alloy manufactured using laser powder bed fusion: A micropillar compression study

SH Li, Y Zhao, U Ramamurty - Scripta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
To ascertain the role of the solidification cell structures on the mechanical performance of Al-
Si-(Mg) alloys processed using the laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) technique, micropillar …

Deformation of micron-sized aluminium bi-crystal pillars

KS Ng, AHW Ngan - Philosophical Magazine, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
The deformation of micron-sized single-crystals is jumpy and stochastic, and this may pose
potential formability and reliability problems if components for future micro-machines are to …

Strength effects in micropillars of a dispersion strengthened superalloy

B Girault, AS Schneider, CP Frick… - Advanced Engineering …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The present paper investigates the uniaxial compression behavior of highly alloyed, focused
ion beam (FIB) manufactured micropillars, ranging from 200 up to 4000 nm in diameter. The …

In-situ characterization of the dislocation-structure evolution in Ni micro-pillars

R Maaß, MD Uchic - Acta Materialia, 2012 - Elsevier
The high strength of micro-crystals is determined in the early flow regime, where a transition
from elastic to plastic flow is obscured if compared to stress–strain data from bulk single …