Interstitial strengthening in f.c.c. metals and alloys

In this short review, we highlight instances where interstitials have been shown to substantially increase the yield strength and work-hardening rate (WHR) of f.c.c. alloys, particularly high entropy alloys, medium entropy alloys, TWIP steels and stainless steels. However, the common practice of des...

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Main Author: Ian Baker
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Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co. Ltd. 2022-10-01
Series:Advanced Powder Materials
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772834X22000173
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description In this short review, we highlight instances where interstitials have been shown to substantially increase the yield strength and work-hardening rate (WHR) of f.c.c. alloys, particularly high entropy alloys, medium entropy alloys, TWIP steels and stainless steels. However, the common practice of describing interstitial strengthening in f.c.c. alloys using models that are used to explain substitutional strengthening appears to be neither appropriate nor accurate. Here we suggest, based on the literature, that the yield strength increase due to interstitials in f.c.c. alloys is more appropriately described by a linear dependence on the concentration: due to a paucity of experimental studies, the dependence of the yield strength and WHR on misfit parameters is currently unclear. Thus, the source of the strengthening remains unclear. A feature that has been observed in several f.c.c. alloys is that interstitial additions lead to a change from wavy to planar slip although the origin of this change, which may be related to changes in stacking fault energy as well as other factors, remains unclear. The paper concludes by outlining areas of future research, including the need to develop a new model for interstitial strengthening in f.c.c. alloys.
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spelling doaj.art-b5cc6946348f4dcb99de5500bb950bb52022-12-22T04:23:43ZengKeAi Communications Co. Ltd.Advanced Powder Materials2772-834X2022-10-0114100034Interstitial strengthening in f.c.c. metals and alloysIan Baker0Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, 03755, USAIn this short review, we highlight instances where interstitials have been shown to substantially increase the yield strength and work-hardening rate (WHR) of f.c.c. alloys, particularly high entropy alloys, medium entropy alloys, TWIP steels and stainless steels. However, the common practice of describing interstitial strengthening in f.c.c. alloys using models that are used to explain substitutional strengthening appears to be neither appropriate nor accurate. Here we suggest, based on the literature, that the yield strength increase due to interstitials in f.c.c. alloys is more appropriately described by a linear dependence on the concentration: due to a paucity of experimental studies, the dependence of the yield strength and WHR on misfit parameters is currently unclear. Thus, the source of the strengthening remains unclear. A feature that has been observed in several f.c.c. alloys is that interstitial additions lead to a change from wavy to planar slip although the origin of this change, which may be related to changes in stacking fault energy as well as other factors, remains unclear. The paper concludes by outlining areas of future research, including the need to develop a new model for interstitial strengthening in f.c.c. alloys.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772834X22000173Interstitialsf.c.c. alloysHigh entropy alloysYield strengthWork-hardening rate
spellingShingle Ian Baker
Interstitial strengthening in f.c.c. metals and alloys
Advanced Powder Materials
Interstitials
f.c.c. alloys
High entropy alloys
Yield strength
Work-hardening rate
title Interstitial strengthening in f.c.c. metals and alloys
title_full Interstitial strengthening in f.c.c. metals and alloys
title_fullStr Interstitial strengthening in f.c.c. metals and alloys
title_full_unstemmed Interstitial strengthening in f.c.c. metals and alloys
title_short Interstitial strengthening in f.c.c. metals and alloys
title_sort interstitial strengthening in f c c metals and alloys
topic Interstitials
f.c.c. alloys
High entropy alloys
Yield strength
Work-hardening rate
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772834X22000173
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