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18 papers
Study of the effect of strain rate on the in-plane shear and transverse compression response of a composite ply using computational micromechanics
Mario Rueda-Ruiz, Miguel Herraez, Federico Sket +3
The use of composite materials for structures subjected to impacts requires a deep understanding about the dynamic behaviour of the material. To this end, a physically-based comput…
Effect of alloying and microstructure on formability of advanced high-strength steels processed via quenching and partitioning
P. Xia, F. Vercruysse, C. Celada-Casero +10
The article focuses on the effect of alloying and microstructure on formability of advanced high strength steels (AHSSs) processed via quenching and partitioning (Q&P). Three diffe…
Solid solution and precipitation strengthening effects in basal slip, extension twinning and pyramidal slip in Mg-Zn alloys
N. Li, C. Wang, M. A. Monclús +2
A high-throughput methodology is proposed, based on the combination of diffusion couples and advanced nanomechanical testing methods, to directly measure alloying effects on the cr…
Effect of Al content on the hardness and thermal stability study of AlTiN and AlTiBN coatings deposited by HiPIMS
A. Mendez, M. A. Monclus, J. A. Santiago +7
The microstructure, mechanical properties and thermal stability of AlTiN and AlTiBN coatings grown by reactive high-power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS) have been analyzed a…
High throughput optimization of hard and tough TiN/Ni nanocomposite coatings by reactive magnetron sputter deposition
Ignacio Lopez-Cabanas, Javier LLorca, Raquel Gonzalez-Arrabal +2
A combinatorial thin-film synthesis approach combined with a high throughput analysis methodology was successfully applied to synthesize TiN/Ni coatings with optimum mechanical pro…
A new physical simulation tool to predict the interface of dissimilar aluminum to steel welds performed by Friction Melt Bonding
T. Sapanathan, N. Jimenez-Mena, I. Sabirov +5
Optimization of the intermetallic layer thickness and the suppression of interfacial defects are key elements to improve the load bearing capacity of dissimilar joints. However, ti…
High temperature in situ SEM assessment followed by ex situ AFM and EBSD investigation of the nucleation and early growth stages of Fe-Al intermetallics
T. Sapanathan, I. Sabirov, P. Xia +4
A dedicated in situ heating setup in a scanning electron microscope (SEM) followed by an ex situ atomic force microscopy (AFM) and electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) is used t…
High-throughput nanoindentation mapping of cast IN718 nickel-based superalloys: influence of the Nb concentration
Alberto Orozco-Caballero, Cristina Gutierrez, Bin Gan +1
A high-throughput correlative study of the local mechanical properties, chemical composition and crystallographic orientation has been carried out in selected areas of cast Inconel…
Microstructure, mechanical properties, corrosion resistance and cytocompatibility of WE43 Mg alloy scaffolds fabricated by laser powder bed fusion for biomedical applications
M. Li, F. Benn, T. Derra +6
Open-porous scaffolds of WE43 Mg alloy with a body-center cubic cell pattern were manufactured by laser powder bed fusion with different strut diameters. The geometry of the unit c…
High strain rate compression of epoxy micro pillars
Mario Rueda-Ruiz, Miguel A. Monclús, Ben D. Beake +2
The study of the high strain rate mechanical behaviour of materials using micropillar compression tests has been hindered so far due to the lack of suitable instrumentation. In the…
High temperature mechanical properties and microstructure of hard TaSiN coatings
M. A. Monclús, L. Yang, I. López-Cabañas +7
Room and high temperature mechanical properties of reactive magnetron sputtered TaSiN coatings were measured using nanoindentation (between 25C and 500C). Fracture toughness was al…
Mechanical behavior of InP twinning superlattice nanowires
Z. Liu, I. Papadimitriou, M. Castillo-Rodríguez +6
Taper-free InP twinning superlattice (TSL) nanowires with an average twin spacing of ~ 13 nm were grown along the zinc-blende close-packed [111] direction using metalorganic vapor…
The role of slip transfer at grain boundaries in the propagation of microstructurally short fatigue cracks in Ni-based superalloys
M. Jiménez, W. Ludwig, D. Gonzalez +1
Crack initiation and propagation under high-cycle fatigue conditions have been investigated for a polycrystalline Ni-based superalloy by in-situ synchrotron assisted diffraction an…
Tensile deformation and fracture mechanisms of Cu/Nb nanolaminates studied by in situ TEM mechanical tests
Z. Liu, M. A. Monclús, L. W. Yang +3
The mechanisms of deformation and failure of Cu/Nb nanolaminates manufactured by accumulated roll bonding were analysed using in-situ TEM mechanical tests. Dog-bone small-scale ten…
Effects of layer thickness on the mechanical behavior of oxidation-strengthened Zr/Nb nanoscale multilayers
M. A. Monclús, M. Callisti, T. Polcar +3
The mechanical behaviour and deformation mechanisms of magnetron-sputtered Zr/Nb nanoscale multilayers were analysed as a function of the periodicity (L = 10 and 75 nm) and anneali…
Structural composites for multifunctional applications: current challenges and future trends
C. González, J. J. Vilatela, J. M. Molina-Aldareguía +2
This review paper summarizes the current state-of-art and challenges for the future developments of fiber-reinforced composites for structural applications with multifunctional cap…
Selective oxidation-induced strengthening of Zr/Nb nanoscale multilayers
M. A. Monclús, M. Callisti, T. Polcar +3
The paper presents a new approach, based on controlled oxidation of nanoscale metallic multilayers, to produce strong and hard oxide/metal nanocomposite coatings with high strength…
A 3D dislocation dynamics analysis of the size effect on the strength of [111] LiF micropillars at 300K and 600K
H. -J. Chang, J. Segurado, J. M. Molina-Aldareguía +2
The mechanical behavior in compression of [111] LiF micropillars with diameters in the range 0.5 m to 2.0 m was analyzed by means of discrete dislocation dynamics at ambient…