Investigation of Deformation Mechanisms in Nanocrystalline Metals and Alloys by in Situ Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction

Investigation of Deformation Mechanisms in Nanocrystalline Metals and Alloys by in Situ Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction
Author: Jochen Andreas Lohmiller
Publisher: KIT Scientific Publishing
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2014-05-22
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3866449623

In this work, different nanocrystalline metals and alloys were investigated by a synchrotron-based in situ XRD mechanical testing technique in order to investigate the dominant deformation mechanisms. All tested samples show a succession and coexistence of several mechanisms, regardless of grain size, loading condition, or sample geometry. However, the relative shares of the individual mechanisms strongly vary and depend on parameters such as grain size, sample purity, and alloy composition.

The World Bank

The World Bank
Author: Katherine Marshall
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008-01-31
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9781000031997

The World Bank is one of the most important and least understood major international institutions. This book provides a concise, accessible and comprehensive overview of the World Bank's history, development, structure, functionality and activities. These themes are illustrated with a wide variety of case studies drawn from the Bank's int

Influence of strain on the functionality of ink-jet printed thin films and devices on flexible substrates

Influence of strain on the functionality of ink-jet printed thin films and devices on flexible substrates
Author: Mishra, Nilesha
Publisher: KIT Scientific Publishing
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2019-02-15
Genre: Capacitors
ISBN: 3731508532

Ink-jet printed devices on the flexible substrate are inexpensive and large area compatible as compared to rigid substrates. However, during fabrication and service they are subjected to complex strains, resulting in crack formation or delamination within the layers, affecting the device performance. Therefore, it is necessary to understand their failure mechanisms by correlating their electrical or structural properties with applied strain, supported by detailed microstructural investigations.

Microstructure evolution in strontium titanate Investigated by means of grain growth simulations and x-ray diffraction contrast tomography experiments

Microstructure evolution in strontium titanate Investigated by means of grain growth simulations and x-ray diffraction contrast tomography experiments
Author: Syha, Melanie
Publisher: KIT Scientific Publishing
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2014-09-25
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3731502429

Understanding the physical processes during fabrication and annealing of ceramic materials is a long sought goal among material scientists. Using strontium titanate as a model system for perovskite ceramics, the present work combines advanced non-destructive 3D characterization techniques and computational modeling of microstructure evolution in order to link grain morphology, interface anisotropy and microstructure evolution to macroscopic physical properties .

Experimental Investigation of Crack Initiation in Face-Centered Cubic Materials in the High and Very High Cycle Fatigue Regime

Experimental Investigation of Crack Initiation in Face-Centered Cubic Materials in the High and Very High Cycle Fatigue Regime
Author: Straub, Thomas
Publisher: KIT Scientific Publishing
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2016
Genre: Technology (General)
ISBN: 3731504715

This book investigates the fatigue mechanisms and crack initiation of Ni, Al and Cu on a small-scale in the Very High Cycle Fatigue regime by means of innovative fatigue experimentation. A novel custom-built resonant fatigue setup showed that the sample resonant frequency changes with increasing cycle number due to fatigue damage. Mechanisms such as slip band formation have been observed. Cyclic hardening, vacancy and oxidation formation may be considered as early fatigue mechanisms.

Dynamic Model-based Analysis of Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Gas Diffusion Electrodes

Dynamic Model-based Analysis of Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Gas Diffusion Electrodes
Author: Röhe, Maximilian
Publisher: KIT Scientific Publishing
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2024-01-09
Genre:
ISBN: 3731512343

In this work, the first simulation model of oxygen depolarized cathodes (ODC), which are silver catalyst-based gas diffusion electrodes, is presented that considers the phase equilibrium of the gas-liquid interface and structure-related inhomogeneities in electrolyte distribution. By means of the model it has been identified that mass transport of water and ions in the liquid phase is a crucial factor for electrode performance and how it is influenced by the electrode structure.

Investigations on Joule heating applications by multiphysical continuum simulations in nanoscale systems

Investigations on Joule heating applications by multiphysical continuum simulations in nanoscale systems
Author: Feuchter, Manuel Klaus Ludwig
Publisher: KIT Scientific Publishing
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2014-10-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3731502615

This work furthers the overall understanding of a 3w-measurement, by considering previously unexamined macroscopic influence factors within measurement by Finite Element simulations (FES). Moreover, new measuring configurations are developed to determine (an)isotropic thermal conductivities of nanoscale samples. Since no analytic solutions are available for these configurations, a new evaluation methodology is presented to determine emergent thermal conductivities by FES and Neural Networks.

Phase-field Modeling of Multi-domain Evolution in Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloys and of Polycrystalline Thin Film Growth

Phase-field Modeling of Multi-domain Evolution in Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloys and of Polycrystalline Thin Film Growth
Author: Christian Mennerich
Publisher: KIT Scientific Publishing
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2014-05-13
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3731500094

The phase-field method is a powerful tool in computer-aided materials science as it allows for the analysis of the time-spatial evolution of microstructures on the mesoscale. A multi-phase-field model is adopted to run numerical simulations in two different areas of scientific interest: Polycrystalline thin films growth and the ferromagnetic shape memory effect. FFT-techniques, norm conservative integration and RVE-methods are necessary to make the coupled problems numerically feasible.

Structure evolution in tribological interfaces studied by multilayer model alloys

Structure evolution in tribological interfaces studied by multilayer model alloys
Author: Cihan, Ebru
Publisher: KIT Scientific Publishing
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2020-10-21
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3731509997

Recent studies of deformation mechanisms of metals and alloys pioneer the better investigation of the friction and wear behavior of materials with well-defined initial microstructures. Within this scope, in this work, the effect of sub-surface deformations on the resulting friction and wear behavior has been searched by means of a systematic experimental study on Au-Ni metallic multilayer model alloy system.