2002 journal article

Mechanical properties of cyromilled nanocrystalline Zn studied by the miniaturized disk bend test

ACTA MATERIALIA, 50(13), 3527–3533.

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: miniaturized disk bend tests; yield stress; hardening; softening; ductility
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

The miniaturized disk bend test (MDBT) is useful for the study of the mechanical properties of small specimens in tension. The yield stress of cryomilled nanocrystalline Zn measured by MDBT shows periodic hardening and softening with milling time, consistent with the variation of microhardness with milling time. The periodic softening is due to the reduction of dislocation density controlled by dynamic recrystallization. The ductility of these softened nanocrystalline Zn specimens is consistently higher than that of the hardened specimens. Young’s modulus shows little variation with the average grain size.