1School of Physical Science and Engineering Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004
2School of Material Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031
3State Key Laboratory of Nonlinear Mechanics, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080
Step Structure in Cold-Rolled Deformed Nanocrystalline Nickel
1School of Physical Science and Engineering Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004
2School of Material Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031
3State Key Laboratory of Nonlinear Mechanics, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080
Abstract： The microstructure characteristic of the cold-rolled deformed nanocrystalline nickel metal is studied by transmission electron microscopy. The results show that there are step structures nearby the grain boundary (GB), and the contrast of stress field in front of the step corresponds to the step in the shape. It is indicated that the interaction between twins and dislocations is not a necessary condition to realizing the deformation. In the later stage of the deformation when the grain size becomes about 100nm, the deformation can depend upon the moving of the boundary of the stack faults (SFs) which result from the partial dislocations emitted from GBs. However, when the size of SFs grows up, the local internal stress which is in front of the step gradually becomes higher. When this stress reaches a critical value which stops the gliding of the partial dislocations, the SFs will stop to grow up and leave a step structure behind.
2005, Vol. 22 
