Fatigue and Fracture of Nanostructured Materials

Preface
Contents
Abbreviations
Chapter 1: Nanostructuring of Metals, Alloys, and Composites
	1.1 Introduction
	1.2 Nanostructured Material Synthesis
		1.2.1 Mechanical Alloying
		1.2.2 Severe Plastic Deformation
		1.2.3 Electrodeposition
	1.3 Conclusions
	References
Chapter 2: Cyclic Deformation of Metal Alloys and Composites
	2.1 Introduction
	2.2 Elastoplastic Behavior in Nanostructured Metals and Alloys
		2.2.1 Dislocations and Plasticity
		2.2.2 Cyclic Behavior
	2.3 Nanoindentation
		2.3.1 Cyclic Nanoindentation
	2.4 Conclusions
	References
Chapter 3: Crack Initiation and Growth in Metal Alloys and Composites
	3.1 Introduction
		3.1.1 Dislocation Sources
		3.1.2 GB Mechanisms
		3.1.3 Grain Growth
		3.1.4 Dislocation Absorption
		3.1.5 Strain Rate Sensitivity
	3.2 Grain Deformation at the Crack Tip
	3.3 Mechanisms of Cracking in NC Materials
		3.3.1 Crack Behavior in NC Materials
	3.4 Crack Initiation and Growth in Nanostructured Materials
		3.4.1 Fatigue Cracks in NC Materials
		3.4.2 Crack Propagation
		3.4.3 Nanotwinning
	3.5 Conclusions
	References
Chapter 4: Fatigue and Crack Behavior of Nanostructured Metal Alloys and Composites
	4.1 Introduction
		4.1.1 Effect of Strain Rate
		4.1.2 Dislocation-GB Interaction
	4.2 Fatigue Life of NC Materials
		4.2.1 Fatigue Endurance in NC Metals and Alloys
	4.3 Crack Initiation and Growth in Nanocrystalline Materials
		4.3.1 Fracture Behavior in NC Materials
		4.3.2 Cyclic Behavior of Graded Materials
		4.3.3 Cyclic Indentation of Graded NC Materials
	4.4 Conclusions
	References
Chapter 5: Fatigue and Crack Behavior of Bulk Nanostructured Metal Alloys and Composites
	5.1 Introduction
		5.1.1 Anisotropy in SPDed Materials
	5.2 Fatigue Life of UFG Materials
		5.2.1 Deformation Mechanisms in UFGed Materials
		5.2.2 Fatigue Life of UFGed Materials
	5.3 Damage Tolerance of UFG Materials
		5.3.1 Crack Initiation and Growth in UFGed Materials
		5.3.2 Microstructural Behavior of Deformed UFGed Materials
	5.4 Conclusions
	References
Chapter 6: Creep in Nanostructured Materials
	6.1 Introduction
		6.1.1 Creep Mechanisms
		6.1.2 Creep Characterization of NC Materials
		6.1.3 Microstructural Features
	6.2 Creep in UFG Materials
		6.2.1 Effect of SPD
		6.2.2 Creep Rate in UFGed Materials
	6.3 Creep in NC Materials
		6.3.1 Creep Mechanisms in NC Materials
		6.3.2 Strain Rate Effect
	6.4 Creep in Thin Films
		6.4.1 Size Effect
	6.5 Conclusions
	References
Chapter 7: Superplasticity in Nanostructured Materials
	7.1 Introduction
		7.1.1 Grain Boundary Sliding
		7.1.2 Diffusion
		7.1.3 Constitutive Relationships
	7.2 Superplasticity in SPD Materials
		7.2.1 Grain Development Behavior
		7.2.2 Uniform Elongation
		7.2.3 Mechanisms in UFGed Materials
	7.3 Superplasticity in Nanocrystalline Materials
		7.3.1 Grain Size Effect on Superplastic Behavior
		7.3.2 Dislocation Behavior
	7.4 Conclusions
	References
Chapter 8: Mechanical Properties of Thin Films and Coatings
	8.1 Introduction
		8.1.1 Microstructural Evolution in Thin Films
		8.1.2 Grain Evolution
	8.2 Mechanical Properties of Thin Films
		8.2.1 Thin-Film Strength
	8.3 Fatigue of Nanostructured Thin Films
		8.3.1 Fatigue Mechanisms in Thin Films
		8.3.2 Size Effect
		8.3.3 Fracture Behavior
		8.3.4 Grain Boundary Structure
	8.4 Conclusions
	References
Chapter 9: Contact Fatigue and Crack Behavior of Nanostructured Metal Alloys and Composites
	9.1 Introduction
	9.2 Wear Mechanisms in Nanostructured Materials
		9.2.1 Wear Characterization
		9.2.2 Scratch Behavior
	9.3 Fretting in Nanostructured Materials
		9.3.1 Fretting Mechanisms
		9.3.2 Size Effect
	9.4 Conclusions
	References
Chapter 10: Effect of Environment on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Nanostructured Metal Alloys and Composites
	10.1 Introduction
	10.2 Corrosion of Nanostructured Materials
	10.3 SCC in Nanostructured Materials
	10.4 Conclusions
	References
Index