Orientation-dependent solid solution strengthening in zirconium: a nanoindentation study

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Orientation-dependent solid solution strengthening was explored through a combined microtexture plus nanoindentation study. Pure zirconium (6N purity crystal-bar Zr) and commercial Zircaloy-2 were investigated for comparison. Local mechanical properties were estimated through finite element (FE) simulations of the unloading part of the nanoindentation load–displacement response. Combinations of ‘averaging’ scheme and constitutive relationship were used to resolve uncertainty of FE-extracted mechanical properties. Comparing the two grades, non-basal oriented grains showed an overall hardening and increase in elastic modulus. In contrast, insignificant change was observed for basal (or near-basal) oriented grains. The strengthening of non-basal orientations appeared via elimination of the lowest hardness/stiffness values without a shift in the peak value. Such asymmetric development brought out the clear picture of orientation-dependent solid solution strengthening in zirconium.

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Lodh, A., Pant, P., Kumar, G., Mani Krishna, K. V., Tewari, R., & Samajdar, I. (2020). Orientation-dependent solid solution strengthening in zirconium: a nanoindentation study. Journal of Materials Science, 55(10), 4493–4503. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-019-04280-3

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