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In situ nanomechanical testing of twinned metals in a transmission electron microscope

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This article focuses on in situ transmission electron microscope (TEM) characterization to explore twins in face-centered-cubic and body-centered-cubic monolithic metals, and their impact on the overall mechanical performance. Taking advantage of simultaneous nanomechanical deformation and nanoscale imaging using versatile in situ TEM tools, direct correlation of these unique microscopic defects with macroscopic mechanical performance becomes possible. This article summarizes recent evidence to support the mechanisms related to strengthening and plasticity in metals, including nanotwinned Cu, Ni, Al, Au, and others in bulk, thin film, and nanowire forms.

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N.L. acknowledges support from the US Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences. H.W. acknowledges support from the Office of Naval Research (Contract Number: N00014–13–1-0555) and National Science Foundation (DMR-0846504). The work on NT Al was supported by DoE-OBES under Grant No. DE-SC0010482. S.X.M. and J.W. acknowledge support from NSF CMMI 1536811. This work was performed, in part, at the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, an Office of Science User Facility operated for the US DOE, Office of Science under Contract DE-AC52–06NA25396 and DE-AC04–94AL85000. J.W. acknowledges support from the Chinese 1000-Youth-Talent Plan.

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  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Pittsburgh, USA

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Li, N., Wang, J., Mao, S. et al. In situ nanomechanical testing of twinned metals in a transmission electron microscope. MRS Bulletin 41, 305–313 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1557/mrs.2016.66

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