Extra-electron induced covalent strengthening and generalization of intrinsic ductile-to-brittle criterion.

Abstract:

:Traditional strengthening ways, such as strain, precipitation, and solid-solution, come into effect by pinning the motion of dislocation. Here, through first-principles calculations we report on an extra-electron induced covalent strengthening mechanism, which alters chemical bonding upon the introduction of extra-valence electrons in the matrix of parent materials. It is responsible for the brittle and high-strength properties of Al(12)W-type compounds featured by the typical fivefold icosahedral cages, which are common for quasicrystals and bulk metallic glasses (BMGs). In combination with this mechanism, we generalize ductile-to-brittle criterion in a universal hyperbolic form by integrating the classical Pettifor's Cauchy pressure with Pugh's modulus ratio for a wide variety of materials with cubic lattices. This study provides compelling evidence to correlate Pugh's modulus ratio with hardness of materials and may have implication for understanding the intrinsic brittleness of quasicrystals and BMGs.

journal_name

Sci Rep

journal_title

Scientific reports

authors

Niu H,Chen XQ,Liu P,Xing W,Cheng X,Li D,Li Y

doi

10.1038/srep00718

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2012-01-01 00:00:00

pages

718

issn

2045-2322

journal_volume

2

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