Strain Hardening in Polycrystalline and Nanocrystalline Nickel

Abstract:

The work hardening behavior of electrodeposited nanocrystalline (grain size: 100 nm) and fully annealed polycrystalline nickel (grain size: 160 µm) was examined by hardness indentation analysis. First, plastic strain was introduced into the materials through large Rockwell hardness indentations. A series of Vickers micro-hardness traces below and away from the Rockwell indentation then measured the change in hardness as a function of distance from the plastic zone. The results showed that polycrystalline nickel exhibited considerable strain hardening, with micro-hardness values closest to the Rockwell indentation averaging twice the hardness value of the bulk material. On the other hand, for the nanocrystalline nickel the Vickers micro-hardness values changed only by a few percent indicating a limited strain hardening capacity.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 409)
• Pages: 550-554
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.409.550
• Online since: November 2011
• Authors: B.T.F. Tang, Uwe Erb, I. Brooks
• Keywords: Hardness Testing, Nanocrystalline, Polycrystalline Nickel, Strain Hardening

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