Phase stability in nanocrystalline metals: A thermodynamic consideration
Phase stability in nanocrystalline metals: A thermodynamic consideration
复制标题
DOI:
10.1063/1.2822473
复制
发表时间:
2007-12
影响因子:
3.2
通讯作者:
W. Qin;T. Nagase;Y. Umakoshi
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
W. Qin;T. Nagase;Y. Umakoshi
The mechanism of structural transition in nanocrystalline metals was studied from a thermodynamic point of view. Crystal lattice distortion and interfacial effect were found to be the reasons for structural instability. Nanocrystalline Fe samples prepared by the milling method and by the crystallization method were used for analyses and comparison. The contributions of lattice distortion and interfacial energy to thermodynamics were calculated using the quasiharmonic Debye approximation and the Gibbs-Thomson equation, respectively. By examining the change in Gibbs free energy and considering the effect of negative stress of grain boundaries on the crystal volume change in structural transition, we calculated the critical grain size of fcc-Fe formation. Results show that relative to the crystallized nanocrystalline state, it is more likely that the fcc Fe forms in the milled nanocrystalline state. Whether or not the phase transition occurs in nanocrystalline materials is closely related to the preparation ...