Molecular dynamics simulation of nanoindentation on Cu/Ni nanotwinned multilayer films using a spherical indenter

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Abstract

We performed molecular dynamics simulation of nanoindentation on Cu/Ni nanotwinned multilayer films using a spherical indenter, aimed to investigate the effects of hetero-twin interface and twin thickness on hardness. We found that both twinning partial slip (TPS) and partial slip parallel with twin boundary (PSPTB) can reduce hardness and therefore should not be ignored when evaluating mechanical properties at nanoscale. There is a critical range of twin thickness λ (~25 Å < λ < ~31 Å), in which hardness of the multilayer films is maximized. At a smaller λ, TPSs appear due to the reaction between partial dislocations and twin boundary accounts for the softening-dominated mechanism. We also found that the combination of the lowered strengthening due to confined layer slips and the softening due to TPSs and PSPTBs results in lower hardness at a larger λ.

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