A Model for Predicting the Failure Behavior of Bimodal Nanocrystalline Materials

Abstract

Giving a bimodal grain size distribution in nanocrystalline materials can effectively achieve both high strength and high ductility. Here we propose a theoretical model to study the failure behavior of nc materials with bimodal grain size distribution. The dependence of failure properties on grain size distribution were calculated. Numerical results show the strength and ductility of bimodal nanocrystalline materials are sensitive to grain size and the volume fraction of coarse grains.