N. K. Arkhipova

Bio: N. K. Arkhipova is an academic researcher from Russian Academy of Sciences. The author has contributed to research in topics: Surface roughness & Liquid nitrogen. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 5 publications receiving 45 citations.

Nanostructurization of Nb by high-pressure torsion in liquid nitrogen and the thermal stability of the structure obtained

Abstract: The evolution of the Nb structure upon high-pressure torsion (HPT) in a Bridgeman chamber in liquid nitrogen and a subsequent annealing in the range from 100 to 600°C has been studied by the TEM method. With an increase in the degree of deformation, the structure exhibits three stages of refinement: dislocation cellular structure; mixed structure consisting of cells and subgrains; and submicron or nanocrystalline grain structure. The HPT using 3 and more revolutions of the anvils at 80 K leads to the formation in Nb of a nanocrystalline structure with an average grain size of ∼75 nm and a record high microhardness of 4800 MPa. The structure is stable at room temperature but possesses a relatively low thermal stability, i.e., the recrystallization starts at lower temperatures than it does after conventional deformation or an HPT at room temperature.

Determination of the parameters of grain-boundary diffusion and segregation of Co in W using an improved model of grain-boundary diffusion

Abstract: Based on the recently proposed model of grain-boundary diffusion, the available research data on grain-boundary diffusion of Co in W, and on emission Mossbauer studies of grain boundaries in polycrystalline W have been analyzed in detail. Using joint processing of primary data for tracer analysis and Mossbauer studies, all the parameters of grain-boundary diffusion of Co in W have been determined: the coefficient of grain-boundary segregation, coefficient of grain-boundary diffusion, and the diffusion width of the grain boundary.

Mössbauer spectroscopy of interphase boundaries of Co/CoO bilayers

Abstract: Co films and Co/CoO bilayers that were deposited by the method of magnetron sputtering on the MgO(100) and Al2O3(110) single-crystal substrates have been studied using electron microscopy and Mossbauer spectroscopy. The surface, bulk, and interphase Mossbauer spectra of the layers and bilayers under examination have been investigated. It is shown that the 57Co(57Fe) atoms located in the region of a Co/CoO interphase boundary can be in different magnetic states and have different valences and chemical surroundings.

Formation of ordered NiFeMn antiferromagnetic phase in permalloy/manganese bilayers in the course of thermomagnetic treatment

Abstract: The formation of the ordered NiFeMn antiferromagnetic phase in the course of thermomagnetic treatment of manganese-permalloy bilayers has been investigated. The influence of the type of substrate, number of layers, and modes of thermomagnetic treatment on the magnetic properties of the films is studied. It has been shown that the maximal effect of unidirectional anisotropy associated with the presence of the ordered NiFeMn ferromagnetic phase in ferromagnetic layers is attained at an annealing temperature of 260°C for 4 h. The shift in the magnetic hysteresis loop with a thickness of the switched layer of about 40 nm is 380 Oe, while the blocking temperature is ≌270°C.

Study of YSZ films deposited using electron-beam sputtering onto a nickel alloy with a perfect cube texture

Abstract: X-ray diffraction analysis and atomic force microscopy were used to study the effect of the state of a substrate (an Ni-11 at % Cr ribbon) and deposition conditions on the texture and roughness of an yttrium-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) buffer layer deposited by electron-beam sputtering. The presence of a sharp cube texture in the nickel-alloy ribbon was shown to be insufficient condition for obtaining a biaxial texture in the YSZ film. A two-dimensional (2 × 2) sulfur superstructure should be formed on the nickel-ribbon surface. In this case, the YSZ film with a sharp {100} 〈100〉 cube texture and surface roughness of ∼10–15 nm can be prepared at a low deposition rate of 0.005–0.008 nm/s and a substrate temperature of 700–800°C.

Six decades of the Hall–Petch effect – a survey of grain-size strengthening studies on pure metals

Abstract: Refining a metal’s grain size can result in dramatic increases in strength, and the magnitude of this strengthening increment can be estimated using the Hall–Petch equation. Since the Hall–Petch equation was proposed, there have been many experimental studies supporting its applicability to pure metals, intermetallics and multi-phase alloys. In this article, we gather the grain-size strengthening data from the Hall–Petch studies on pure metals and use this aggregated data to calculate best estimates of these metals’ Hall–Petch parameters. We also use this aggregated data to re-evaluate the various models developed to physically support the Hall–Petch scaling.

A review on high-pressure torsion (HPT) from 1935 to 1988

Abstract: High-pressure torsion (HPT) method currently receives much attention as a severe plastic deformation (SPD) technique mainly because of the reports of Prof. Ruslan Z. Valiev and his co-workers in 1988. They reported the efficiency of the method in creating ultrafine-grained (UFG) structures with predominantly high-angle grain boundaries, which started the new age of nanoSPD materials with novel properties. The HPT method was first introduced by Prof. Percy W. Bridgman in 1935. Bridgman pioneered application of high torsional shearing stress combined with high hydrostatic pressure to many different kinds of materials such as pure elements, metallic materials, glasses, geological materials (rocks and minerals), biological materials, polymers and many different kinds of organic and inorganic compounds. This paper reviews the findings of Bridgman and his successors from 1935 to 1988 using the HPT method and summarizes their historical importance in recent advancement of materials, properties, phase transformations and HPT machine designs.

Nanomaterials by severe plastic deformation: review of historical developments and recent advances

Abstract: Severe plastic deformation (SPD) is effective in producing bulk ultrafine-grained and nanostructured materials with large densities of lattice defects. This field, also known as NanoSPD, experienced a significant progress within the past two decades. Beside classic SPD methods such as high-pressure torsion, equal-channel angular pressing, accumulative roll-bonding, twist extrusion, and multi-directional forging, various continuous techniques were introduced to produce upscaled samples. Moreover, numerous alloys, glasses, semiconductors, ceramics, polymers, and their composites were processed. The SPD methods were used to synthesize new materials or to stabilize metastable phases with advanced mechanical and functional properties. High strength combined with high ductility, low/room-temperature superplasticity, creep resistance, hydrogen storage, photocatalytic hydrogen production, photocatalytic CO2 conversion, superconductivity, thermoelectric performance, radiation resistance, corrosion resistance, and biocompatibility are some highlighted properties of SPD-processed materials. This article reviews recent advances in the NanoSPD field and provides a brief history regarding its progress from the ancient times to modernity. Abbreviations: ARB: Accumulative Roll-Bonding; BCC: Body-Centered Cubic; DAC: Diamond Anvil Cell; EBSD: Electron Backscatter Diffraction; ECAP: Equal-Channel Angular Pressing (Extrusion); FCC: Face-Centered Cubic; FEM: Finite Element Method; FSP: Friction Stir Processing; HCP: Hexagonal Close-Packed; HPT: High-Pressure Torsion; HPTT: High-Pressure Tube Twisting; MDF: Multi-Directional (-Axial) Forging; NanoSPD: Nanomaterials by Severe Plastic Deformation; SDAC: Shear (Rotational) Diamond Anvil Cell; SEM: Scanning Electron Microscopy; SMAT: Surface Mechanical Attrition Treatment; SPD: Severe Plastic Deformation; TE: Twist Extrusion; TEM: Transmission Electron Microscopy; UFG: Ultrafine Grained GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT IMPACT STATEMENT This article comprehensively reviews recent advances on development of ultrafine-grained and nanostructured materials by severe plastic deformation and provides a brief history regarding the progress of this field.

A critical examination of pure tantalum processed by high-pressure torsion

Abstract: Tantalum, a common refractory metal with body-centred cubic (BCC) crystalline structure, was processed by high-pressure torsion (HPT) at room temperature through different numbers of rotations. Significant grain refinement and high strength were achieved with a reduction in grain size from ∼60 μm to ∼160 nm and an increase in strength from ∼200 to >1300 MPa. Hardness measurements revealed a high level of homogeneity after 10 turns of HPT but the hardness after 10 turns was slightly lower than after 5 turns indicating the occurrence of some recovery. Tensile testing at a strain rate of 1.0×10−3 s−1 gave high strengths of ∼1200 MPa but little or no ductility after processing through 1, 5 and 10 turns. The introduction of a short-term (15 min) anneal immediately after HPT processing led to significant ductility in all samples and a reasonable level of strength at ∼800 MPa.

Long-time stability of metals after severe plastic deformation: Softening and hardening by self-annealing versus thermal stability

Abstract: Despite superior properties of ultrafine-grained (UFG) materials processed by severe plastic deformation (SPD), their thermal stability is a concern because of the supersaturated fractions of lattice defects. In this study, the microstructural stability of various UFG materials (2 alloys and 15 pure metals) after SPD processing through the high-pressure torsion (HPT) were investigated at room temperature for up to 10 years. While most of the metals with high melting temperatures remained stable, a softening by self-annealing occurred in pure silver, gold and copper (with moderate melting temperatures), and an unusual hardening occurred in pure magnesium, Al-Zn alloy and Mg-Li alloy (with low melting temperatures). These softening/hardening behaviors by grain coarsening were attributed to the contribution of grain boundaries to dislocation activity or grain-boundary sliding, respectively. It was shown that the self-annealing was accelerated by increasing the processing pressure and strain and by decreasing the processing temperature and stacking fault energy, due to the enhancement of stored energy and/or atomic mobility.