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Recent advances in modeling of interfaces and mechanical behavior of multilayer metallic/ceramic composites

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Since the introduction of the term “nanolaminate” in the mid-1990s, considerable research activities on metallic/ceramic nanolaminates (MCN) have been conducted. Incorporating ceramics with high hardness and high melting point together with high ductile metals can improve their thermomechanical behavior in corrosive environments. A great number of researchers have reported that MCNs exhibit outstanding thermomechanical properties compared with the constituent layers and bulk material, which is attributed to the atomic structure and high density of the interfaces. This article provides a review of recent advances in modeling of the mechanical behavior of MCN composites, with focus on Nb/NbC and Ti/TiN multilayer composites. The main strengthening mechanisms of MCNs, based on the layer thickness, the interface structure, and the interaction of threading dislocations with the interface as well as dislocations nucleation from the interface, are reviewed, and recently, obtained results from molecular dynamics simulations, along with these findings, are presented. Moreover, MD-based flow surfaces for use in large-scale continuum models are reviewed in connection with results from MD of MCNs under various mechanical loading conditions, including uniaxial and biaxial loadings.

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This work was supported by the Qatar National Research Fund (a member of the Qatar Foundation) under Grant No. 7-1470-2-528. The statements made herein are solely the responsibility of the authors.

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    Mohsen Damadam & Hussein M. Zbib

  2. Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA

    Shuai Shao

  3. Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, University of Michigan Dearborn, Dearborn, MI, USA

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Damadam, M., Shao, S., Ayoub, G. et al. Recent advances in modeling of interfaces and mechanical behavior of multilayer metallic/ceramic composites. J Mater Sci 53, 5604–5617 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-017-1704-3

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