Microstructure and mechanical behavior of ultrafine-grained Ni processed by different powder metallurgy methods

Gubicza, Jenő and Bui, H. -Q. and Fellah, F. and Dirras, G. (2009) Microstructure and mechanical behavior of ultrafine-grained Ni processed by different powder metallurgy methods. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH, 24. pp. 217-226. ISSN 0884-2914

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Abstract

Ultrafine-grained samples were produced from a Ni nanopowder by hot isostatic pressing (HIP) and spark plasma sintering (SPS). The microstructure and mechanical behavior of the two specimens were compared. The grain coarsening observed during the SPS procedure was moderated due to a reduced temperature and time of consolidation compared with HIP processing. The smaller grain-size and higher nickel-oxide content in the SPS-processed sample resulted in a higher yield strength. Compression experiments showed that the specimen produced by SPS reached a maximal flow stress at a small strain, which was followed by a long steady-state softening while the HIP-processed sample hardened until failure. It was revealed that the softening of the SPS-processed sample resulted from microcracking along the grain boundaries.

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