Experimental and computational simulation studies on creep deformation mechanisms of a novel nanostructured Cu and Cu-10%Sn Alloy

This work presents experimental and computational simulation studies on creep deformation mechanisms of a novel nanostructured Cu and Cu-10% Sn alloy that prepared by mechanical alloying (MA) copper with elemental Tin. Mechanical Newtonian creep model is employed for computational simulation of creep deformation mechanism under low stress-high temperature and to justify the experimental findings The observed behaviors are discussed and compared with the predications of the Nabarro-Herring (N-H) theory of directional diffusion. A simple theory based on the climb controlled generation of dislocations from a fixed density of sources is developed to explain the observed behavior. TEM and SEM investigations are convenient and powerful techniques for characterization of phases and a novel nano-grain structured of the resulting materials. The reduction of grain size to the nanometer scale improves their mechanical properties.