Fig. 1: Post-deformed mechanical behavior of NC–Cu–3Ta and its comparison with advanced structural alloys. | Communications Materials

Fig. 1: Post-deformed mechanical behavior of NC–Cu–3Ta and its comparison with advanced structural alloys.

From: Stable microstructure in a nanocrystalline copper–tantalum alloy during shock loading

Fig. 1

a The hardness of the as-received NC–Cu–3Ta alloy sample compared to the residual hardness of the samples shock compressed to ~8 GPa and 15 GPa using a conventional shock recovery technique, respectively. b The residual hardness as a function of (shock pressure)1/2 for several important metals and metallic alloys1,38.

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