Modeling of Young's modulus variations with temperature of Ni and oxidized Ni using a magneto-mechanical approach

International audienceThin films and coatings are usually used to give functional properties to the surface of the underlying substrate but are never seen as load bearing due to a very low film to substrate thickness ratio. However, this ratio can increase in some specific domains (such as transportation), where the weight reduction is a high stake. This study deals with the influence of the thermally grown oxide (TGO) NiO on the evolution of the elastic modulus of nickel with temperature. For pure nickel, the Young's modulus evolves non-linearly with temperature, from room temperature up to 360°C, corresponding to the Curie temperature of nickel. The amplitude of these variations can be drastically reduced with the presence of the NiO TGO. The purpose of this study is to propose a modeling of these phenomenon using magneto-mechanical approach. A first analytical modeling takes the change of the saturation magnetization, of the initial anhysteretic susceptibility and of the maximal magnetostriction with a relaxation of magneto-crystalline anisotropy concomitant to increasing temperature, into account. The second modeling is a numerical modeling giving the average behavior of a representative volume element. It allows a continuous description of the change with temperature of the Young's modulus and a clear interpretation of the effect of a coating. This gives an insight for future promising applications

Combined synchrotron X-rays and image correlation analyses of biaxially deformed W/Cu nanocomposite thin films on Kapton

International audienceAbstract In-situ biaxial tensile tests within the elastic domain were conducted with W/Cu nanocomposite thin films deposited on a polyimide cruciform substrate thanks to a biaxial testing machine developed on the DiffAbs beamline at SOLEIL synchrotron. The mechanical behavior of the nanocomposite was characterized at the micro-scale and the macro-scale using simultaneously synchrotron X-ray diffraction and digital image correlation techniques. Strain analyses for equi-biaxial and non equi-biaxial loading paths have been performed. The results show that the two strain measurements match to within 1 × 10-4 in the elastic domain for strain levels less than 0.3% and for both loading paths

Plastic Deformation of InSb Micro-Pillars: A Comparative Study Between Spatially Resolved Laue and Monochromatic X-Ray Micro-Diffraction Maps

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Élasticité et endommagement sous chargement bi-axial de nano-composites W/Cuen couches minces sur polyimide (apport des techniques synchrotrons)

Ce travail de thèse porte sur la déformation bi-axiale contrôlée de nano-composites W/Cu en couches minces déposées sur des substrats polyimides. La nano-structuration est obtenue par stratification de deux matériaux immiscibles (W et Cu) par pulvérisation ionique avec contrôle de la taille des grains au sein du film mince par contrôle de l'épaisseur selon la direction decroissance du film. Nous avons développé une procédure permettant de caractériser le comportement mécanique des échantillons à deux échelles différentes. L'essai de traction biaxial est couplé à la diffraction des rayons X (déformation microscopique) et à la corrélation d'images numériques (déformation macroscopique). Nous avons utilisé une machine de tractionbi-axiale développée dans le cadre d un projet ANR sur la ligne de lumière DiffAbs du synchrotron SOLEIL. Elle permet de contrôler les contraintes dans des films minces supportés par des substrats polyimides. La confrontation des résultats obtenus par ces deux techniques dans le domaine d'élasticité a montré que la déformation est intégralement transmise via l interfacefilm - substrat. La seconde étape de notre travail a consisté à étudier les déformations du nanocomposite W/Cu au-delà du domaine d élasticité. Nous avons mis en évidence trois domaines de déformation associés à différents mécanismes de déformation. La limite d'élasticité du nanocomposite W/Cu a été déterminée en comparant la déformation élastique du film mince à la déformation macroscopique du substrat. Enfin, l'étude de la limite d'élasticité du nanocomposite W/Cu pour différents ratios de force a révélé un comportement fragile du nanocomposite W/Cu.This thesis focuses on the biaxial deformation of W/Cu nanocomposite thin films deposited on polyimide substrates. The grain size in the thin film is controlled by stratification of two immiscible materials (W and Cu) employing sputtering techniques. We developed a procedure to characterize the mechanical behavior of samples at two different scales. A biaxial tensile test is coupled to X-ray diffraction (microscopic deformation) and digital image correlation (macroscopic deformation) techniques. We used a biaxial tensile setup developed in the framework of an ANR project on the DiffAbs beamline at synchrotron SOLEIL allowing forthe control of stresses in thin films supported by polyimide substrates. By comparing the strains obtained by these two techniques, the applied strain is determined to be transmitted unchanged in the elastic domain through the film - substrate interface. The second part of our work was to study the deformation of W/Cu nanocomposite beyond the elastic range. We have highlighted three domains of deformation associated with different deformation mechanisms. The elastic limit of the W/Cu nanocomposite was determined by comparing the elastic deformation of the thin film to the macroscopic deformation of the substrate. Finally, the elastic limit of W/Cu nanocomposite was studied for different load ratios. The overall results emphasized the brittle behavior of these nanocomposites.POITIERS-SCD-Bib. électronique (861949901) / SudocSudocFranceF

Elastic-strain distribution in metallic film-polymer substrate composites

Synchrotron x-ray radiation was used for in situ strain measurements during uniaxial tests on polymer substrates coated by a metallic gold film 400 nm thick deposited without interlayer or surface treatment. X-ray diffraction allowed capturing both components elastic strains and determining how these were partitioned between the metallic film and the polymeric substrate. For strains below 0.8%, deformation is continuous through the metal-polymer interface while above, the onset of plasticity in the metallic film induces a shift between film and substrate elastic strains

X-ray strain analysis of {111} fiber-textured thin films independent of grain-interaction models

The anisotropic elastic response of supported thin films with a {111} fiber texture has been studied using an in-situ micro-tensile tester and X-ray diffractometry. It is shown which specific X-ray diffraction measurement geometries can be used to analyze the elastic strains in thin films without requiring any assumptions regarding elastic interactions between grains. It is evidenced (theoretically and experimentally) that the combination of two specific geometries leads to a simple linear relationship between the measured strains and the geometrical variable sin 2 , avoiding the transition scale models. The linear fit of the experimental data allows a direct determination of the relationship between the three single-crystal elastic compliances or a direct determination of the S 44 single-crystal elastic compliance and the combination of S 11 + 2S 12 if the macroscopic stress is known. This methodology has been applied to a model system, i.e. gold film for which no size effect is expected, deposited on polyimide substrate, and it was found that S 44 = 23.2 TPa -1 and S 11 + 2S 12 = 1.9 TPa -1 , in good accordance with values for large crystals of gold. © 2011 International Union of Crystallography Printed in Singapore - all rights reserved

Controlled biaxial deformation of nanostructured W/Cu thin films studied by X-ray diffraction

The deformation behaviour of 150. nm thick W/Cu nanocomposite deposited on polyimide substrates has been analysed under equi-biaxial tensile testing coupled to X-ray diffraction technique. The experiments were carried out using a biaxial device that has been developed for the DiffAbs beamline of SOLEIL synchrotron source. Finite element analysis has been performed to study the strain distribution into the cruciform shape substrate and define the homogeneous deformed volume. X-ray measured elastic strains in tungsten sub-layers could be carried out for both principal directions. The strain field was determined to be almost equi-biaxial as expected and compared to finite element calculations

Multiscale modeling of the elasto-plastic behavior of architectured and nanostructured Cu-Nb composite wires and comparison with neutron diffraction experiments

Nanostructured and architectured copper niobium composite wires are excellent candidates for the generation of intense pulsed magnetic fields ( 100T) as they combine both high strength and high electrical conductivity. Multi-scaled Cu-Nb wires are fabricated by accumulative drawing and bundling (a severe plastic deformation technique), leading to a multiscale, architectured, and nanostructured microstructure exhibiting a strong fiber crystallographic texture and elongated grain shape along the wire axis. This paper presents a comprehensive study of the effective elastoplastic behavior of this composite material by using two different approaches to model the microstructural features: full-field finite elements and mean-field modeling. As the material exhibits several characteristic scales, an original hierarchical strategy is proposed based on iterative scale transition steps from the nanometric grain scale to the millimetric macro-scale. The best modeling strategy is selected to estimate reliably the effective elasto-plastic behavior of Cu-Nb wires with minimum computational time. Finally, for the first time, the models are confronted to tensile tests and in-situ neutron diffraction experimental data with a good agreement

Early Reverse Transcription Is Essential for Productive Foamy Virus Infection

BACKGROUND: Although viral RNA constitutes the majority of nucleic acids packaged in virions, a late occurring step of reverse transcription leads to the presence of infectious viral cDNA in foamy virus particles. This peculiarity distinguishes them from the rest of the retroviral family. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: To evaluate the respective contribution of these viral nucleic acids in the replication of foamy viruses, their fate was studied by real-time PCR and RT-PCR early after infection, in the presence or in the absence of AZT. We found that an early reverse transcription step, which occurs during the first hours post-entry, is absolutely required for productive infection. Remarkably, sensitivity to AZT can be counteracted by increasing the multiplicity of infection (moi). We also show that 2-LTR circular viral DNA, which appears as soon as four hours post-infection, is transcriptionally competent. CONCLUSION: Taken together, our data demonstrate that an early reverse transcription process, which takes place soon after viral entry, is indispensable for infectivity of FVs at low moi, when the amount of DNA-containing particles is not sufficient to lead to a productive infection. This study demonstrates a key role of the packaged viral RNA in the foamy virus infection, suggesting that the replication of this virus can be achieved by involving either viral DNA or RNA genome, depending on the condition of infection