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The present measurements (for grain sizes ranging from 4-63 nm) offer quantitative insight into the mechanisms of stress development and evolution in these alloys, suggesting that the grain boundary structure is out of equilibrium (unrelaxed) and contains excess free volume, in and of itself acting as the primary source of residual stress in these coatings. We show that the amount of free volume initially created in the films can be predicted from the pulse amplitude of the current waveform employed during the deposition process while the corresponding grain size dictates the volume fraction of grain boundary area where this free volume can be accommodated - together, these processing and structure-based parameters control the resulting stress level in the film.","abstract_html":"Characterizing the residual stress of thick nanocrystalline electrodeposits poses several unique challenges due to their fine grain structure, thickness distribution, and matte surface. We employ a three-dimensional profilometry-based approach that addresses each of these complicating factors and enables quantitative analysis of residual stress with reasonable accuracy. The specific emphasis of this work is thick (10-100 [mu]m), nanocrystalline Ni-W electrodeposits, in which residual stresses arise during the deposition process as well as during post-deposition annealing. The present measurements (for grain sizes ranging from 4-63 nm) offer quantitative insight into the mechanisms of stress development and evolution in these alloys, suggesting that the grain boundary structure is out of equilibrium (unrelaxed) and contains excess free volume, in and of itself acting as the primary source of residual stress in these coatings. We show that the amount of free volume initially created in the films can be predicted from the pulse amplitude of the current waveform employed during the deposition process while the corresponding grain size dictates the volume fraction of grain boundary area where this free volume can be accommodated - together, these processing and structure-based parameters control the resulting stress level in the film.","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Ziebell, Tiffany D. (Tiffany Dawn)"],"institution":"Massachusetts Institute of Technology","degree_name":null,"degree_level":null,"degree_discipline":null,"degree_department":"Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering.","school":null,"contributors":[],"advisors":["Christopher A. 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