Competing deformation mechanisms in ARB Cu/Nb metallic multilayers as a function of layer thickness and temperature

This thesis investigated the mechanical properties and deformation behaviour of accumulative roll-bonded (ARB) Cu/Nb metallic multilayers at nanoscale layer thicknesses and temperatures up to 400 degrees Celsius. Samples with individual layer thicknesses between 7 and 63 nm were nanomechanically tested at room-temperature by micropillar...