Abstract
The coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) as measured by dilatometry of electroformed nanocrystalline Ni-32at%Co macro-defect free sheet metal up to 500 °C can be separated into three regions. Below 185 °C, the nanocrystalline material's CTE is similar to its polycrystalline counterpart. Between 185 and 310 °C, the CTE of the nanocrystalline material plateaus, then drops at temperatures above 310 °C due to volume shrinkage induced by different grain growth stages. The grain boundary excess volume (BEV) was determined to be between 0.20–0.24 nm. In addition, it is shown that simple digital caliper measurements are a reliable technique to estimate BEV for specimens with grain boundaries being the main defect.
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