Length scale (thickness) controlled ductile versus brittle transition in layered materials

Materials Science and Engineering: A

Volumn 266, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 73-79

  Li, M Z ^a   Mao, S X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brittle behavior; Ductile behavior; Layered materials

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; CRACKS; DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS); DUCTILITY; ENERGY TRANSFER; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); NUCLEATION; THICKNESS CONTROL;

ATOMIC DECOHESION; DISLOCATION NUCLEATION; INTERFACE CRACK TIP;

MULTILAYERS;

EID: 0001878465     PISSN: 09215093     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0921-5093(99)00041-6     Document Type: Article

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