Particle size effect in metallic materials: A study by the theory of mechanism-based strain gradient plasticity

Acta Materialia

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 149-160

  Xue, Z ^a   Huang, Y ^a   Li, M ^b  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b ALCOA TECHNICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Particle size effect

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PLASTICITY; STRAIN HARDENING; VOLUME FRACTION;

PARTICLE SIZE EFFECT;

METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 0037039187     PISSN: 13596454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-6454(01)00325-1     Document Type: Article

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