Deformation-mechanism map for nanocrystalline metals by molecular-dynamics simulation

Nature Materials

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-47

  Yamakov, V ^a,d   Wolf, D ^a   Phillpot, S R ^a,e   Mukherjee, A K ^b   Gleiter, H ^c  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

^c KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE   (United States)

^e University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS); GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEATION; SHEAR STRESS; STACKING FAULTS;

LATTICE DISLOCATION; STACKING-FAULT ENERGY;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

METAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; MOTION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; VALIDATION STUDY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; MATERIALS TESTING; METALS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; MOTION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 0345873531     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat1035     Document Type: Article

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