The role of interfaces in enhancing the yield strength of composites and polycrystals

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1047-1070

  Aifantis, K E ^a   Willis, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hall Petch effect; Strain gradient plasticity; Variational principles

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DEFORMATION; HALL EFFECT; MICROSTRUCTURE; PLASTICITY; POLYCRYSTALS; STRAIN; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

HALL-PETCH EFFECTS; INTERNAL SURFACES; STRAIN-GRADIENT PLASTICITY; VARIATIONAL PRINCIPLES;

INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

EID: 14544289965     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2004.12.003     Document Type: Article

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