Size-dependent yield strength of thin films

International Journal of Plasticity

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1834-1854

  Fredriksson, P ^a   Gudmundson, P ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

B. Constitutive behaviour; C. Strain gradient plasticity; Viscoplastic material

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS); FREE ENERGY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OPTIMIZATION; PLASTICITY; SHEAR DEFORMATION; STRAIN; VISCOPLASTICITY; YIELD STRESS;

CONSTITUTIVE BEHAVIOR; CONVENTIONAL PLASTICITY EQUATIONS; STRAIN GRADIENT PLASTICITY; VISCOPLASTIC MATERIALS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 18444369672     PISSN: 07496419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijplas.2004.09.005     Document Type: Article

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