A review of deformation and fatigue of metals at small size scales

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1119-1152

  Connolley, T ^a   Mchugh, P E ^a   Bruzzi, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Crack propagation; Fabrication methods; Fatigue life; Micro electromechanical systems (MEMS); Monotonic deformation; Size effects

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; DEFORMATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

FABRICATION METHODS; MONOTONIC DEFORMATION; SIZE EFFECTS;

METAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 30844473760     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: 14602695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2695.2005.00951.x     Document Type: Article

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