Towards a periodic table for the nanomechanical properties of the elements

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 43, Issue 18-19, 2006, Pages 5647-5657

  Pugno, Nicola ^a   Marino, Francesco ^a   Carpinteri, Alberto ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atomistic model; Mechanical properties; Nanomechanics; Nanostrength; Nanotoughness; Periodic table

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; ELASTIC MODULI; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POISSON RATIO; SHEAR STRESS; THERMAL EXPANSION;

ATOMISTIC MODEL; NANOMECHANICS; NANOSTRENGTH; NANOTOUGHNESS; PERIODIC TABLE;

CHEMICAL ELEMENTS;

EID: 33746001574     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2005.12.003     Document Type: Article

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