Combined atomistic simulation and continuum mechanics: Size-dependent behavior of atomistic simulation for brittle fracture in bcc-iron

Computational Materials Science

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 432-439

  Guo, Ya Fang ^a   Gao, Yu Chen ^a  

^a BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atomistic simulation; Bcc iron; Brittle fracture; Size dependent behavior

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FRACTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACKS; ELASTICITY; IRON;

ATOMISTIC SIMULATION; BCC-IRON; SIZE-DEPENDENT BEHAVIOR;

CONTINUUM MECHANICS;

EID: 33747303154     PISSN: 09270256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2005.06.014     Document Type: Article

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