A study of the loading path and crystal orientation effects on size-dependent limit strength

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1190-1202

  Shen, Luming ^a   Chen, Zhen ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystal orientation; Loading path; Material strength; Rate effect; Size effect

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE TESTING;

MATERIAL STRENGTH; RATE EFFECT; SIZE EFFECT;

SINGLE CRYSTALS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE TESTING;

EID: 33847070005     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2006.12.016     Document Type: Article

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