Analyses of tensile deformation of nanocrystalline α-Fe2O3+fcc-Al composites using molecular dynamics simulations

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1053-1085

  Tomar, Vikas ^a   Zhou, Min ^b  

^a University of Notre Dame   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Grain boundaries; Hall Petch; Molecular dynamics; Nanocrystalline composites

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; TENSILE PROPERTIES; VOLUME FRACTION;

DISLOCATION EMISSION; HALL PETCH; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS;

NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS;

EID: 34047106219     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2006.10.005     Document Type: Article

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