Computer simulation of crack formation in a nickel bicrystal nanowire containing a wedge disclination

Physics of Metals and Metallography

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 274-280

  Nazarov, A A ^a   Wu, M S ^b   Zhou, H ^b  

^a Birsk Branch of Federal State Budgetary Educational Establishment of Higher Education Bashkir State University   (Russian Federation)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICRYSTALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOWIRES; NICKEL;

DISCLINATION CORES; WEDGE DISCLINATION;

CRACK INITIATION;

EID: 34848888450     PISSN: 0031918X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0031918X07090098     Document Type: Article

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