Modeling the interfacial effect on the yield strength and flow stress of thin metal films on substrates

Mechanics Research Communications

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 65-72

  Abu Al Rub, Rashid K ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Interfacial energy; Length scale; Nonlocal; Size effect; Thin films

Indexed keywords

INTERFACIAL ENERGY; PLASTIC FLOW; PLASTICITY; STRAIN HARDENING; THERMODYNAMICS; YIELD STRESS;

LENGTH SCALES; METALLIC THIN FILMS; SIZE EFFECTS; STRAIN HARDENING RATES;

METALLIC FILMS;

EID: 37349079146     PISSN: 00936413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechrescom.2007.08.011     Document Type: Article

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