Mechanics of creep resistance in nanocrystalline solids

Acta Mechanica

Volumn 195, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 327-348

  Barai, P ^a   Weng, George J ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRHENIUS PLOTS; CREEP RESISTANCE; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HOMOGENIZATION METHOD;

FIELD FLUCTUATION METHODS; HALL PETCH RELATION; NANOCRYSTALLINE SOLIDS; NANOMETER RANGE;

NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS;

EID: 38749092566     PISSN: 00015970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00707-007-0558-1     Document Type: Article

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