The strength limit in a bio-inspired metallic nanocomposite

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1086-1104

  Broedling, Nils C ^a   Hartmaier, Alexander ^b   Buehler, Markus J ^c   Gao, Huajian ^d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^d Brown University   (United States)

Author keywords

Dislocations; Metallic materials; Microstructures; Particulate reinforced material; Strengthening and mechanisms

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS); MICROSTRUCTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; PLATELETS; STRENGTHENING (METAL);

METALLIC MATERIALS; PARTICULATE REINFORCED MATERIAL;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 39049105529     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2007.06.006     Document Type: Article

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