Study of size effects in thin films by means of a crystal plasticity theory based on DiFT

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3304-3314

  Limkumnerd, S ^a   Van der Giessen, E ^b  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Continuum plasticity; Dislocation correlations; Dislocations; Size effects; Thin films

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; CORRELATION METHODS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELASTICITY; FLOW INTERACTIONS; INITIAL VALUE PROBLEMS; PLASTICITY; PLASTICS; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; POWDERS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SIZE DETERMINATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRESSES; THICK FILMS; THIN FILMS;

CONTINUUM PLASTICITY; DISLOCATION CORRELATIONS; DISLOCATIONS; SIZE EFFECTS;

DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS);

EID: 53449098812     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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