Stress-strain curves of aluminum nanowires: Fluctuations in the plastic regime and absence of hardening

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 78, Issue 15, 2008, Pages

  Pastor Abia, L ^a   Caturla, M J ^a   Sanfabian E ^a   Chiappe, G ^a   Louis, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

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EID: 55349103436     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.78.153410     Document Type: Article

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