Distribution of dislocation source length and the size dependent yield strength in freestanding thin films

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 678-695

  Shishvan, Siamak Soleymani ^a   Van der Giessen, Erik ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Discrete dislocation plasticity (DDP); Frank Read source; Plastic deformation; Size effects; Thin films

Indexed keywords

CU FILMS; CU THIN FILM; DISCRETE DISLOCATION PLASTICITY; DISCRETE DISLOCATION PLASTICITY (DDP); DISLOCATION SOURCES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FIT PARAMETERS; FREE-STANDING THIN FILMS; GRAIN SIZE; LOG-NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; SIZE DEPENDENT; SIZE EFFECTS; SOURCE STRENGTH; STRENGTH DISTRIBUTION; THEORETICAL STRENGTH; YIELD STRENGTH;

GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MAGNETIC FILMS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; PLASTICITY; STRESS-STRAIN CURVES; THIN FILMS; YIELD STRESS;

COPPER;

EID: 77950187716     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2010.02.011     Document Type: Article

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