Is a nanorod (or nanotube) with a lower Young's modulus stiffer? Is not Young's modulus a stiffness indicator?

Science China: Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 712-724

  Lim, C W ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Nanorod; Nanotube; Nonlocal elasticity; Nonlocal stress; Stiffness; Tensile; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

BENDING DEFLECTION; CLASSICAL MECHANICS; CRITICAL BUCKLING LOADS; FREE VIBRATION FREQUENCY; MATERIAL STIFFNESS; NANO SCALE; NONLOCAL; NONLOCAL ELASTICITY; NONLOCAL STRESS; STRESS STRAIN RATE; WAVE PROPAGATION VELOCITIES; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

BENDING (FORMING); BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BUCKLING; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; MECHANICS; NANORODS; NANOTUBES; STIFFNESS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

STRAIN RATE;

EID: 77953167584     PISSN: 16747348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11433-010-0170-6     Document Type: Article

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