Simulation of effects of particle size and volume fraction on Al alloy strength, elongation, and toughness by using strain gradient plasticity concept

Materials and Design

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 353-360

  Zhou, Li ^a,b   Li, Shouxin ^a   Huang, Shutao ^a  

^a SHENYANG LIGONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF METAL RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AL ALLOYS; ALUMINUM ALLOY 6063; FINITE ELEMENT SOFTWARE; GRAIN SIZE; HIGH ELONGATION; HIGH STRENGTH; MECHANISM-BASED STRAIN GRADIENT PLASTICITIES; PARTICLE DIAMETERS; STRAIN-GRADIENT PLASTICITY; SUBMICRON SCALE; UNIFORM ELONGATION; YIELD STRENGTH;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ELONGATION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HIGH STRENGTH ALLOYS; PLASTICITY; TITRATION; YIELD STRESS;

GRAIN REFINEMENT;

EID: 77956175492     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2010.06.026     Document Type: Article

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