Plastic deformation of nanocrystalline copper-antimony alloys

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 411-421

  Rajgarhia, Rahul K ^a   Spearot, Douglas E ^a   Saxena, Ashok ^a  

^a University of Arkansas   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPANT ATOMS; FLOW STRESS; GRAINSIZE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; NANOCRYSTALLINE COPPER; NANOCRYSTALLINE CU; NANOCRYSTALLINES; PARTIAL DISLOCATIONS; SUBSTITUTIONAL DEFECTS; TRIPLE JUNCTION; UNIAXIAL TENSILE LOADING;

ANTIMONY; ATOMS; CERIUM ALLOYS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION;

NANOCRYSTALLINE ALLOYS;

EID: 77958111164     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2010.0072     Document Type: Article

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