Mechanical behavior and size sensitivity of nanocrystalline nickel wires using molecular dynamics simulation

Journal of Aerospace Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 147-153

  Huang, Dan ^a   Qiao, Pizhong ^a,b  

^a HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Washington State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Embedded atom method; Mechanical properties; Molecular dynamics; Nanowire; Nickel; Simulation; Size effect

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION AND FAILURE MECHANISM; DEFORMATION PROCESS; ELASTIC STIFFNESS; EMBEDDED-ATOM METHOD; EMPIRICAL FORMULAS; EXTERNAL LOADS; FACE-CENTERED CUBIC; FCC METALS; FRACTURE STRENGTHS; FREE SURFACES; GEOMETRIC PARAMETER; GEOMETRICAL SIZES; INVERSE RELATIONSHIP; LATTICE POSITIONS; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; MD SIMULATION; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; METAL NANOWIRE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; NANO-CAVITIES; NANO-CRYSTALLINE NICKEL; NICKEL NANOWIRES; NUMERICAL DATA; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PERFECT CRYSTALS; QUANTITATIVE PREDICTION; SIMULATION; SIZE EFFECT; SIZE EFFECTS; SURFACE ATOMS; SURFACE FREE ENERGY; UNIAXIAL TENSILE LOADING; YIELD STRENGTH;

ALGEBRA; ATOMS; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DEFORMATION; DYNAMICS; ELASTIC MODULI; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANISMS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOWIRES; NICKEL; SIZE DETERMINATION; STIFFNESS; YIELD STRESS;

FRACTURE;

EID: 78650702529     PISSN: 08931321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)AS.1943-5525.0000006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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