Role of grain boundary energetics on the maximum strength of nanocrystalline Nickel

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1427-1436

  Koslowski, Marisol ^a   Lee, Dong Wook ^a   Lei, Lei ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystal plasticity; Dislocations; Microstructure

Indexed keywords

COHESIVE ENERGIES; CRYSTAL PLASTICITY; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DISLOCATIONS; GRAIN SIZE; GRAIN-BOUNDARY ENERGY; HALL-PETCH; INVERSE HALL-PETCH; MAXIMUM STRENGTH; NANO-CRYSTALLINE NICKEL; NANOCRYSTALLINE NI; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PHASE FIELD MODELS;

DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS); GRAIN BOUNDARIES; PLASTICITY TESTING; THREE DIMENSIONAL; YIELD STRESS;

GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE;

EID: 79957497360     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2011.03.011     Document Type: Article

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