Dislocation dynamics simulations of plasticity in polycrystalline thin films

International Journal of Plasticity

Volumn 30-31, Issue , 2012, Pages 185-201

  Zhou, Caizhi ^a   Lesar, Richard ^b,c  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dislocation dynamics; Grain boundary; Size effect; Spiral source; Thin films

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE DISLOCATION DYNAMICS; DISLOCATION DENSITIES; DISLOCATION DYNAMICS; DISLOCATION DYNAMICS SIMULATION; GRAIN DIAMETER; GRAIN SIZE; POLYCRYSTALLINE; POLYCRYSTALLINE THIN FILM; POWER LAW; SIZE EFFECT; SPIRAL SOURCE; SPIRAL SOURCES; STATISTICAL VARIATIONS; STRESS SCALE;

GEOMETRY; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; PLASTICITY; PLASTICITY TESTING; YIELD STRESS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 84855875034     PISSN: 07496419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijplas.2011.10.001     Document Type: Article

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