Modelling the plastic deformation of nanostructured metals with bimodal grain size distribution

International Journal of Plasticity

Volumn 30-31, Issue , 2012, Pages 166-184

  Zhu, Linli ^a   Lu, Jian ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bimodal grain size distribution; Ductility; Strain gradient; Strain hardening; Strength

Indexed keywords

BACK STRESS; BIMODAL GRAIN-SIZE DISTRIBUTION; CATASTROPHIC FAILURES; COARSE-GRAINED; CONSTITUTIVE RELATIONS; LARGE-GRAIN; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; MODIFIED MEAN FIELDS; NANOSTRUCTURED METALS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; SMALL GRAINS; STRAIN GRADIENT; STRENGTH; STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIPS; THEORETICAL MODELS;

DUCTILITY; METALS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; STRAIN HARDENING; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS-STRAIN CURVES;

GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE;

EID: 84857058404     PISSN: 07496419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijplas.2011.10.003     Document Type: Article

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