A two-phase model of large-strain plasticity in covalent nanostructures

International Journal of Plasticity

Volumn 37, Issue , 2012, Pages 31-52

  Cleri, Fabrizio ^a  

^a INSTITUT D ELECTRONIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

A. ductility; A. phase transformation; B. viscoplastic material; C. energy methods

Indexed keywords

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DEFORMATION; FREE ENERGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOWIRES;

CONNECTING NETWORKS; DEFECT ACCUMULATION; ENERGY METHOD; LARGE STRAIN PLASTICITIES; MECHANICAL DEFORMATION; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; VISCOPLASTIC MATERIALS;

NANOSTRUCTURES;

EID: 84864689385     PISSN: 07496419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijplas.2012.03.014     Document Type: Article

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