Enhanced ductility of surface nano-crystallized materials by modulating grain size gradient

Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Li, Jianjun ^a   Soh, A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COARSE-GRAINED; COMPRESSIVE RESIDUAL STRESS; ENHANCED DUCTILITY; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; GRAIN SIZE; GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION; HIGH STRENGTH; SEVERE PLASTIC DEFORMATIONS;

DUCTILITY; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MATERIALS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

SURFACES;

EID: 84867507952     PISSN: 09650393     EISSN: 1361651X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0965-0393/20/8/085002     Document Type: Article

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