Grain size effect on the hardness of nanocrystal measured by the nanosize indenter

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 279, Issue , 2013, Pages 159-166

  Liu, Xiaoming ^a   Yuan, Fuping ^a   Wei, Yueguang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MECHANICS   (China)

Author keywords

Hardness; Molecular simulation; Nanocrystal; Size effect

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOCRYSTALS; SIZE DETERMINATION;

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; GRAIN SIZE EFFECT; INVERSE HALL-PETCH; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS; NANO-CRYSTALLINE NICKEL; SIZE EFFECTS; UNIFORM DEFORMATION;

HARDNESS;

EID: 84878540392     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2013.04.062     Document Type: Article

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