Revealing the micromechanisms behind semi-solid metal deformation with time-resolved X-ray tomography

Nature Communications

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Kareh, K M ^a   Lee, P D ^b   Atwood, R C ^c   Connolley, T ^c   Gourlay, C M ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOY;

ALLOY; METAL; TOMOGRAPHY; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; MECHANICS; SOIL; SOLID; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNCHROTRON X RAY TOMOGRAPHY; TIME; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84904679915     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5464     Document Type: Article

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