Synergetic strengthening by gradient structure

Materials Research Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 185-191

  Wu, X L ^a   Jiang, P ^a   Chen, L ^a   Zhang, J F ^a   Yuan, F P ^a   Zhu, Y T ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF MECHANICS   (China)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

^c NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Gradient structure; Mechanical incompatibility; Stress gradient; Synergetic strengthening

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920283557     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21663831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21663831.2014.935821     Document Type: Article

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