Transgranular liquation cracking of grains in the semi-solid state

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Karagadde, S ^a,b,g   Lee, P D ^a,b   Cai, B ^a,b   Fife, J L ^c   Azeem, M A ^a,b   Kareh, K M ^d   Puncreobutr, C ^e   Tsivoulas, D ^a   Connolley, T ^f   Atwood, R C ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Research Complex at Harwell   (United Kingdom)

^c PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^f DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD   (United Kingdom)

^g INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; COPPER;

ALLOY; DEFORMATION; FRACTURE; FRAGMENTATION; GRAIN SIZE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; METAL; PARTICLE SIZE; STRESS;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTACT STRESS; GRAIN; MOLECULAR SIZE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLID STATE; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 84941595671     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9300     Document Type: Article

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