A gradient nanostructured (GNS) surface layer was induced on coarse-grained (CG) Cu and
CuAl alloys by means of surface mechanical grinding treatment. The GNS/CG Cu-4.5 Al …

Nanostructured (NS) metals with bimodal grain size distribution that consist of coarse
grained (CG) and nano-grained (NG) regions have proved to have both high strength and …

Although presenting attractive features in dealing with small-scale size effects, strain
gradient plasticity (SGP) theories can lead to uncommon phenomena for some boundary …

A theoretical model has been developed, which reveals the underlying correlation between
the strong extra strain hardening achieved in the nano-grained layers of the grain size …

Nanostructured metals and alloys are generally strong but lack strain hardening due to
enhanced grain boundary diffusion and sliding. Here, equal nanograined (ENG) and …

Gradient nanostructured metals attract extensive attention due to their excellent mechanical
properties, while they are prone to microcracks during forming and servicing process and …

This chapter reports the discovery of a hitherto unknown strain hardening mechanism, which
is intrinsic to the gradient structure in an engineering material. The gradient structure shows …

The gradient crystal plasticity framework of Wulfinghoff et al.(Wulfinghoff et al. 2013 Int. J.
Plasticity 51, 33–46.(doi: 10.1016/j. ijplas. 2013.07. 001)), incorporating an equivalent …

Microstructural evolution of gradient nanograined (GNG) Cu was investigated under strain-
controlled cyclic deformation. Mechanically driven abnormal grain coarsening initiated from …

In this study, the effects of grain size and dislocation source properties on the yield stress of
ultrafine-grained (UFG) polycrystals were examined using three-dimensional multiscale …