Effect of residual stress in gradient-grained metals: Dislocation dynamics simulations

S Lu, N Ao, Q Kan, S Wu, G Kang, X Zhang - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
A three-dimensional discrete dislocation dynamics (DDD) method was used to investigate
the effect of residual stress on the stress-strain response of gradient nano-grained (GNG) …

Multiscale discrete dislocation dynamics study of gradient nano-grained materials

S Lu, J Zhao, M Huang, Z Li, G Kang… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Gradient nano-grained (GNG) metals have shown a better strength-ductility combination
compared to their homogeneous counterparts. In this paper, the mechanical properties and …

Dispersed strain bands promote the ductility of gradient nano-grained material: a strain gradient constitutive modeling considering damage effect

J Zhao, B Liu, Y Wang, Y Liang, J Li, X Zhang - Mechanics of Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Gradient nano-grained (GNG) metals have achieved superior strength-ductility synergy than
their homogeneous counterparts. The high strength is usually attributed to the grain size …

Geometrically necessary dislocations and related kinematic hardening in gradient grained materials: A nonlocal crystal plasticity study

X Zhang, J Zhao, G Kang, M Zaiser - International Journal of Plasticity, 2023 - Elsevier
Gradient grained metals whose microstructure is characterized by a spatially graded grain
size distribution show a better strength-ductility combination than their homogeneous …

Strain hardening behaviors and strain rate sensitivity of gradient-grained Fe under compression over a wide range of strain rates

F Yuan, P Chen, Y Feng, P Jiang, X Wu - Mechanics of Materials, 2016 - Elsevier
In the present work, gradient-grained Fe was synthesized by means of surface mechanical
grinding treatment, and then the compression behaviors of the coarse-grained Fe and the …

Multiple mechanism based constitutive modeling of gradient nanograined material

J Zhao, X Lu, F Yuan, Q Kan, S Qu, G Kang… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Gradient nano-grained (GNG) materials, inside which grain size increases gradually from
nano-scale in the surface to micro-scale in the substrate, have shown synergetic strength …

Grain rotations during uniaxial deformation of gradient nano-grained metals using crystal plasticity finite element simulations

Z Li, F Yang - Extreme Mechanics Letters, 2017 - Elsevier
Gradient nano-grained (GNG) metals have great application potential due to its outstanding
performance in both strength and ductility. In this paper, we investigate the uniaxial …

Deformation mechanisms based constitutive modelling and strength-ductility mapping of gradient nano-grained materials

J Zhao, Q Kan, L Zhou, G Kang, H Fan… - Materials Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Gradient nano-grained (GNG) materials have shown synergetic high strength and ductility
due to their unique gradient microstructure, where the grain size changes from tens of …

[HTML][HTML] Revealing the inhibition mechanism of grain size gradient on crack growth in gradient nano-grained materials

X Li, J Zhao, X Zhang, X Jiang - International Journal of Solids and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Gradient nano-grained (GNG) materials, in which grain size changes from nano-scale in the
surface to micro-scale in the core, have shown superior fatigue property, good strength and …

The tension-compression behavior of gradient structured materials: A deformation-mechanism-based strain gradient plasticity model

J Zhao, X Lu, J Liu, C Bao, G Kang, M Zaiser… - Mechanics of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Gradient structured (GS) metals can simultaneously achieve high strength and high ductility,
which is the pursuit of structural materials. Abundant studies have pointed out that significant …