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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Dislocation mechanism based size-dependent crystal plasticity modeling and simulation of gradient nano-grained copper

X Lu, X Zhang, M Shi, F Roters, G Kang… - international Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Overcoming the trade-off between strength and ductility in metallic materials is a grand
challenge. Recently, materials with a gradient nano-grained (GNG) surface layer adhering to …

On strain hardening mechanism in gradient nanostructures

J Li, GJ Weng, S Chen, X Wu - Heterostructured Materials, 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
Experiments have shown that a gradient design, in which grain size spans over four orders
of magnitude, can make strong nanomaterials ductile. This chapter presents a developed …

The characterization of plastic behavior and mechanical properties in the gradient nanostructured copper

WA Siswanto, RM Romero-Parra… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Due to their individual plastic deformation behavior and mechanistic performances, gradient
nano-grained (GNG) metals have been identified as promising materials for application in …

Origin of strengthening-softening trade-off in gradient nanostructured body-centred cubic alloys

L Li, Q Fang, J Li, H Wu - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2019 - Elsevier
The gradient nanograined metals have the unexpected combination of high strength and
high ductility. However, the detailed dynamic and continuous process of deformation …

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 …

Effects of grain size, texture and grain growth capacity gradients on the deformation mechanisms and mechanical properties of gradient nanostructured nickel

R Yuan - Acta Mechanica, 2023 - Springer
Developing a complete understanding of the structure–property relationship of gradient
nanostructured metals is crucial to the technological advancement that will overcome the …