A new nonlocal crystal plasticity model is developed to study the mechanical behavior of
face-centered cubic single crystals under heterogeneous inelastic deformation through a …

Although deformation processes in submicron-sized metallic crystals are well documented,
the direct observation of deformation mechanisms in crystals with dimensions below the sub …

We demonstrate real-time resolved white beam Laue diffraction during compression of
micron-sized focused ion beam milled single crystals Au pillars, revealing the dynamical …

Recent micropillar compression tests of fcc and bcc single crystals have shown that 'Smaller
is Stronger'even in the absence of significant strain gradients, an effect that is empirically …

The high strength of micro-crystals is determined in the early flow regime, where a transition
from elastic to plastic flow is obscured if compared to stress–strain data from bulk single …

Nucleation and kinetics of defects at the atomic scale provide the most fundamental
information about the mechanical response of materials and surfaces. Recent advances in …

The study of mechanical properties in micron-and submicron-sized metal crystals raises
fundamental questions about the influence of size on different aspects of plasticity. In situ …

We measure the strain rate dependence of 0.2% offset yield stress in single-crystal nickel
nanowires with diameters ranging from 80 to 300 nm. In situ tensile experiments with strain …

Near classical yield points were reproducibly observed at room and liquid nitrogen
temperatures during tensile deformation of 170μm thick, high-purity copper foils synthesized …

The strain-rate sensitivity of ultrafine-crystalline Cu with different concentrations of
nanoscale growth twins is investigated using tensile strain rate jump tests. Higher twin …