Recent studies of micro-and nano-scale metallic structures have exposed considerable
statistical distribution, in addition to significant size dependencies, in the yield strength. This …

Micron-scale single-crystalline materials deform plastically via large intermittent strain bursts
that make the deformation process non-deterministic. Here we investigate this stochastic …

Plastic deformation of micro-and nanoscale samples differs from macroscopic plasticity in
two respects:(i) the flow stress of small samples depends on their size, and (ii) the scatter of …

The mesoscopic constitutive behavior of face-centered cubic metals as a function of the
system characteristic dimension recently has been investigated experimentally. Strong size …

Metals in small volumes display a strong dependence on initial conditions, which translates
into size effects and stochastic mechanical responses. In the context of crystal plasticity, this …

The mechanical properties of small-scale metallic structures change when their size is
reduced to dimensions in the micrometer range. Experiments on micrometer-sized samples …

This review examines the size effects observed in the mechanical strength of thin metal films
and small samples such as single-crystalline pillars, whiskers, and wires. Experimental …

The plastic deformation properties of microscale and nanoscale specimens differ from those
of their macroscopic counterparts as the discrete nature of the elementary processes …

Micro-compression tests allow for the direct measurement of stress-strain behavior in
volumes of material that have microscale dimensions. Initial studies worldwide have focused …

Discrete dislocation dynamics simulations in three dimensions have been used to examine
the role of dislocation multiplication and mobility on the plasticity in small samples under …