The origin of strain avalanches in sub-micron plasticity of fcc metals
Numerous experimental observations have recently demonstrated two aspects of sub-
micron plasticity in nano pillars:(1) the statistical nature of the yield strength, and (2) the …
micron plasticity in nano pillars:(1) the statistical nature of the yield strength, and (2) the …
Exploring deformation mechanisms in nanostructured materials
Useful properties of structural materials generally depend on their bulk microstructure. For
centuries, improvements in structural materials relied heavily on processing, which in turn …
centuries, improvements in structural materials relied heavily on processing, which in turn …
Nucleation theory for yielding of nearly defect-free crystals: Understanding rate dependent yield points
Experiments and simulations show that when an initially defect-free rigid crystal is subjected
to deformation at a constant rate, irreversible plastic flow commences at the so-called yield …
to deformation at a constant rate, irreversible plastic flow commences at the so-called yield …
Atomistic simulation of the rate-dependent ductile-to-brittle failure transition in bicrystalline metal nanowires
The mechanical properties and plastic deformation mechanisms of metal nanowires have
been studied intensely for many years. One of the important yet unresolved challenges in …
been studied intensely for many years. One of the important yet unresolved challenges in …
Yield precursor dislocation avalanches in small crystals: the irreversibility transition
The transition from elastic to plastic deformation in crystalline metals shares history
dependence and scale-invariant avalanche signature with other nonequilibrium systems …
dependence and scale-invariant avalanche signature with other nonequilibrium systems …
Grain Boundary Sliding in Aluminum Nano‐Bi‐Crystals Deformed at Room Temperature
Room‐temperature uniaxial compressions of 900‐nm‐diameter aluminum bi‐crystals, each
containing a high‐angle grain boundary with a plane normal inclined at 24° to the loading …
containing a high‐angle grain boundary with a plane normal inclined at 24° to the loading …
Coupling effect of second phase and phase interface on deformation behaviours in microscale Ti-55531 pillars
W Kou, Q Sun, L Xiao, J Sun - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2020 - Elsevier
The metastable-β Ti-55531 alloys with different second phases were chosen to investigate
coupling effect of second phase and interface as well as the dislocation interaction details …
coupling effect of second phase and interface as well as the dislocation interaction details …
The light subunit of mushroom Agaricus bisporus tyrosinase: Its biological characteristics and implications
The light subunit of mushroom Agaricus bisporus tyrosinase (LSMT) is a protein of unknown
function that was discovered serendipitously during the elucidation of the crystal structure of …
function that was discovered serendipitously during the elucidation of the crystal structure of …
Site dependence of surface dislocation nucleation in ceramic nanoparticles
The extremely elevated strength of nanoceramics under compression arises from the
necessity to nucleate highly energetic dislocations from the surface, in samples that are too …
necessity to nucleate highly energetic dislocations from the surface, in samples that are too …
Plastic deformation behavior and microscopic mechanism of metastable Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al alloy single crystal pillars orientated to< 011> β in submicron scales Part I …
Y Pan, Q Sun, L Xiao, X Ding, J Sun - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2019 - Elsevier
The effects of ω precipitates and orthorhombic (α ″) martensitic transformation on stress-
strain behavior were studied in metastable β Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al alloy single-crystal in …
strain behavior were studied in metastable β Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al alloy single-crystal in …