Useful properties of structural materials generally depend on their bulk microstructure. For
centuries, improvements in structural materials relied heavily on processing, which in turn …

In this overview, we summarize the results published to date concerning the small-scale
mechanical testing of WC–Co cemented carbides and similar hardmetals, describing the …

The size dependence of strength observed in submicrometer face-centered-cubic (fcc)
metallic crystals under uniform deformation depends on the interaction of pre-existing …

Small-sized crystals generally show deformation behaviour distinct from their bulk
counterparts. In addition to dislocation slip, deformation twinning in small-sized face-centred …

Понятие наноструктура охватывает в настоящее время широкий круг вопросов,
включающий в себя нанокристаллические (НК) материалы, а также элементы …

Reducing ion beam damage from the focused ion beam (FIB) during fabrication of cross
sections is a well-known challenge for materials characterization, especially cross sectional …

In this study, a new approach for characterisation of the mechanical behaviours of cement
paste at micrometre scale is developed. The new approach includes fabrication of the …

In this work, in-situ TEM compression has been carried out to observe the nucleation and
movement of< c+ a> dislocations in Mg–Y alloys. The effect of Y contents (0.4 wt% and 4 …

We have studied the effects of focused-ion-beam (FIB) irradiation and prestraining on the
mechanical properties of nearly defect-free Au microparticles on a sapphire substrate. The …

In this paper, we propose a novel approach to predict the plasticity of hybrid laser welded Al
alloys joints based on the microplasticity obtained from the micropillar compression test. The …