With the rapid development of micro‐electromechanical systems (MEMS), micro/nanoscale
fabrication of 3D metallic structures with complex structures and multifunctions is becoming …

Nanoscale features present in structural and functional materials affect their macroscopic
properties and hence have been extensively studied. As experimental investigations of …

This study aims to establish a strategy for bridging the microstructure and mechanical
properties of fine-grain-structured dual-phase steel. A complete workflow is built up …

Uniaxial compression tests conducted at various strain rates were performed to uncover the
strain-rate dependent deformation mechanism of micro-pillars fabricated from bulk …

The graphene (Gr) can effectively confine the dislocation propagation, allowing for the
pronounced strengthening effect. However, due to the technical limitations of atomic …

Superelasticity of NiTi shape memory alloy (SMA) with complex microstructures is
investigated at the atomistic scale based on molecular dynamics (MD) simulation. Six …

Size Effects in Plasticity: From Macro to Nano provides concise explanations of all available
methods in this area, from atomistic simulation, to non-local continuum models to capture …

In this article, the influence of crystallographic orientation on the mechanical properties of
pristine nickel (Ni) during uniaxial tensile deformation was explored by utilizing molecular …

Based on the embedded atomic method potential energy function, the uniaxial tensile and
compressive deformation of nanocrystalline Al with different sizes in the crystal orientation …

The deformation characteristics and plasticity mechanisms of the WC-Co composite were
demonstrated by the molecular dynamics simulations on the atomic scale. It was found that …