Achieving better strength-toughness synergy in heterogeneous Cu/Ni/graphene composites: A molecular dynamics simulation

S Zhang, N Yang, Y Tang, C Ma, H Peng… - Materials Today …, 2024 - Elsevier
The non-wetting nature of copper (Cu) and graphene, coupled with the brittle behavior of
graphene, impedes the strength-toughness synergy in graphene-reinforced Cu matrix …

Investigations on shear band formation in metallic nanolayered composites

S Dong, C Zhou, T Chen - Applied Physics Letters, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
While metallic nanolayered composites exhibit ultrahigh strength, they can fail due to shear
bands propagation. Shear bands are affected by many factors, such as layer thickness and …