A material strength depends on its microstructure, which in turn, is controlled by an
engineering process. Strengthening mechanisms like work hardening, precipitate, and grain …

Recent experiments on nanostructured materials, such as nanoparticles, nanowires,
nanotubes, nanopillars, thin films, and nanocrystals have revealed a host of “ultra-strength” …

Hydrogen embrittlement jeopardizes the use of high-strength steels in critical load-bearing
applications. However, uncertainty regarding how hydrogen affects dislocation motion …

Abstract Deformation twinning,,,,, in crystals is a highly coherent inelastic shearing process
that controls the mechanical behaviour of many materials, but its origin and spatio-temporal …

Designing materials for targeted performance requirements as required in Integrated
Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) demands a combined strategy of bottom–up …

Solidification cells and a high density of dislocations are two common features of additively
manufactured (AM) alloys that are processed using techniques such as laser powder bed …

Atomic-level modeling of materials provides fundamental insights into phase stability,
structure and properties of crystalline defects, and to physical mechanisms of many …

Grain boundaries (GBs) provide a strengthening mechanism in engineering materials by
impeding dislocation motion. In a polycrystalline material, there is a wide distribution of GB …

Applications of nanowires into future generation nanodevices require a complete
understanding of the mechanical properties of the nanowires. A great research effort has …

Understanding the incipient plastic mechanism in metals is critical for their associated
mechanical properties. While heterogeneous dislocation nucleation from pre-existing …