[HTML][HTML] Understanding imprint formation, plastic instabilities and hardness evolutions in FCC, BCC and HCP metal surfaces

J Varillas, J Očenášek, J Torner, J Alcalá - Acta Materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanoindentation experiments in metal surfaces are characterized by the onset of plastic
instabilities along with the development of permanent nanoimprints and dense defect …

Investigation of grain size and geometrically necessary dislocation density dependence of flow stress in Mg-4Al by using nanoindentation

E Song, MT Andani, A Misra - Acta Materialia, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Models for grain size dependence of flow stress typically ignore contributions from
geometrically necessary dislocations (GNDs) in the grain boundary regions. Ashby had …

Orientation-dependent irradiation hardening in pure Zr studied by nanoindentation, electron microscopies, and crystal plasticity finite element modeling

Q Wang, C Cochrane, T Skippon, Z Wang… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Orientation-dependent irradiation hardening phenomena in pure Zr have been studied, and
the corresponding mechanisms investigated based on the combined use of SEM, TEM, and …

Orientation dependent deformation by slip and twinning in magnesium during single crystal indentation

C Zambaldi, C Zehnder, D Raabe - Acta Materialia, 2015 - Elsevier
We present the orientation dependent indentation response of pure magnesium during
single grain indentation. A conical indenter and maximum loads between 50 mN and 900 …

Predicting textural variability effects in the anisotropic plasticity and stability of hexagonal metals: Application to magnesium and its alloys

PP Indurkar, S Baweja, R Perez, SP Joshi - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
This work systematically investigates the texture-property linkages in hexagonal close-
packed (hexagonal) materials using a three-dimensional computational crystal plasticity …

A crystal plasticity investigation of grain size-texture interaction in magnesium alloys

B Ravaji, SP Joshi - Acta Materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
This work investigates the microstructure-property linkages in magnesium (Mg) with an
emphasis on understanding interaction effects between the grain size, texture, and loading …

Indentation Schmid factor and incipient plasticity by nanoindentation pop-in tests in hexagonal close-packed single crystals

W Zhang, Y Gao, Y Xia, H Bei - Acta Materialia, 2017 - Elsevier
For hexagonal close-packed (HCP) Hf, Mg and Ti single crystals, indentation Schmid factors,
defined as the ratio of maximum resolved shear stress to the maximum contact pressure …

Influence of temperature on crystallographic orientation induced anisotropy of microscopic wear in an AZ91 Mg alloy

D Kumar, NN Gosvami, J Jain - Tribology International, 2021 - Elsevier
Herein, the temperature-dependent wear behavior of individual grains of solution treated
AZ91 alloy with different crystallographic orientations was investigated. Nanoindentation …

Single layer graphene controlled surface and bulk indentation plasticity in copper

F Bahrami, M Hammad, M Fivel, B Huet… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The impact of graphene reinforcement on the mechanical properties of metals has been a
subject of intense investigation over the last decade in surface applications to mitigate the …

Enhanced room temperature stretch formability of AZ31B magnesium alloy sheet by laser shock peening

B Mao, B Li, D Lin, Y Liao - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2019 - Elsevier
Laser shock peening (LSP) experiments were conducted on an AZ31B Mg alloy sheet. The
results show that the room-temperature stretch formability of Mg alloy sheet can be …