[HTML][HTML] Mechanical behavior of MXene-Polymer layered nanocomposite using computational finite element analysis

A Prasad, J Hasse, T Steimle, D Nepal, GJ Frank… - Composites Part B …, 2024 - Elsevier
The structural integrity of MXene and MXene-based materials is important across
applications from sensors to energy storage. While MXene processing has received …

Superior interfacial toughening of hybrid metal-composite structural joints using 3D printed pins

T Bagnato, AR Ravindran, A Mirabedini… - Composites Part A …, 2023 - Elsevier
An experimental investigation is presented into the enhancement of interfacial toughness
properties of hybrid titanium-to-composite structural joints using 3D printed metal pins …

Tribological property and subsurface damage of nanotwinned Cu/FeCoCrNi high entropy alloy nanolaminates at various scratching velocities and normal loads

Y Tian, J Li, G Luo, Q Fang - Tribology International, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The nanotwinned Cu/FeCoCrNi high entropy alloy crystalline/crystalline
nanolaminates (NT Cu/HEA C/CNLs) are studied extensively due to their high strength and …

[HTML][HTML] Interfacial strength-controlled energy dissipation mechanism and optimization in impact-resistant nacreous structure

K Wu, Z Zheng, S Zhang, L He, H Yao, X Gong, Y Ni - Materials & Design, 2019 - Elsevier
Nacre with a combination of superior strength and toughness is one of the best natural body
armors due to its unique brick-and-mortar structure, which is recently regarded as the model …

Optimization design on simultaneously strengthening and toughening graphene-based nacre-like materials through noncovalent interaction

ZZ He, YB Zhu, J Xia, HA Wu - Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Nacre exhibits outstanding mechanical properties due to its hierarchically microstructural
features and associated multiscale deformation behaviors, enlightening human to design …

Toughening by interfacial self-healing processes in bioinspired staggered heterostructures

L Xie, K Wu, X Liang, Z Song, J Ding, J Jin… - International Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
Dynamic breaking and reforming of sacrificial bonds in sliding interfaces of biological and
bioinspired heterostructures could greatly enhance fracture resistance by providing a self …

A multi-scale mechanical model of multilevel helical structures with filament damage

Y Han, H Yong, Y Zhou - International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
Multilevel helical structures are widely used in biology and engineering fields. The multilevel
helical structure exhibits interesting and complex mechanical behaviors due to the …

Mechanics of bioinspired lamellar structured ceramic/polymer composites: Experiments and models

S Askarinejad, N Rahbar - International Journal of Plasticity, 2018 - Elsevier
Creation of super-tough ceramics is one of the main goals of materials science. Bioinspired
design is shown to be the most effective method to achieve this goal. Previous studies on the …

Indentation-induced plastic behaviour of nanotwinned Cu/high entropy alloy FeCoCrNi nanolaminate: an atomic simulation

H Feng, J Tang, H Chen, Y Tian, Q Fang, J Li, F Liu - RSC advances, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Using large-scale molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, the effects of interface and layer
number in the nanoindentation response of experimentally observed nanotwinned Cu/high …

Elasticity and fracture of brick and mortar materials using discrete element simulations

K Radi, D Jauffrès, S Deville, CL Martin - … of the Mechanics and Physics of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Natural materials such as bone and the nacre of some seashells are made of relatively weak
building blocks and yet often exhibit remarkable combinations of stiffness, strength, and …