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Microstructure and mechanical properties

This cluster of papers focuses on the synthesis, characterization, and mechanical properties of nanomaterials, particularly nanocrystalline metals, produced through severe plastic deformation techniques. It explores the effects of grain refinement, grain boundary engineering, and size-dependent deformation mechanisms on the strength and ductility of these materials.

73,842 works

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Most cited

  1. Polymorphic transitions in single crystals: A new molecular dynamics method

    Michele Parrinello, A. Rahman · 1981 · Journal of Applied Physics · 20,590 citations

  2. Bulk nanostructured materials from severe plastic deformation

    Р. З. Валиев, Rinat K. Islamgaliev, Igor Alexandrov · 2000 · Progress in Materials Science · 6,477 citations

  3. Mechanical properties of nanocrystalline materials

    Marc A. Meyers, Avanish Mishra, David J. Benson · 2005 · Progress in Materials Science · 4,585 citations

  4. The deformation of plastically non-homogeneous materials

    Michael F. Ashby · 1970 · Philosophical magazine · 4,272 citations

  5. Principles of equal-channel angular pressing as a processing tool for grain refinement

    Р. З. Валиев, Terence G. Langdon · 2006 · Progress in Materials Science · 4,134 citations

  6. Hall–Petch relation and boundary strengthening

    Niels Hansen · 2004 · Scripta Materialia · 3,764 citations

Most recent

  1. Interplay between Al-RE particles and twins: Strain gradient-driven twin boundary breakthrough of static recrystallized grains

    Xiangpeng Zhang, Canfeng Fang, Ao Cheng, Jietao Feng · 2026 · Journal of Magnesium and Alloys · 0 citations

  2. A Predictive Strength Model for Cu/Ni Nanolayered Composites with FCC Interfacial Layers Under Loading Parallel to the Interface

    Yaodong Wang, Jianjun Li · 2026 · Nanomaterials · 0 citations

  3. Influence of Neighboring Orientations on Oriented Stability in Grain-Boundary Regions of Non-Oriented Silicon Steel

    Xi Chen, Guojin Zhang, Fang Zhang, Yuhui Sha · 2026 · Materials · 0 citations

  4. Elucidating dynamic recrystallization and superplastic deformation mechanisms in Al-Cu-Li alloy by using quasi-in-situ EBSD

    Guotong Zou, Ruiqiang Zhang, Jun Li, Tianrui Hu · 2026 · Materials Research Letters · 0 citations

  5. Precision Compensation and Annealing Process Exploration for Near-Net Cold Forming of Ta-2.5W Shaped Charge Liners

    Tingjun Cai, Haicheng Shi, Wentai Zhao, Bowen Pan · 2026 · Materials · 0 citations

  6. Dynamic Strain Aging in Single Crystal Vanadium: Material Characterization and Dislocation-Based Crystal Plasticity Framework

    Thao Nguyen, Saryu J. Fensin, James A. Valdez, Lauren J. Beesley · 2026 · Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A · 0 citations

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