journal article·2025-12

Mapping the fracture regimes of nanocrystalline 3C-SiC: a multi-parameter molecular dynamics study on grain size, crack, and thermo-mechanical loading

Qiuyan Li, Chaokun Song, Kang Guan, Zhenya Lu, Xiaohui Yang, Longteng Bai, Qingfeng Zeng, Jiantao Liu

Journal of Materials Science· Volume 60· Issue 45
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