journal article·2003-01-01

Controlling plastic instability

En Ma

Nature Materials· Volume 2· Issue 1
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Abstract

Nanocrystalline alloys with grain sizes less than 100 nanometres are very strong, but tend to fail rapidly during plastic deformation. A new composite alloy with an unusual microstructure is able to achieve high plasticity by controlling the instabilities responsible for early failure.
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OpenAlex topics: Microstructure and mechanical properties · Metallic Glasses and Amorphous Alloys · Metal and Thin Film Mechanics

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