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The mechanical behavior of nanoscale metallic multilayers: A survey

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The mechanical behavior of nanoscale metallic multilayers (NMMs) has attracted much attention from both scientific and practical views. Compared with their monolithic counterparts, the large number of interfaces existing in the NMMs dictates the unique behavior of this special class of structural composite materials. While there have been a number of reviews on the mechanical mechanism of microlaminates, the rapid development of nanotechnology brought a pressing need for an overview focusing exclusively on a property-based definition of the NMMs, especially their size-dependent microstructure and mechanical performance. This article attempts to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date review on the microstructure, mechanical property and plastic deformation physics of NMMs. We hope this review could accomplish two purposes: (1) introducing the basic concepts of scaling and dimensional analysis to scientists and engineers working on NMM systems, and (2) providing a better understanding of interface behavior and the exceptional qualities the interfaces in NMMs display at atomic scale.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants 51171141, 51271141, and 51471131) and the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (Grant NCET-11-0431).

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    Q. Zhou, J. Y. Xie, P. Huang & K. W. Xu

  2. State-Key Laboratory for Mechanical Structure Strength and Vibration, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, 710049, China

    F. Wang & T. J. Lu

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Zhou, Q., Xie, J.Y., Wang, F. et al. The mechanical behavior of nanoscale metallic multilayers: A survey. Acta Mech Sin 31, 319–337 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10409-015-0401-1

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