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Mechanical Properties of Nanostructured Metals

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This chapter has two principal sections. The first addresses single-phase polycrystalline metals and alloys and the second addresses two-phase multilayered thin films comprised of alternating A-B layers. In the former, nanostructured material is created by shrinking grain size to the nm scale. In the latter, it is created by shrinking the thickness of individual A and B layers to the nm scale. In many cases, the layers are polycrystalline. Thus, we explore the mechanical properties of crystalline metals that are packed with high densities of grain boundaries (in the polycrystalline case) and also interfaces (in the multilayer case).

The basic format of each section is identical, beginning with synthesis and relevant structural features, then mechanical properties, then deformation mechanisms, and finally modeling and simulation. Space limitations pose a trade-off between breadth and depth of coverage. In most cases, a broad coverage is provided, with the intent that the numerous references can be consulted for more detail.

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Anderson, P.M., Carpenter, J.S., Gram, M.D., Li, L. (2014). Mechanical Properties of Nanostructured Metals. In: Bhushan, B., Luo, D., Schricker, S., Sigmund, W., Zauscher, S. (eds) Handbook of Nanomaterials Properties. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31107-9_20

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