Atomistic and Continuum Modeling of Nanocrystalline Materials Deformation Mechanisms and Scale Transition /

• Main Authors: Cherkaoui, Mohammed (Author), Capolungo, Laurent (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2009.
• Series: Springer Series in Materials Science, 112
• Subjects: Materials science.; Solid state physics.; Spectroscopy.; Microscopy.; Nanotechnology.; Metals.; Materials Science.; Metallic Materials.; Materials Science, general.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.; Solid State Physics.; Spectroscopy and Microscopy.

Atomistic and Continuum Modeling of Nanocrystalline Materials develops a complete and rigorous state-of-the-art analysis of the modeling of the mechanical behavior of nanocrystalline (NC) materials. Among other key topics the material focuses on the novel techniques used to predict the behavior of n...

Table of Contents:

• Fabrication Processes
• Structure, Mechanical Properties, and Applications of Nanocrystalline Materials
• Bridging the Scales from the Atomistic to the Continuum
• Predictive Capabilities and Limitations of Molecular Simulations
• Grain Boundary Modeling
• Deformation Mechanisms in Nanocrystalline Materials
• Predictive Capabilities and Limitations of Continuum Micromechanics
• Innovative Combinations of Atomistic and Continuum: Mechanical Properties of Nanostructured Materials
• Innovative Combinations of Atomistic and Continuum: Plastic Deformation of Nanocrystalline Materials.