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Plastic Deformation of Nanomaterials

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This chapter discusses the much more complex mechanical behaviors associated with inelastic deformations. Although the grain size, volume fraction and composite approaches discussed in the last chapter are still relevant, the interactions between the size scales and the deformation mechanisms involved in plasticity do not always allow the simple use of continuum approximations to predict the overall behavior. The chapter will first use a materials approach to discuss mechanisms, and then attempt to link the mechanics to these mechanisms and thus define the associated size scales.

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Ramesh, K. (2009). Plastic Deformation of Nanomaterials. In: Nanomaterials. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09783-1_5

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