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When ‘smaller is stronger’ no longer holds

Authors :
Qing-Jie Li
Evan Ma
Source :
Materials Research Letters, Vol 6, Iss 5, Pp 283-292 (2018)
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.

Abstract

‘Smaller is stronger’ has been a well-established tenet for the mechanical strength of small-volume single crystals. However, emerging evidence suggests that this trend does not always hold in the deep sub-micrometre regime (

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Subjects :
‘Smaller is weaker’
surface stresses
surface dislocation nucleation
surface creep
surface passivation
Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
TA401-492

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Language :
English
ISSN :
21663831
Volume :
6
Issue :
5
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Materials Research Letters
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.4f4b7ff8622542e599303c70dd26cda0
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/21663831.2018.1446192
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