Graphene-boundary strengthening mechanism in Cu/graphene nanocomposites: A molecular dynamics simulation

Reducing grain size into nanoscale could effectively enhance the strength of crystalline metals, while there is a critical grain size below which softening occurs as grain size further decreases. This strengthening-to-softening changeover accompanies simultaneous deformation mechanism transition fro...

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Main Authors: Shuang Zhang, Ping Huang, Fei Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-05-01
Series:Materials & Design
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127520300885