To comprehend the mechanical behavior of a polycrystalline material, an in-depth analysis
of individual grain boundary (GB) and dislocation interactions is of prime importance. In the …

The attractive strain burst phenomenon, so-called “pop-in”, during indentation-induced
deformation at a very small scale is discussed as a fundamental deformation behavior in …

The variations of mechanical properties of coals in nano-to-micro scale play vital roles in
defining the coal deformative and failure behaviors with a wide range of engineering …

Nanoindentation measurements on various grain boundaries were performed to clarify the
effects of the geometry of neighboring grains and the addition of boron (B) on plasticity …

Based on the image decomposition method and the Leknitskii-Eshelby-Stroh (LES)
formalism, the effects of surface conditions and misorientation on the dislocation image …

Local mechanical responses near single grain boundaries (GBs) of 9.8 mol% Y2O3‐
stabilized ZrO2 bicrystals, SrTiO3 bicrystal, and Al2O3 polycrystal were investigated by …

The onset of nonlinear effects in metals, such as plasticity and damage, is strongly
influenced by the heterogeneous stress distribution at the grain level. This work is devoted to …

A plasticity resistance by a grain boundary was evaluated by nanoindentation measurement
in the vicinity of the grain boundary for austenitic stainless steels. Converting a load (P) …

This study investigates the microstructural transformations and associated property
enhancements in a Zr 50-Ti 50 alloy annealed at only 120° C with low duty cycle current …

CoCrFeNiTi, a precipitation-strengthened high-entropy alloy (HEA), exhibits remarkable
mechanical properties. Among its crucial secondary phases, the η phase holds significant …