With the rapid development of nano-preparation processes, nanocrystalline materials have
been widely developed in the fields of mechanics, electricity, optics, and thermal physics …

Shock induced plasticity, structural phase transitions, as well as dynamic failure in
nanocrystalline SiC ceramics, with grain sizes varying from~ 2 to~ 32 nm, are investigated …

Dislocation activity is critical to ductility and the mechanical strength of metals. Dislocations
are the primary drivers of plastic deformation, and their interactions with each other and with …

Silicon carbide (SiC) ceramics are extensively utilized in aerospace, national defense, and
petrochemical industries due to their superior physical and chemical properties. The …

While the deformation behavior of grain boundaries has a strong impact on the mechanical
response of polycrystalline materials, investigating the coupled thermal–mechanical …

The contemporary demands in different branches of engineering (aerospace, automotive,
etc.) require application of new multi-component materials and structural systems. Ceramic …

Cascade simulations in single crystal and nanocrystalline SiC have been conducted in order
to determine the role of grain boundaries and grain size on defect production during primary …

Commercial/military fixed-wing aircraft and rotorcraft engines often have to operate in
significantly degraded environments consisting of sand, dust, ash, and other particulates …

The crystalline-to-amorphous transition in nanocrystalline silicon carbide (ncSiC) has been
studied using 1.25 MeV electron irradiation. When compared to literature values for single …

A robust atomistic to mesoscale computational multiscale/multiphysics modeling framework
that explicitly takes into account atomic-scale descriptions of grain-boundaries, is …