The study of deformation twinning has long history. However new, sometimes surprising,
findings have shown that the phenomenon of deformation twinning still is not completely …

Sustaining grain boundary (GB) plasticity is important to prevent the premature GB cracking
during plastic deformation of hexagonal-close-packed (HCP) materials. Here, we …

Defects in crystals influence and control many relevant material properties. It is essential to
employ multiscale modeling to understand structure and evolution of crystal defects. Most …

Deformation twinning plays a crucial role in the strong anisotropic strength, poor
deformability, and texture and microstructure evolutions of hexagonal metals. Modifying …

The standard model is applied for partial disclination pairs in hard materials. These defects
comprise two partial disclinations and an intervening fault that can be a twin boundary, grain …

Asymmetric tilt boundaries on conventional twin boundaries (TBs) are significant for
understanding the role of twins on coordinating plastic deformation in many metallic alloys …

This study systematically analyzes the {10 1¯ 2} twin in Hexagonally Close Packed (HCP)
materials. Despite several propositions over 50 years, the Twin Boundary (TB) structure and …

One-fourth of the global energy losses are spent to overcome friction, making it particularly
important to reduce and minimize friction between contacting materials. Hexagonal close …

We present a systematic investigation of {10 1¯ 2} extension twinning mechanism in single
crystal magnesium micropillars deformed over seven orders of magnitude of strain rate, from …

Twinning is a prominent deformation mode that accommodates plasticity in many materials.
This study elucidates the role of deformation rate on the atomic-scale mechanisms that …