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Review on the fracture processes in nanocrystalline materials

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An overview of experimental study, computer simulations and theoretical models of fracture of nanocrystalline materials is presented. The key experimentally detected facts on ductile and brittle fracture processes are discussed. Special attention is paid to computer simulations and theoretical models of nucleation and growth of nanocracks and nanopores in deformed nanocrystalline materials. Also, we discuss mechanisms for fracture suppression in such materials showing good ductility or superplasticity.

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported, in part, by the Office of US Naval Research (grant N00014-05-1-0217), INTAS (grant 03-51-3779), INTAS-AIRBUS (grant 04-80-7339), Civilian Research and Development Foundation (grant # RUE2-2684-ST-05), Program of Support of Leading Scientific Schools (grant NSh-4518.2006.1 of the President of Russian Federation) and Russian Academy of Sciences Program ‘Structural Mechanics of Materials and Construction Elements’.

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Ovid’ko, I.A. Review on the fracture processes in nanocrystalline materials. J Mater Sci 42, 1694–1708 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-006-0968-9

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