Nanotechnology: New principle in material science discovered

Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - 13:21 in Physics & Chemistry

Engineers have discovered a new mechanism that governs the peak strength of nanostructured metals. They found that the deformation of nanotwinned metals is characterized by the motion of highly ordered, necklace-like patterns of crystal defects called dislocations. The finding could lead to stronger and more ductile metals.

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