Residual stress provides significant strengthening and ductility in gradient structured materials

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Residual stress induced tension-compression asymmetry of gradient nanograined copper

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Ductility by shear band delocalization in the nano-layer of gradient structure

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Effects of residual stress on the mechanical properties of copper processed using ultrasonic-nanocrystalline surface modification

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Towards strength–ductility synergy through the design of heterogeneous nanostructures in metals

(2017) Evan Ma et al.   Materials Today

Heterogeneous materials: a new class of materials with unprecedented mechanical properties

(2017) Xiaolei Wu et al.   Materials Research Letters

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Heterogeneous lamella structure unites ultrafine-grain strength with coarse-grain ductility

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High-Strength and High-Ductility Nanostructured and Amorphous Metallic Materials

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Extraordinary strain hardening by gradient structure

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(2014) X. L. Wu et al.   Materials Research Letters

Modeling of the plastic deformation of nanostructured materials with grain size gradient

(2012) Jianjun Li et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PLASTICITY

Residual stress influences on structural reliability

(2011) M.N. James   ENGINEERING FAILURE ANALYSIS

Revealing Extraordinary Intrinsic Tensile Plasticity in Gradient Nano-Grained Copper

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An in situ high-energy X-ray diffraction study of micromechanical behavior of multiple phases in advanced high-strength steels

(2009) N. Jia et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

Make nanostructured metal exceptionally tough by introducing non-localized fracture behaviors

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Interrogation of the microstructure and residual stress of a nickel-base alloy subjected to surface severe plastic deformation

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