Materials science: Perfecting the defect
Monday, May 7, 2012 - 13:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Simulations of defects inside copper point the way to making stronger metals. Results show that there are many different deformation mechanisms occurring in nano-structured materials like nanotwinned copper. Understanding each of them will allow scientists to tune material properties.
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