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A new picture of plasticity

Nature Materials volume 4, pages 577–578 (2005)Cite this article

The dislocation mechanisms involved in nanoscale deformation have so far been largely studied theoretically from atomistic simulations. High-temperature nanoindentation measurements provide a new quantitative experimental method of studying the onset of nanoscale plasticity.

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Figure 1: Uncovering the mechanisms of surface plasticity will involve separation of homogeneous from heterogeneous dislocation nucleation.

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