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Atomistic Investigation Of Scratching-Induced Deformation Twinning In Nanocrystalline Cu, Junjie Zhang, Tao Sun, Yoganda Yan, Dong Shen, Xiaodong Li Oct 2012

Atomistic Investigation Of Scratching-Induced Deformation Twinning In Nanocrystalline Cu, Junjie Zhang, Tao Sun, Yoganda Yan, Dong Shen, Xiaodong Li

Faculty Publications

Deformation twinning is an important deformation mode of nanocrystalline metals. In current study, we investigate the scratching-induced deformation twinning in nanocrystallineCu by means of molecular dynamics simulations. The tribological behavior, the deformation mechanisms, the formation mechanism of deformation twins, and the grain size dependence of the propensity of deformation twinning are elucidated. Simulation results demonstrate that deformation twinning plays an important role in the plastic deformation of nanocrystallineCu under nanoscratching, in addition to dislocation activity and grain boundary-associated mechanism. The nucleation of initial twinning partial dislocations originates from the dissociation of lattice partial dislocations that emit from grain boundary triple …


Arterial Wall Mechanics And Clinical Implications After Coronary Stenting: Comparisons Of Three Stent Designs, Linxia Gu, Shijia Zhao, Stacey R. Froemming Jan 2012

Arterial Wall Mechanics And Clinical Implications After Coronary Stenting: Comparisons Of Three Stent Designs, Linxia Gu, Shijia Zhao, Stacey R. Froemming

Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering: Faculty Publications

The goal of this work is to quantitatively assess the relationship between the reported restenosis rates and stent induced arterial stress or strain parameters through finite element method. The impact of three stent designs (Palmaz–Schatz stent, Express stent, and Multilink Vision stent) on the arterial stress distributions were characterized. The influences of initial stent deployment location, stent-tissue friction, and plaque properties on the arterial stresses were also investigated. Higher arterial stresses were observed at the proximal end of the plaque. The Multilink–Vision stent induced lesser stress concentrations due to the high stiffness of the Cobalt Chromium material and thinner strut …