Figure 3: Mechanical properties of polycrystalline methane hydrates.
From: Mechanical instability of monocrystalline and polycrystalline methane hydrates
Tensile (a) and compressive (b) stress–strain curves of polycrystals with grain sizes ranging from 5.61 to 28.1 nm. Tensile maximum stress (c) and average compressive flow stress (d) as a function of grain size, and the corresponding experimental value for water ice.
