Fig. 2: Deformation mechanisms in NC Ni.
From: On the mechanistic origins of maximum strength in nanocrystalline metals
Slices through the NC Ni structures of average grain size of 16 nm (a, c) and 6 nm (b, d), with atoms colored according to the identified nanoscale deformation mechanisms (a, b), blue: full slip, green: partial slip, red: twinning, gray: GBs, and von Mises strain accommodation (c, d) at 12% applied strain. Percentages of total strain accommodation by individual deformation mechanisms, as a function of applied strain, during uniaxial loading of (e) 16nm and (f) 6 nm grain size NC structures.
