Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters BCI (WoS). Bulk nanostructured (NS) materials have emerged as a new class of materials having unusual structures and properties. As a result, they have attracted considerable attention in recent years. Bulk NS materials are single or multi-phase polycrystals with a nanoscale grain size and can usually be classified into nanocrystalline (<100nm) and ultrafine grain (<1000nm) materials. This book contains important papers on the mechanical properties and deformation mechanisms of bulk NS materials. The advanced properties include strength, ductility, strain-hardening, fatigue, dynamic, creep and toughness, etc. These properties are important for the ultimate structural applications of bulk NS materials. The mechanical properties of these materials are determined by their specific deformation mechanisms (such as boundary-dominated deformation) due to the very small grain size in comparison with coarse-grained counterparts. The 20 invited papers is divided between two chapters: I. Advanced Mechanical Properties of Nanostructured Materials - II. Deformation Mechanisms of Bulk Nanostructured Materials. This work should be read by all of those wishing to improve mechanical properties without having to consider entirely new alloys.

Table of Contents:
Preface I. Advanced Mechanical Properties of Nanostructured Materials On the Conflicts in the Experimental Results Concerning the Mechanical Properties of Ultra-Fine Grained and Nanostructured Materials: Effects of Processing Routes and Experimental Conditions On the Cyclic Deformation Response and Microstructural Mechanisms of ECAPed and ARBed Copper - an Overview The Effect of Grain Boundary State on Deformation Process Development in Nanostructured Metals Produced by the Methods of Severe Plastic Deformation Improvement of Fracture Toughness (K1c) of 7075 Al Alloy by Cryorolling Process The Influence of Stacking Fault Energy on the Cold-Rolling Cu and Cu-Al Alloy: Structure and Mechanics Properties Influence of Annealing on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Electrodeposited Nanocrystalline Nickel Mechanical Behaviors of Electrodeposited Bulk Nanocrystalline Metals and Alloys Microstructure and Microhardness of a Nanostructured Nickel-Iron Based Alloy Mechanical and Functional Properties of Titanium Alloys Processed by Severe Plastic Deformation Mechanical Properties and Fracture Behaviour of Nanostructured and Ultrafine Structured TiAl Alloys Synthesised by Mechanical Milling of Powders and Hot Isostatic Pressing II. Deformation Mechanics of Bulk Nanostructured Materials Structure Evolution and Deformation Resistance in Production and Application of Ultrafine-Grained Materials – the Concept of Steady-State Grains Stages of Plastic Deformation in Metallic Nanocrystals Tensile Deformation Behaviors of Ultra-Fine Subgrained Aluminum Deformation Mechanisms in Nanocrystalline Nickel at Low Temperatures Kinetic Modeling of the Deformation Behavior of High-Strength Nanostructured Al-Mg Alloys Vortices and Mixing in Metals during Severe Plastic Deformation Process Design Concepts for the Production of Ultrafine Grained Steels through Multi-Pass Warm Rolling: Bridging Science and Technology Grain Refinement in Commercial Purity Titanium Sheets by Constrained Groove Pressing Achievable Strength of Nanostructured Composites with Co-Deformable Components Thermal Stability of Fine Grains as a Function of Process Parameters in FSW Butt Joints