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Event Detail Information
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Speaker Michael Demkowicz, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, MIT
Date Dec 3, 2012
Time 4:00 pm
Location 100 Materials Science and Engineering Building
Sponsor Materials Science and Engineering Department
Event type seminar
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"Healing of nanocracks by disclinations" - I present a mechanism--recently discovered through atomistic modeling--whereby nano-scale cracks in polycrystalline solids undergo complete healing under externally applied tensile and shear loading. This mechanism occurs as a result of stress-induced grain boundary migration and may be explained through the mechanics of disclinations. The opportunity for designing fracture-resistant microstructures based on this mechanism will be discussed.
