Strength σy of crystalline-amorphous composite materials as a function of grain size (D) and grain boundary thickness (l). (IMAGE)

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Strength σy of crystalline-amorphous composite materials as a function of grain size (D) and grain boundary thickness (l).

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(a) Configuration of an example 2D solid. (b) σy(l) at different D. (c) Contour plot of the σy in 2D D-l parameter space. The black dotted line labels the maximum strengths at different D. (d) Particles’ displacement field under compression.

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