Rester, M.; Kiener, D.; Kreuzer, H. G.M.; Dehm, G.; Motz, C.: Microstructural investigation of the deformation zone below nanoindents in copper, silver and nickel. Hysitron Workshop and Usermeeting, München, Germany (2006)
Max Planck scientists design a process that merges metal extraction, alloying and processing into one single, eco-friendly step. Their results are now published in the journal Nature.
Here the focus lies on investigating the temperature dependent deformation of material interfaces down to the individual microstructural length-scales, such as grain/phase boundaries or hetero-interfaces, to understand brittle-ductile transitions in deformation and the role of chemistry or crystallography on it.