Research Article

Numerical Simulations of the Hall–Petch Relationship in Aluminium Using Gradient-Enhanced Plasticity Model

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Schematic illustration of uniaxial strain problem with single crystal and polycrystalline materials. D is the (average) grain size. Dotted lines and bold lines in single crystal and polycrystalline materials represent finite element mesh and grain boundary, respectively.
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