Rippolocation in Bulk Materials (VIDEO)

Drexel University

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Simulated nano-indentations of copper, magnesium and graphite show the three mechanisms for material deformation: dislocation (left), twinning (middle) and a newly discovered mechanism called ripplocation (right).

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