This book highlights the mechanical properties of nanomaterials produced by several techniques for various applications. The dislocations observed in specimens obtained in nanomaterials are discussed on the chapter about deformation process. Partial dislocations and grain boundary sliding deformation phenomena in nanomaterial specimens are also deeply discussed. Tests for tension, compression, and hardness are described. The behavior of nanomaterials is compared to macrosize specimens, and the results obtained for different fabrication methods are also compared. The special characteristics of nanomaterials are summarized at the end of the book.

Discusses basic concepts for producing nanomaterials Focuses on the characterization of mechanical properties Presents basic concepts related to deformation in materials

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Joshua Pelleg received his B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering at the Technion-Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel a M.Sc. in Metallurgy at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL and a Ph.D. in Metallurgy at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI. He has been in the BenGurion University of the Negev (BGU) Materials Engineering Department in BeerSheva, Israel since 1970, and was among the founders of the department, and served as its second chairman. Professor Pelleg was the recipient of the Samuel Ayrton Chair in Metallurgy. He specializes in the mechanical properties of materials and the diffusion and defects in solids. He has chaired several university committees and served four terms as the Chairman of Advanced Studies at BenGurion University of the Negev. Prior to his work at BGU, Pelleg acted as Assistant Professor and then Associate Professor in the Department of Materials and Metallurgy at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. Professor Pelleg was also a Visiting Professor: in the Department of Metallurgy at Iowa State University at the Institute for Atomic Research, US Atomic Energy Commission, Ames, IA at McGill University, Montreal, QC at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Applied Electronics Department, Yokohama, Japan and in Curtin University, Department of Physics, Perth, Australia. His nonacademic research and industrial experience includes: Chief Metallurgist in Urdan Metallurgical Works Ltd., Netanyah, Israel Research Engineer in International Harvester Manufacturing Research, Chicago, IL Associate Research Officer for the National Research Council of Canada, Structures and Materials, National Aeronautical Establishment, Ottawa, ON Physics Senior Research Scientist, Nuclear Research Center, BeerSheva, Israel Materials Science Division, Argonne National Labs, Argonne, IL Atomic Energy ofCanada, Chalk River, ON Visiting Scientist, CSIR, National Accelerator Centre, Van de Graaf Group Faure, South Africä Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ and GTE Laboratories, Waltham, MA. His current research interests are diffusion in solids, thin film deposition and properties (mostly by sputtering) and the characterization of thin films, among them various silicides.

Inhalt
What are nanomaterials.- Structure of nanomaterials.- Basic concepts for producing nanomaterials.- Imperfections in nanomaterial.- Static deformation.- Dynamic deformation.