On the grain size softening in nanocrystalline materials

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Deformation mechanism transitions in nanoscale fcc metals (2003, methodology): “At quasistatic strain rates, say, in the range 10 1–10 5 s 1 or below, GBS—at least according to the calibrations of equation (9) offered by Conrad and Narayan (2000)—can provide a lower-stress mechanism for deformation.”
Mechanistic models for the activation volume and rate sensitivity in metals with nanocrystalline grains and nano-scale twins (2005, methodology): “A summary of available data [5,8–11,28,35–41] on the effect of grain size on the activation volume of Cu and Ni is shown in Fig.”
Atomistic based continuum investigation of plastic deformation in nanocrystalline copper (2006, methodology): “(7) has been effectively used by Conrad and Narayan (2000) for investigation of GB mechanical properties.”
What is behind the inverse Hall–Petch effect in nanocrystalline materials? (2007, background): “Keywords: Nanocrystalline materials; Dislocations; Grain boundaries; Theory; Plastic deformation”
Nano-sized twins induce high rate sensitivity of flow stress in pure copper (2005, neutral): “004 [32,33] (tensile test) Electrodeposited NC Ni 30 nm 0.”
Mechanics of Solids and Materials (2006, background): “A summary of literature data (Carreker and Hibbard, 1953; Gray et al., 1997; Follansbee and Kocks, 1988; Conrad and Narayan, 2000; Conrad, 2003; Schwaiger et al., 2003; Wei P1: JzG 052177777Xc27.tex CB988/Asaro.cls 0 521 85979 4 November 13, 2005 3:46 27.6.”