About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2026 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Fracture and Deformation Across Length Scales: Celebrating the Legacy of William Gerberich
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| Presentation Title |
From the Titanic to nanopillars: brittle to ductile transitions as a function of temperature and size |
| Author(s) |
Ralph Spolenak |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Ralph Spolenak |
| Abstract Scope |
When Bill Gerberich spent a sabbatical in Switzerland he introduced us to the materials science of the sinking of the Titanic, which has become part of teaching content as it provides tangibility to materials science. In this context brittle to ductile transitions were deemed to be important. This contribution will focus on how Bill Gerberich's research has influenced ours in terms of mechanical properties at small length scales ranging from the deformation behaviour of thin films, both brittle and ductile and both with and without predefined defects, to the behaviour of small objects with materials as diverse as metallic glasses, fcc and bcc metals and semiconductors. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Thin Films and Interfaces, Additive Manufacturing, High-Entropy Alloys |