Summary: Molecular Dynamics Simulations
of Nanoindentation and Wear
Hualiang Yu
Jun Zhong
James B. Adams
Acknowledgements
National Science Foundation
ALCOA
National Computational
Science Alliance
Motivation
I The cost of wear problem is tens of billions
of dollars.
I To understand nanomechanics of wear on
atomic scale;
I Help interpret experimental studies on
nanoindentation and wear.
Our goal
I Investigate the atomic scale mechanisms of
deformation during indentation and wear.

Source: Adams, James B - Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Arizona State University

Collections: Materials Science