Nature-Inspired Hierarchical Steels

Materials can be made strong, but as such they are often brittle and prone to fracture when under stress. Inspired by the exceptionally strong and ductile structure of byssal threads found in certain mussels, we have designed and manufactured a multi-hierarchical steel, based on an inexpensive auste...

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Main Authors: Liu, Jiabin (Author), Zhu, Linli (Author), Li, Ling (Author), Lu, Jian (Author), Ritchie, Robert O. (Author), Dao, Ming (Contributor), Cao, Shan (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Materials Science and Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group, 2018-10-18T13:29:10Z.
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