Handbook of Mechanical Nanostructuring, 2 Volume Set

The nanostructuring of materials is a versatile route particularly well-suited to the fabrication of metallic materials for engineering applications with desired properties, for example, increased corrosion and temperature resistance, enhanced performance under mechanical loads or the long-term shape preservation of workpieces. This ready reference provides in-depth information on both the bottom-up and the top-down approaches to the synthesis and processing of nanostructured materials. The focus is on advanced methods of mechanical nanostructuring, such as severe plastic deformation, including high pressure torsion, equal channel angular processing, cyclic extrusion compression, accumulative roll bonding, and surface mechanical attrition treatment. As such, the contents are inherently application-oriented, with the methods presented able to be easily integrated into existing production processes. In addition, the structure-property relationships and ways of influencing the nanostructure are reviewed in detail. The whole is rounded off by a look at future directions, followed by an overview of applications in various fields of structural and mechanical engineering. With its solutions for the successful processing of complex shapes and large-scale specimens, this is an indispensable tool for purposeful materials design.