Mechanical Properties of Nanoporous Au: From Empirical Evidence to Phenomenological Modeling

摘要: The present work focuses on the development of a theoretical model aimed at relating mechanical properties nanoporous metals to bending response thick ligaments. describes structure metal foams in terms an idealized regular lattice massive cubic nodes and ligaments with square cross-sections. Following general introduction subject, predictions are compared Young’s modulus yield strength Au determined experimentally available literature. It is shown that provides quantitative description elastic plastic deformation behavior metals, reproducing satisfactory extent experimental values Au.