The processing and mechanical behaviour of bulk nanostructured materials are one of the most interesting new fields of research on advanced materials systems. Many nanocrystalline materials possess very high strength with still good ductility, and exhibit high values of fatigue resistance and fracture toughness. There has been continuing interest in these nanomaterials for use in structural and biomedical applications, and this has led to a large number of research programs worldwide. This book focuses on the processing techniques, microstructures, mechanical and physical properties, and applications of bulk nanostructured materials, as well as related fundamental issues. Only since recently can such bulk nanostructured materials be produced in large bulk dimensions, which opens the door to their commercial applications.

PART ONE INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW1 Nanostructured Materials: An Overview2 Bulk Nanostructured Materials by SPD Processing: Techniques, Microstructures and Properties 3 Nonmetallic Bulk Nanomaterials PART TWO FUNDAMENTALS4 Deformation Mechanisms of Nanostructured Materials 5 Modeling of Strength and Strain Hardening of Bulk Nanostructured Materials 6 Finite-element Method Simulation of Severe Plastic-deformation Methods 7 MD Simulation of Deformation Mechanisms in Nanocrystalline Materials PART THREE PROCESSING8 ECAP: Processing Fundamentals and Recent Progresses 9 High-pressure Torsion - Features and Applications 10 Fabrication of Bulk Nanostructured Materials by Accumulative Roll Bonding (ARB) 11 Bulk Nanomaterials from Friction Stir Processing: Features and Properties 12 Bulk Nanostructured Metals from Ball Milling and Consolidatio 13 Bulk Nanostructured Materials from Amorphous Solids 14 Continuous SPD Techniques, and Post-SPD Processing PART FOUR CHARACTERIZATION15 Transmission Electron Microscopy of Bulk Nanostructured Metals 16 Bulk Nanostructured Intermetallic Alloys Studied by Transmission Electron Microscopy 17 Microstructure of Bulk Nanomaterials Determined by X-Ray Line-profile Analysis 18 Texture Evolution in Equal-channel Angular Extrusion PART FIVE PROPERTIES19 Mechanical Properties of Bulk Nanostructured Metals 20 Superplasticity of Bulk Nanostructured Materials 21 Fracture and Crack Growth in Bulk Nanostructured Materials 22 Fatigue Properties of Bulk Nanostructured Materials 23 Diffusion in Nanocrystalline Metallic Materials 24 Creep Behavior of Bulk Nanostructured Materials - Time-dependent Deformation and Deformation Kinetics 25 Structural Properties of Bulk Nanostructured Ceramics PART SIX APPLICATIONS26 Bulk Nanostructured Multiphase Ferrous and Nonferrous Alloys 27 Bulk Nanocrystalline and Amorphous Magnetic Materials 28 Niche Applications of Bulk Nanostructured Materials Processed by Severe Plastic Deformation 29 Bulk Materials with a Nanostructured Surface and Coarse-grained Interior 30 Commercializing Bulk Nanostructured Metals and Alloys