%0 conference proceedings
%@ 

%D 2010
%J 
%N 
%P  

%T Mechanical Behavior at Small Scales - Experiments and Modeling, Symposium Proceedings MRS Fall Meeting 2009
%U 
 
%X This volume combines the proceedings of Symposium FF, Mechanical Behavior of Nanomaterials—Experiments and Modeling, and Symposium GG, Plasticity in Confined Volumes—Modeling and Experiments, both from the 2009 MRS Fall Meeting in Boston. These two symposia each bring experimentalists and modelers together within a single forum to exchange ideas about the mechanical behavior of materials where size, be it microstructural or geometric, plays an important role. Papers from Symposium FF focus on understanding the mechanical behavior of nanostructured materials, such as nanoscale thin films, nanowires, nanotubes, and nanoparticles, as well as nanoporous, nanograined and nanotwinned materials. Such materials with submicron length scales are important building blocks for next-generation functional devices and materials systems. Papers from Symposium GG focus on understanding how micron and submicron external and internal microstructural-length scales play a defining role in the strength and ductility of a material. Modern simulation methods have revealed a diverse range of atomic and mesoscale processes that can contribute to the emergent plasticity of such complex materials. The volume is divided into four topical sections: nanostructured materials; polymers and composites; simulations and modeling; and microcompression and nanoindentation.