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Processing nanostructured materials: An overview

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This article reviews a variety of processing techniques for preparing nanostructured materials. A bulk nanostructured material can be produced in two-step processes by preparing nanostructured powders with subsequent consolidation, or directly in one-step processes such as electrodeposition and crystallization of amorphous solids. Principles, characteristics, and potential of both one-step and two-step processes are discussed in this paper. Although those processes have been used to produce full-density samples with little or no grain growth, further improvements are required in order to produce parts large enough for most engineering applications.

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Shaw, L.L. Processing nanostructured materials: An overview. JOM 52, 41–45 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-000-0068-2

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