Publications Peer reviewed articles (58) Icosahedral quasicrystal-enhanced nucleation in Al alloys fabricated by selective laser melting Author(s): C. Galera-Rueda, M.L. Montero-Sistiaga, K. Vanmeensel, M. Godino-Martínez, J. Llorca, M.T. Pérez-Prado Published in: Additive Manufacturing, Issue 44, 2021, Page(s) 102053, ISSN 2214-8604 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.addma.2021.102053 Icosahedral quasicrystal enhanced nucleation in commercially pure Ni processed by selective laser melting Author(s): C. Galera-Rueda, X. Jin, J. LLorca, M.T. Pérez-Prado Published in: Scripta Materialia, Issue 211, 2022, Page(s) 114512, ISSN 1359-6462 Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd. DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2022.114512 High temperature strength retention of Cu/Nb nanolaminates through dynamic strain ageing Author(s): Zhilin Liu, J. Snel, T. Boll, J.Y. Wang, M.A. Monclús, J.M. Molina-Aldareguía, J. LLorca Published in: Materials Science and Engineering: A, Issue 799, 2021, Page(s) 140117, ISSN 0921-5093 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2020.140117 Experimental and numerical analysis of cyclic deformation and fatigue behavior of a Mg-RE alloy Author(s): Meijuan Zhang, Hong Zhang, Anxin Ma, Javier LLorca Published in: International Journal of Plasticity, Issue 139, 2021, Page(s) 102885, ISSN 0749-6419 Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijplas.2020.102885 An analysis of the influence of the precipitate type on the mechanical behavior of Al - Cu alloys by means of micropillar compression tests Author(s): B. Bellón, S. Haouala, J. LLorca Published in: Acta Materialia, Issue 194, 2020, Page(s) 207-223, ISSN 1359-6454 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2020.05.040 Phase-field modeling of microstructure evolution: Recent applications, perspectives and challenges Author(s): Damien Tourret, Hong Liu, Javier LLorca Published in: Progress in Materials Science, Issue 123, 2022, Page(s) 100810, ISSN 0079-6425 Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd. DOI: 10.1016/j.pmatsci.2021.100810 Prediction of the Al-rich part of the Al-Cu phase diagram using cluster expansion and statistical mechanics Author(s): S. Liu, E. Martínez, J. LLorca Published in: Acta Materialia, Issue 195, 2020, Page(s) 317-326, ISSN 1359-6454 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2020.05.018 Criteria for slip transfer across grain and twin boundaries in pure Ni Author(s): E. Nieto-Valeiras, J. LLorca Published in: Materialia, Issue 21, 2022, Page(s) 101303, ISSN 2589-1529 Publisher: Elsevier DOI: 10.1016/j.mtla.2021.101303 First-principles analysis of precipitation in Mg-Zn alloys Author(s): S. Liu, G. Esteban-Manzanares, J. LLorca Published in: Physical Review Materials, Issue 4/9, 2020, ISSN 2475-9953 Publisher: American Physical Society DOI: 10.1103/physrevmaterials.4.093609 High throughput optimization of hard and tough TiN/Ni nanocomposite coatings by reactive magnetron sputter deposition Author(s): Ignacio Lopez-Cabanas, Javier LLorca, Raquel González-Arrabal, Efstathios I. Meletis, Jon M. Molina-Aldareguia Published in: Surface and Coatings Technology, 2021, Page(s) 127226, ISSN 0257-8972 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2021.127226 Effect of ZrH2 particles on the microstructure and mechanical properties of IN718 manufactured by selective laser melting Author(s): C. Galera-Rueda, E. Nieto-Valeiras, M. Gardon, M.T. Pérez-Prado, J. LLorca Published in: Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2021, Page(s) 141123, ISSN 0921-5093 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2021.141123 First Principles Prediction of the Al-Li Phase Diagram Author(s): S. Liu, G. Esteban-Manzanares, J. LLorca Published in: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 2021, ISSN 1073-5623 Publisher: ASM International DOI: 10.1007/s11661-021-06419-x Precipitate strengthening of pyramidal slip in Mg–Zn alloys Author(s): Reza Alizadeh, Jingya Wang, Javier LLorca Published in: Materials Science and Engineering: A, Issue 804, 2021, Page(s) 140697, ISSN 0921-5093 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2020.140697 Effect of layer thickness on the mechanical behaviour of oxidation-strengthened Zr/Nb nanoscale multilayers Author(s): M. A. Monclús, M. Callisti, T. Polcar, L. W. Yang, J. M. Molina-Aldareguía, J. LLorca Published in: Journal of Materials Science, Issue 53/8, 2018, Page(s) 5860-5878, ISSN 0022-2461 Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers DOI: 10.1007/s10853-017-1665-6 Crystal plasticity simulation of the effect of grain size on the fatigue behavior of polycrystalline Inconel 718 Author(s): A. Cruzado, S. Lucarini, J. LLorca, J. Segurado Published in: International Journal of Fatigue, Issue 113, 2018, Page(s) 236-245, ISSN 0142-1123 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2018.04.018 Deformation Mechanism Map of Cu/Nb Nanoscale Metallic Multilayers as a Function of Temperature and Layer Thickness Author(s): J. Snel, M. A. Monclús, M. Castillo-Rodríguez, N. Mara, I. J. Beyerlein, J. Llorca, J. M. Molina-Aldareguía Published in: JOM, Issue 69/11, 2017, Page(s) 2214-2226, ISSN 1047-4838 Publisher: J O M Institute DOI: 10.1007/s11837-017-2533-1 An analysis of the influence of grain size on the strength of FCC polycrystals by means of computational homogenization Author(s): Sarra Haouala, Javier Segurado, Javier LLorca Published in: Acta Materialia, Issue 148, 2018, Page(s) 72-85, ISSN 1359-6454 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2018.01.024 Microstructure-based fatigue life model of metallic alloys with bilinear Coffin-Manson behavior Author(s): A. Cruzado, S. Lucarini, J. LLorca, J. Segurado Published in: International Journal of Fatigue, Issue 107, 2018, Page(s) 40-48, ISSN 0142-1123 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2017.10.014 On the quest for the strongest materials Author(s): Javier LLorca Published in: Science, Issue 360/6386, 2018, Page(s) 264-265, ISSN 0036-8075 Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science DOI: 10.1126/science.aat5211 Influence of temperature on the strain rate sensitivity and deformation mechanisms of nanotwinned Cu Author(s): L.W. Yang, C.Y. Wang, M.A. Monclús, L. Lu, J.M. Molina-Aldareguía, J. Llorca Published in: Scripta Materialia, Issue 154, 2018, Page(s) 54-59, ISSN 1359-6462 Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd. DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2018.05.018 A multidisciplinary approach to study precipitation kinetics and hardening in an Al-4Cu (wt. %) alloy Author(s): A. Rodríguez-Veiga, B. Bellón, I. Papadimitriou, G. Esteban-Manzanares, I. Sabirov, J. LLorca Published in: Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Issue 757, 2018, Page(s) 504-519, ISSN 0925-8388 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.04.284 Discrete dislocation dynamics simulations of dislocation- θ ′ precipitate interaction in Al-Cu alloys Author(s): R. Santos-Güemes, G. Esteban-Manzanares, I. Papadimitriou, J. Segurado, L. Capolungo, J. LLorca Published in: Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Issue 118, 2018, Page(s) 228-244, ISSN 0022-5096 Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2018.05.015 An atomistic investigation of the interaction of dislocations with Guinier-Preston zones in Al-Cu alloys Author(s): G. Esteban-Manzanares, E. Martínez, J. Segurado, L. Capolungo, J. LLorca Published in: Acta Materialia, Issue 162, 2019, Page(s) 189-201, ISSN 1359-6454 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2018.09.052 Tensile deformation and fracture mechanisms of Cu/Nb nanolaminates studied by in situ TEM mechanical tests Author(s): Z. Liu, M.A. Monclús, L.W. Yang, M. Castillo-Rodríguez, J.M. Molina-Aldareguía, J. LLorca Published in: Extreme Mechanics Letters, Issue 25, 2018, Page(s) 60-65, ISSN 2352-4316 Publisher: Elsevier Limited DOI: 10.1016/j.eml.2018.10.007 Grain boundary strengthening of FCC polycrystals Author(s): R. Arturo Rubio, Sarra Haouala, Javier LLorca Published in: Journal of Materials Research, Issue 34/13, 2019, Page(s) 2263-2274, ISSN 0884-2914 Publisher: Materials Research Society DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2019.58 Multiscale dendritic needle network model of alloy solidification with fluid flow Author(s): D. Tourret, M.M. Francois, A.J. Clarke Published in: Computational Materials Science, Issue 162, 2019, Page(s) 206-227, ISSN 0927-0256 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2019.02.031 Precipitation during high temperature aging of Al−Cu alloys: A multiscale analysis based on first principles calculations Author(s): H. Liu, I. Papadimitriou, F.X. Lin, J. LLorca Published in: Acta Materialia, Issue 167, 2019, Page(s) 121-135, ISSN 1359-6454 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2019.01.024 High-throughput extraction of the anisotropic interdiffusion coefficients in hcp Mg–Al alloys Author(s): Jingya Wang, Weisen Zheng, Guanglong Xu, Javier Llorca, Yuwen Cui Published in: Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Issue 805, 2019, Page(s) 237-246, ISSN 0925-8388 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.07.084 An analysis of (the lack of) slip transfer between near-cube oriented grains in pure Al Author(s): T.R. Bieler, R. Alizadeh, M. Peña-Ortega, J. Llorca Published in: International Journal of Plasticity, Issue 118, 2019, Page(s) 269-290, ISSN 0749-6419 Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijplas.2019.02.014 Effect of solute content and temperature on the deformation mechanisms and critical resolved shear stress in Mg-Al and Mg-Zn alloys Author(s): J.-Y. Wang, N. Li, R. Alizadeh, M.A. Monclús, Y.W. Cui, J.M. Molina-Aldareguía, J. LLorca Published in: Acta Materialia, Issue 170, 2019, Page(s) 155-165, ISSN 1359-6454 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2019.03.027 Alloy design for mechanical properties: Conquering the length scales Author(s): Irene J. Beyerlein, Shuozhi Xu, Javier Llorca, Jaafar A. El-Awady, Jaber R. Mianroodi, Bob Svendsen Published in: MRS Bulletin, Issue 44/4, 2019, Page(s) 257-265, ISSN 0883-7694 Publisher: Materials Research Society DOI: 10.1557/mrs.2019.67 Effect of grain orientation and local strains on void growth and coalescence in titanium Author(s): Marina Pushkareva, Federico Sket, Javier Segurado, Javier Llorca, Mohammed Yandouzi, Arnaud Weck Published in: Materials Science and Engineering: A, Issue 760, 2019, Page(s) 258-266, ISSN 0921-5093 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2019.06.004 Strengthening of Al–Cu alloys by Guinier–Preston zones: Predictions from atomistic simulations Author(s): G. Esteban-Manzanares, B. Bellón, E. Martínez, I. Papadimitriou, J. LLorca Published in: Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Issue 132, 2019, Page(s) 103675, ISSN 0022-5096 Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2019.07.018 Three-dimensional investigation of grain orientation effects on void growth in commercially pure titanium Author(s): Marina Pushkareva, Jérôme Adrien, Eric Maire, Javier Segurado, Javier Llorca, Arnaud Weck Published in: Materials Science and Engineering: A, Issue 671, 2016, Page(s) 221-232, ISSN 0921-5093 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2016.06.053 Landau modeling of dynamical nucleation of martensite at grain boundaries under local stress Author(s): Guanglong Xu, Chuanyun Wang, Juan Ignacio Beltrán, Javier LLorca, Yuwen Cui Published in: Computational Materials Science, Issue 118, 2016, Page(s) 103-111, ISSN 0927-0256 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2016.02.042 A 3D dislocation dynamics analysis of the size effect on the strength of [1 1 1] LiF micropillars at 300K and 600K Author(s): Hyung-Jun Chang, Javier Segurado, Jon M Molina-Aldareguía, Rafael Soler Published in: Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, Issue 24/3, 2016, Page(s) 035009, ISSN 0965-0393 Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing DOI: 10.1088/0965-0393/24/3/035009 Computational study of atomic mobility in hcp Mg–Al–Zn ternary alloys Author(s): Jingya Wang, Na Li, Chuanyun Wang, Juan Ignacio Beltran, Javier LLorca, Yuwen Cui Published in: Calphad, Issue 54, 2016, Page(s) 134-143, ISSN 0364-5916 Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd. DOI: 10.1016/j.calphad.2016.07.003 Multiscale modelling of the morphology and spatial distribution of θ′ precipitates in Al-Cu alloys Author(s): H. Liu, B. Bellón, J. LLorca Published in: Acta Materialia, Issue 132, 2017, Page(s) 611-626, ISSN 1359-6454 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2017.04.042 Selective oxidation-induced strengthening of Zr/Nb nanoscale multilayers Author(s): M.A. Monclús, M. Callisti, T. Polcar, L.W. Yang, J. Llorca, J.M. Molina-Aldareguía Published in: Acta Materialia, Issue 122, 2017, Page(s) 1-10, ISSN 1359-6454 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2016.09.021 Mechanical Behavior of InP Twinning Superlattice Nanowires Author(s): Zhilin Liu, Ioannis Papadimitriou, Miguel Castillo-Rodríguez, Chuanyun Wang, Gustavo Esteban-Manzanares, Xiaoming Yuan, Hark H. Tan, Jon M. Molina-Aldareguía, Javier Llorca Published in: Nano Letters, Issue 19/7, 2019, Page(s) 4490-4497, ISSN 1530-6984 Publisher: American Chemical Society DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b01300 Influence of the stress state on the cross-slip free energy barrier in Al: An atomistic investigation Author(s): G. Esteban-Manzanares, R. Santos-Güemes, I. Papadimitriou, E. Martínez, J. LLorca Published in: Acta Materialia, Issue 184, 2020, Page(s) 109-119, ISSN 1359-6454 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2019.10.055 Multiscale modelling of precipitation hardening in Al–Cu alloys: Dislocation dynamics simulations and experimental validation Author(s): R. Santos-Güemes, B. Bellón, G. Esteban-Manzanares, J. Segurado, L. Capolungo, J. LLorca Published in: Acta Materialia, Issue 188, 2020, Page(s) 475-485, ISSN 1359-6454 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2020.02.019 Basal dislocation/precipitate interactions in Mg–Al alloys: an atomistic investigation Author(s): Gustavo Esteban-Manzanares, Anxin Ma, Ioannis Papadimitriou, Enrique Martínez, Javier LLorca Published in: Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, Issue 27/7, 2019, Page(s) 075003, ISSN 0965-0393 Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing DOI: 10.1088/1361-651x/ab2de0 Effect of slip transmission at grain boundaries in Al bicrystals Author(s): S. Haouala, R. Alizadeh, T.R. Bieler, J. Segurado, J. LLorca Published in: International Journal of Plasticity, Issue 126, 2020, Page(s) 102600, ISSN 0749-6419 Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijplas.2019.09.006 Simulation of the Hall-Petch effect in FCC polycrystals by means of strain gradient crystal plasticity and FFT homogenization Author(s): S. Haouala, S. Lucarini, J. LLorca, J. Segurado Published in: Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Issue 134, 2020, Page(s) 103755, ISSN 0022-5096 Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2019.103755 Interactions between basal dislocations and β 1 ′ precipitates in Mg–4Zn alloy: Mechanisms and strengthening Author(s): R. Alizadeh, J. LLorca Published in: Acta Materialia, Issue 186, 2020, Page(s) 475-486, ISSN 1359-6454 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2020.01.028 Effect of Al content on the critical resolved shear stress for twin nucleation and growth in Mg alloys Author(s): Jingya Wang, Jon M. Molina-Aldareguía, Javier LLorca Published in: Acta Materialia, Issue 188, 2020, Page(s) 215-227, ISSN 1359-6454 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2020.02.006 A criterion for slip transfer at grain boundaries in Al Author(s): R. Alizadeh, M. Peña-Ortega, T.R. Bieler, J. LLorca Published in: Scripta Materialia, Issue 178, 2020, Page(s) 408-412, ISSN 1359-6462 Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd. DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2019.12.010 Atomistic simulations of the interaction of basal dislocations with MgZn 2 precipitates in Mg alloys Author(s): G. Esteban-Manzanares, R. Alizadeh, I. Papadimitriou, D. Dickel, C.D. Barrett, J. LLorca Published in: Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2020, Page(s) 139555, ISSN 0921-5093 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2020.139555 Grain boundary slip transfer classification and metric selection with artificial neural networks Author(s): Zhuowen Zhao, Thomas R. Bieler, Javier LLorca, Philip Eisenlohr Published in: Scripta Materialia, Issue 185, 2020, Page(s) 71-75, ISSN 1359-6462 Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd. DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2020.04.029 High temperature mechanical properties and microstructure of hard TaSiN coatings Author(s): M.A. Monclús, L. Yang, I. López-Cabañas, M. Castillo-Rodríguez, A. Zaman, J. Wang, E.I. Meletis, R. González-Arrabal, J. Llorca, J.M. Molina-Aldareguía Published in: Materials Science and Engineering: A, Issue 797, 2020, Page(s) 139976, ISSN 0921-5093 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2020.139976 Microstructure, mechanical properties, corrosion resistance and cytocompatibility of WE43 Mg alloy scaffolds fabricated by laser powder bed fusion for biomedical applications Author(s): Muzi Li, Felix Benn, Thomas Derra, Nadja Kröger, Max Zinser, Ralf Smeets, Jon M. Molina-Aldareguia, Alexander Kopp, Javier LLorca Published in: Materials Science and Engineering: C, Issue 119, 2021, Page(s) 111623, ISSN 0928-4931 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2020.111623 A generalized line tension model for precipitate strengthening in metallic alloys Author(s): R. Santos-Güemes, J. Segurado, J. LLorca Published in: European Journal of Mechanics / A Solids, 2022, Page(s) 93 (2022) 104540, ISSN 0997-7538 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.euromechsol.2022.104540 Multiscale prediction of microstructure length scales in metallic alloy casting Author(s): B. Bellón, A.K. Boukellal, T. Isensee, O.M. Wellborn, K.P. Trumble, M.J.M. Krane, M.S. Titus, D. Tourret, J. LLorca Published in: Acta Materialia, Issue 207, 2021, Page(s) 116686, ISSN 1359-6454 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2021.116686 Exploring the correlation between solvent diffusion and creep resistance of Mg-Ga HCP alloys from high throughput liquid-solid diffusion couple Author(s): Jingya Wang, Guanglong Xu, Xiaoqin Zeng, Javier Llorca, Yuwen Cui Published in: Materials & Design, Issue 197, 2021, Page(s) 109243, ISSN 0264-1275 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2020.109243 On the effect of slip transfer at grain boundaries on the strength of FCC polycrystals Author(s): E. Nieto-Valeiras, S. Haouala, J. LLorca Published in: European Journal of Mechanics / A Solids, Issue 91, 2022, Page(s) 104427, ISSN 0997-7538 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.euromechsol.2021.104427 Nanomechanical characterization of the fracture toughness of Al/SiC nanolaminates Author(s): L.W. Yang, C.R. Mayer, N. Chawla, J. LLorca, J.M. Molina-Aldareguía Published in: Extreme Mechanics Letters, Issue 40, 2020, Page(s) 100945, ISSN 2352-4316 Publisher: Elsevier Limited DOI: 10.1016/j.eml.2020.100945 Dislocation dynamics prediction of the strength of Al–Cu alloys containing shearable θ ′ ′ precipitates Author(s): R. Santos-Güemes, L. Capolungo, J. Segurado, J. LLorca Published in: Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Issue 151, 2021, Page(s) 104375, ISSN 0022-5096 Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2021.104375 Thesis and dissertations (4) Analysis of precipitation hardening in metallic alloys by means of dislocation dynamics Author(s): R. Santos-Güemes Published in: 2021 Publisher: Universidad Politécnica de Madrid DOI: 10.20868/upm.thesis.67606 Multiscale experimental characterization and modelling validation of microstructure and mechanical properties of engineering alloys Author(s): B. Bellón Published in: 2020 Publisher: Universidad Politécnica de Madrid DOI: 10.20868/upm.thesis.64478 High throughput investigation of diffusion and solid solution hardening of HCP Mg alloys Author(s): Jingya Wang Published in: 2019 Publisher: Universidad Politécnica de Madrid DOI: 10.20868/upm.thesis.56453 Atomistic modeling of the strengthening mechanisms in FCC and HCP metals Author(s): Gustavo Esteban Manzanares Published in: 2019 Publisher: Universidad Politécnica de Madrid DOI: 10.20868/upm.thesis.57251 Book chapters (1) Computational Homogenization of Polycrystals Author(s): Javier Segurado, Ricardo A. Lebensohn, Javier LLorca Published in: Advances in Crystals and Elastic Metamaterials, Part 1, Issue 51, 2018, Page(s) 1-114, ISBN 9780-128151006 Publisher: Elsevier DOI: 10.1016/bs.aams.2018.07.001 Searching for OpenAIRE data... There was an error trying to search data from OpenAIRE No results available