Providing in-depth information on how to obtain high-performance materials by controlling their nanostructures, this ready reference covers both the bottom-up and the top-down approaches to the synthesis and processing of nanostructured materials. The focus is on advanced methods of mechanical nanostructuring such as severe plastic deformation, including high pressure torsion, equal channel angular processing, cyclic extrusion compression, accumulative roll bonding, and surface mechanical attrition treatment. As such, the contents are inherently application-oriented, with the methods presented able to be easily integrated into existing production processes. In addition, the structure-property relationships and ways of influencing the nanostructure in order to exhibit a desired functionality are reviewed in detail. The whole is rounded off by a look at future directions, followed by an overview of applications in various fields of structural and mechanical engineering. With its solutions for successful processing of complex-shaped workpieces and large-scale specimens with desired properties, this is an indispensable tool for purposeful materials design.

Providing in-depth information on how to obtain high-performance materials by controlling their nanostructures, this ready reference covers both the bottom-up and the top-down approaches to the synthesis and processing of nanostructured materials.The focus is on advanced methods of mechanical nanostructuring such as severe plastic deformation, including high pressure torsion, equal channel angular processing, cyclic extrusion compression, accumulative roll bonding, and surface mechanical attrition treatment. As such, the contents are inherently application-oriented, with the methods presented able to be easily integrated into existing production processes. In addition, the structure-property relationships and ways of influencing the nanostructure in order to exhibit a desired functionality are reviewed in detail. The whole is rounded off by a look at future directions, followed by an overview of applications in various fields of structural and mechanical engineering.With its solutions for successful processing of complex-shaped workpieces and large-scale specimens with desired properties, this is an indispensable tool for purposeful materials design.

BOTTOM-UP SYNTHESIS AND PROCESSING OF NANOSTRUCTURESMechanical AlloyingChemical Vapor DepositionRapid SolidificationTOP-DOWN SYNTHESIS AND PROCESSING OF NANOSTRUCTURES: SEVERE PLASTIC DEFORMATIONHigh Pressure TorsionEqual Channel Angular PressingCyclic Extrusion CompressionAccumulative Roll BondingSurface Mechanical AttritionPROPERTIES OF MECHANICALLY SYNTHESIZED NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALSStrength in Ambient TemperaturesSuperplasticityCorrosion ResistanceGrain StructureFUTURE DIRECTIONS OF MECHANICAL NANOSTRUCTURINGRepetitive Corrugation and StrengtheningCyclic Closed-Die ForgingAPPLICATIONSDirect Synthesis of Metallic WorkpiecesDuctility ImprovementGrain Boundary EngineeringBiomedical Applications