Molecular Dynamics Simulations of the Orientation Effect on the Initial Plastic Deformation of Magnesium Single Crystals
Qun Zu1, Ya-Fang Guo1(), Shuang Xu2, Xiao-Zhi Tang1, Yue-Sheng Wang1

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Fig. 1. a Square, b cylindrical simulation models for magnesium nano-pillars. c The unit cell of hcp lattice. The yaxis indicates the loading direction, which is always perpendicular to the [1?010]-axis