The atomistic details of slip transfer through a general high-angle grain boundary in 3-dimensional nanocrystalline Al were reported and considered in terms of possible implications for mesoscopic simulation models.

Slip Transfer through a General High Angle Grain Boundary in Nanocrystalline Aluminium. C.Brandl, E.Bitzek, P.M.Derlet, H.Van Swygenhoven: Applied Physics Letters, 2007, 91[11], 111914