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... Deformation Materials management Alloys Mechanical properties of materials Nanostructured materials are polycrystalline materials with grain size in the nanometer range, usually less than 100 nm (Furukawa et al., 2002 ; Kumar et al., 2003 ; Horita et al., 2001 ; Segal...

... in Figure 1 (Elsevier, 2004). Wires Hoists Materials management Mechanical behaviour of materials Ropes and chains have been used as hauling/hoisting appliances for centuries ((The) Kirkpatrick Group, 2008 ; Sayenga, 2008). Today, chains find limited application on hoisting devices, one...