简介:ThenanostructuredAl-basedcompositespossessthecombinationofhighyieldstrengthandgoodductility.Inthispaper,amicromechanicalmodelispresentedtosimulatethemechanicalresponseofbimodalnanostructuredAlandtheparticle-reinforcedaluminummatrixcomposite(PAMC).Theconstitutiverelationsfordifferentphasesareaddressedinthemodel,aswellasthecontributionofmicrocracks.NumericalresultsshowthatthemodelcansuccessfullydescribetheenhancedstrengthandductilityofthebimodalnanostructuredAl,andthepredictionsofthePAMCareingoodagreementwiththeexperimentaldata.ItisworthnotingthatthestrengthandductilityaresensitivetothevolumefractionofconstituentsandthedistributionofmicrocracksinbothbimodalnanostructuredAlandPAMC.Therefore,thepresenttheoreticalresultscanbeusedtooptimizethemicrostructureforimprovingthemechanicalpropertiesofnanostructuredAl-basedcomposites.