From "Smaller is Stronger" to "Size-Independent Strength Plateau": Towards Measuring the Ideal Strength of Iron.

Prof. W.-Z. Han, Dr. L. Huang, Q.-J. Li, B.-Y. Liu, Prof. J. Li, Prof. E. Ma, Prof. Z.-W. Shan Center for Advancing Materials Performance from the Nanoscale and Hysitron Applied Research Center in China State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials Xi’an Jiaotong University Xi’an 710049 , P. R. China E-mail: [email protected] Prof. S. Ogata, Prof. H. Kimizuka Department of Mechanical Science and Bioengineering Osaka University Osaka 560-8531 , Japan Prof. S. Ogata Center for Elements Strategy Initiative for Structural Materials Kyoto University Kyoto 606-8501 , Japan Prof. Z.-C. Yang Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Department of Bioengineering University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh , PA 15261 , USA Prof. C. Weinberger Sandia National Laboratories Albuquerque , NM 87185 , USA Prof. C. Weinberger Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics Department Drexel University Philadelphia , PA 19104 , USA Prof. X.-X. Zhang Division of Physical Science and Engineering King Abdullah University of Science & Technology Thuwal 23955-6900 , Saudi Arabia E-mail: [email protected] Prof. J. Li Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering and Department of Materials Science and Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge , MA 02139 , USA Prof. E. Ma Department of Materials Science and Engineering Johns Hopkins University Baltimore , MD 21218 , USA