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method O
was O
used O
to O
characterize O
the O
effect O
of O
specimen O
size O
on O
strength S-PRO
, O
elastic B-PRO
modulus E-PRO
and O
elongation S-PRO
in O
a O
statistically O
meaningful O
way O
. O
The O
effective O
yield B-PRO
strength E-PRO
, O
ultimate B-PRO
tensile I-PRO
strength E-PRO
and O
modulus O
decreased O
strongly O
with O
decreasing O
specimen O
size O
: O
all O
three O
properties S-CONPRI
were O
reduced O
by O
nearly O
a O
factor O
of O
two O
as S-MATE
feature O
dimensions S-FEAT
were O
scaled O
down O
from O
6.25 O
mm S-MANP
to O
0.4 O
mm S-MANP
. O
Hardness S-PRO
and O
microstructural B-CHAR
observations E-CHAR
indicate O
that O
this O
size O
dependence O
was O
not O
due O
to O
an O
intrinsic O
change O
in O
material B-CONPRI
properties E-CONPRI
, O
but O
instead O
the O
effects O
of O
surface B-PRO
roughness E-PRO
on O
the O
geometry S-CONPRI
of O
the O