**Nomenclature**

#### **Scalars**


#### **Greek letters**


**Acronyms**

2D two-dimensional

CIPed cold isostatic pressed

DEM discrete element method

FEM finite element method HIPed hot isostatic pressed

PM powder metallurgy

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**Author details**

**References**

ECAPT equal channel angular pressing and torsion

PRMMCs particulate reinforced metal matrix composites

MPFEM multi-particle finite element method

#### **Subscripts**


#### **Acronyms**

**Greek letters**

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*ε* ¯

*ε*

*α* angle

*β* angle

Δ triangle

*ε*ij strain tensor

· equivalent strain rate

¯ equivalent strain

*μ* frictional coefficient

*ρ*<sup>c</sup> relative density of the compact

*ν* Poisson's ratio

*ρ* relative density

*ε* strain

*θ* angle

*σ* stress

0 initial time

1 spatial direction

2 spatial direction

3 spatial direction

A spatial point

A′ spatial point

B spatial point

B′ spatial point

i integer, ranging from 1 to 3

j integer, ranging from 1 to 3

c compact

p particulate

y yield

**Subscripts**

