[HTML][HTML] Anisotropy of wrought magnesium alloys: A focused overview

B Shi, C Yang, Y Peng, F Zhang, F Pan - Journal of Magnesium and Alloys, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, the relationship between anisotropic mechanical properties and the
corresponding microstructure evolution of wrought magnesium alloys is critically reviewed …

[HTML][HTML] Twin-solute, twin-dislocation and twin-twin interactions in magnesium

Y Yue, J Wang, JF Nie - Journal of Magnesium and Alloys, 2023 - Elsevier
Magnesium alloys have received considerable research interest due to their lightweight,
high specific strength and excellent castability. However, their plastic deformation is more …

Simultaneous enhancement of strength and ductility for AZ31 magnesium alloy by pre-twinning induced heterostructure

W Chen, W He, B Jiang, F Pan - International Journal of Plasticity, 2022 - Elsevier
Pre-twinning was used to tailor the strength and ductility of AZ31 magnesium alloy.
Simultaneous enhancements in both ductility and strength were achieved in the AZ31 after …

[HTML][HTML] Optimizing mechanical properties of magnesium alloys by philosophy of thermo-kinetic synergy: Review and outlook

T Wang, F Liu - Journal of Magnesium and Alloys, 2022 - Elsevier
Although several strategies (including grain refinement, texture adjustment, precipitation
hardening, etc.) have been verified to effectively improve the mechanical properties of …

[HTML][HTML] Segregation-driven exceptional twin-boundary strengthening in lean Mg–Zn–Ca alloys

I Basu, M Chen, J Wheeler, RE Schäublin, JF Löffler - Acta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Twinning-mediated plasticity in hexagonal close-packed crystal structures offers great
potential for achieving lean Mg-based alloys with high strength and extended ductility …

[HTML][HTML] Twinning induced spatial stress gradients: Local versus global stress states in hexagonal close-packed materials

H Fidder, I Basu, JTM DeHosson - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Length scale dependent microstructural heterogeneities serve as effective pathways in
engineering materials for providing simultaneous strength-ductility enhancement. In this …

Origins of strengthening and toughening effects in twinned nanocrystalline alloys of low stacking fault energy with heterogeneous grain structure

K Gan, D Yan, Y Zhang, Z Li - Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Low stacking-fault energy (SFE) nanocrystalline alloys with pre-existing nanotwins (PNTs)
and heterogeneous grain structure (HGS) exhibit exceptional strength-ductility …

New deformation mechanism and strength-ductility synergy in pure titanium with high density twin

S Wang, Z Hu, Z Huang, B Gao, X Chen, J Hu… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The simultaneous optimization of strength and ductility in high-performance metallic
materials has long been a challenge for researchers, characterized by an inherent trade-off …

Investigation of enhanced strength anisotropy in an extruded Mg–Al–Ca–Mn alloy at cryogenic temperature

MY Li, ZP Guan, LP Liu, HJ Jia, ZG Li, MH Wang… - Materials Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study systematically compared the microstructural evolution and mechanical behavior
of the extruded AXM10304 alloy during tensile deformation along both the extrusion …

Structural origin of reversible martensitic transformation and reversible twinning in NiTi shape memory alloy

B Li, Y Shen, Q An - Acta Materialia, 2020 - Elsevier
Much progress has been made over the past few decades in resolving the mechanism for
the transformation from ordered body-centered-cubic (B2) austenite to monoclinic martensite …