The materials science behind sustainable metals and alloys

D Raabe - Chemical reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Production of metals stands for 40% of all industrial greenhouse gas emissions, 10% of the
global energy consumption, 3.2 billion tonnes of minerals mined, and several billion tonnes …

Hydrogen embrittlement as a conspicuous material challenge─ comprehensive review and future directions

H Yu, A Díaz, X Lu, B Sun, Y Ding, M Koyama… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Hydrogen is considered a clean and efficient energy carrier crucial for sha** the net-zero
future. Large-scale production, transportation, storage, and use of green hydrogen are …

Processing, microstructure, mechanical properties, and hydrogen embrittlement of medium-Mn steels: A review

Y Zhang, Q Ye, Y Yan - Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
As a representative of steels available in the market, medium-Mn steel shows vast
application prospects in lightweight automobile fields. This review details the research …

[HTML][HTML] Circular steel for fast decarbonization: Thermodynamics, kinetics, and microstructure behind upcycling scrap into high-performance sheet steel

D Raabe, M Jovičević-Klug, D Ponge… - Annual review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Steel production accounts for approximately 8% of all global CO2 emissions, with the
primary steelmaking route using iron ores contributing approximately 80% of those …

Towards ultra-high strength dual-phase steel with excellent damage tolerance: the effect of martensite volume fraction

L Liu, L Li, Z Liang, M Huang, Z Peng, J Gao… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Ultra-high strength (> 1 GPa) dual-phase (DP) steels have been extensively
investigated in literature. Yet, the damage tolerance of these DP steels remains mostly …

Achieving high strength and high ductility of dual-phase steel via alternating lamellar microstructure

G Niu, C Ding, Z Liu, X Jia, H Chen, N Gong… - Materials Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Overcoming the strength-plasticity trade-off in GPa-grade dual-phase steel while
simultaneously enhancing both properties poses a significant challenge. In this study, we …

Thermo-kinetic insights into deformation mechanism in the phase-transforming nanostructured Fe alloy

LK Huang, X Liu, K Niu, KX Song, F Liu - Acta Materialia, 2024 - Elsevier
Solid-state phase transformations (SSPTs) being the most widely versatile routes to tailor
microstructures are less utilized in the design of nanostructured (NS) alloys, resulting in a …

Superior combination of strength and ductility in Fe–10Mn-0.6 C steel trigged by austenite reversion transformation

TJ Chen, EX Cui, YF Shen, N Jia, ZD Wang… - Materials Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Austenite reversion transformation process was employed on Fe–10Mn-0.6 C steel to adjust
the content and stability of austenite and the transformation-induced plasticity effect was …

[HTML][HTML] Designing the heterogeneous microstructure via a direct warm rolling process to synergistically enhance the strength-ductility in a medium Mn steel

Q Ye, Y Zhang, Y Yu, H Fu, L Qiao, Y Yan - Materials & Design, 2024 - Elsevier
This work introduced a facile method for fabricating heterostructures in a medium Mn steel
via a direct warm rolling process. The heavy warm rolling promoted the transformation of …

Dual nanoprecipitation and nanoscale chemical heterogeneity in a secondary hardening steel for ultrahigh strength and large uniform elongation

S Wang, J Wang, S Zhang, D Wei, Y Chen… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nanoprecipitates and nanoscale retained austenite (RA) with suitable stability play crucial
roles in determining the yield strength (YS) and ductility of ultrahigh strength steels (UHSSs) …