Freezing solute atoms in nanograined aluminum alloys via high-density vacancies

S Wu, HS Soreide, B Chen, J Bian, C Yang, C Li… - Nature …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Low-temperature decomposition of supersaturated solid solution into unfavorable
intergranular precipitates is a long-standing bottleneck limiting the practical applications of …

Strain induced segregations in severely deformed materials

X Sauvage, A Duchaussoy, G Zaher - Materials Transactions, 2019‏ - jstage.jst.go.jp
Severely deformed materials intrinsically contain a large density of crystalline defects like
dislocations or boundaries. The interactions between solute atoms or impurities with these …

Stabilized nanocrystalline alloys: the intersection of grain boundary segregation with processing science

AE Perrin, CA Schuh - Annual Review of Materials Research, 2021‏ - annualreviews.org
Processing science for nanocrystalline metals has largely focused on far-from-equilibrium
methods that can generate many grain boundaries with excess defect energy. Conversely …

Dynamic precipitation and deformation behaviors of a bimodal-grained WE43 alloy with enhanced mechanical properties

M Zha, X Ma, HL Jia, ZM Hua, ZX Fan, ZZ Yang… - International Journal of …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Achieving a high strength-ductility synergy in rolled Mg alloys remains a major challenge,
especially for Mg alloys with high contents of rare earth (RE) elements, which are hard-to …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling the spatial evolution of excess vacancies and its influence on age hardening behaviors in multicomponent aluminium alloys

X Wang, D Zhao, Y Xu, Y Li - Acta Materialia, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Excess vacancies play crucial roles in the precipitation of age-hardening precipitates in
aluminium alloys, but their spatial evolution across grains during heat treatments is less …

Achieving prominent strengthening efficiency of graphene nanosheets in Al matrix composites by hybrid deformation

B Pu, X Zhang, D Zhao, C He, C Shi, E Liu, J Sha… - Carbon, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Achieving uniform reinforcement dispersion and strong interfacial bonding remains
challenging to increase the strengthening efficiency in advanced metal matrix composites …

The enhanced Zn and Ca co-segregation and mechanical properties of Mg–Zn–Ce alloy with micro Ca addition

X Qian, Y Gao, Z Dong, B Jiang, C He, C Wang… - Materials Science and …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The micro addition of Ca is demonstrated to noticeably increase the strength and ductility of
Mg–Zn–Ce alloy, which is closely correlated with the enhanced alloying segregation at grain …

[HTML][HTML] Microstructure and mechanical properties of AT31/ATX3105 magnesium alloy composite sheets fabricated by accumulative roll bonding

ZG Li, WQ Li, FN Liu, PK Ma, PL Liu, HL Jia - Journal of Materials Research …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
This study investigates the influence of accumulative roll bonding (ARB) cycles on the
microstructure and room temperature (RT) mechanical properties of AT31/ATX3105 …

Spheroiding and refining of coarse CaMgSn phase in Mg–Al–Sn–Ca alloys for simultaneously improved strength and ductility via sub-rapid solidification and …

M Zha, JW Liang, H **ng, H Xu, B Jiang, C Wang… - Materials Science and …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Here we report a novel Mg-4.5 Al-1.5 Sn-0.5 Ca (wt%) alloy with high mechanical properties
produced via sub-rapid solidification (SRS) and controlled rolling. In virtue of SRS combined …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing the tensile strength and heat resistance induced by high-density Ω phases in an Al–Cu–Mg–Ag alloy

J Fan, B Yang, Y Wang, M Gao, R Guan - Journal of Materials Research …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Abstract For Al–Cu–Mg–Ag alloys, Ω phases play a crucial role in determining the
mechanical property at room and elevated temperatures. In this work, an Al–5.5 wt.% Cu …