Structural evolutions of metallic materials processed by severe plastic deformation

Y Cao, S Ni, X Liao, M Song, Y Zhu - Materials Science and Engineering: R …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Bulk nanostructured (ns)/ultrafine-grained (UFG) metallic materials possess very
high strength, making them attractive for high strength, lightweight and energy efficient …

A review on high-pressure torsion (HPT) from 1935 to 1988

K Edalati, Z Horita - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2016 - Elsevier
High-pressure torsion (HPT) method currently receives much attention as a severe plastic
deformation (SPD) technique mainly because of the reports of Prof. Ruslan Z. Valiev and his …

Microstructure and strengthening mechanisms in an FCC structured single-phase nanocrystalline Co25Ni25Fe25Al7. 5Cu17. 5 high-entropy alloy

Z Fu, W Chen, H Wen, D Zhang, Z Chen, B Zheng… - Acta Materialia, 2016 - Elsevier
We report on a study of the design, phase formation, microstructure, mechanical behavior
and strengthening mechanisms of a novel single-phase Co 25 Ni 25 Fe 25 Al 7.5 Cu 17.5 …

Deformation twinning in nanocrystalline materials

YT Zhu, XZ Liao, XL Wu - Progress in Materials Science, 2012 - Elsevier
Nanocrystalline (nc) materials can be defined as solids with grain sizes in the range of 1–
100 nm. Contrary to coarse-grained metals, which become more difficult to twin with …

Dislocation exhaustion and ultra-hardening of nanograined metals by phase transformation at grain boundaries

S Wu, Z Kou, Q Lai, S Lan, SS Katnagallu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The development of high-strength metals has driven the endeavor of pushing the limit of
grain size (d) reduction according to the Hall-Petch law. But the continuous grain refinement …

Hierarchical grain size and nanotwin gradient microstructure for improved mechanical properties of a non-equiatomic CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloy

Z An, S Mao, Y Liu, H Zhou, Y Zhai, Z Tian, C Liu… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study explored a multi-mechanism approach to improving the mechanical properties of
a CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloy through non-equiatomic alloy design and processing. The …

Flexible, hydrophobic SiC ceramic nanofibers used as high frequency electromagnetic wave absorbers

P Wang, L Cheng, Y Zhang, H Wu, Y Hou, W Yuan… - Ceramics …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this paper, flexible hydrophobic SiC ceramic nanofibers have been successfully fabricated
via electrospinning and subsequent high temperature heat treatment. The synthesized SiC …

Mechanism of activation of TiFe intermetallics for hydrogen storage by severe plastic deformation using high-pressure torsion

K Edalati, J Matsuda, M Arita, T Daio, E Akiba… - Applied Physics …, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
TiFe, a potential candidate for solid-state hydrogen storage, does not absorb hydrogen
without a sophisticated activation process because of severe oxidation. This study shows …

Thermal stability of ultrafine grains size of pure copper obtained by equal-channel angular pressing

N Lugo, N Llorca, JJ Sunol, JM Cabrera - Journal of materials science, 2010 - Springer
Ultrafine grain of pure copper 99.98% was produced by severe plastic deformation using the
equal-channel angular pressing (ECAP) method. Copper samples were ECAPed from 1 to 8 …

Grain growth and dislocation density evolution in a nanocrystalline Ni–Fe alloy induced by high-pressure torsion

S Ni, YB Wang, XZ Liao, SN Alhajeri, HQ Li, YH Zhao… - Scripta Materialia, 2011 - Elsevier
The structural evolution of a nanocrystalline Ni–Fe alloy induced by high-pressure torsion
(HPT) was investigated. HPT-induced grain growth occurred via grain rotation and …