Sorting transition-metal diborides: New descriptor for mechanical properties

X Gu, C Liu, H Guo, K Zhang, C Chen - Acta Materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
An enduring quest in materials research is to reconcile two of the most prominent yet often
conflicting mechanical properties, hardness and toughness. Strong covalent solids like …
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C Deng, B Xu, P Wu, Q Li - Applied Surface Science, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Al/TiB 2 interface is of significant importance in controlling the mechanical
properties of Al-B 4 C composites and tuning the heterogeneous nucleation of Al/Si alloys in …

Structural and mechanical stability of rare-earth diborides

H Ozisik, E Deligoz, K Colakoglu, G Surucu - Chinese Physics B, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
Structural and mechanical properties of several rare-earth diborides were systematically
investigated by first principles calculations. Specifically, we studied XB 2, where X= Sm, Eu …

Mechanical, Thermal Properties, and Extreme Phase Stability of High-Entropy Diborides (V0.2Nb0.2Ta0.2Cr0.2W0.2)B2

H Long, S Guan, Z Zhang, Y Wang, W Liang… - Inorganic …, 2024 - ACS Publications
High-entropy diborides (HEDBs) have gained significant attention in industrial applications
due to their vast composition space and tunable properties. We propose a solid solution …