Ultrafine-grained and heterostructured materials are currently of high interest due to their
superior mechanical and functional properties. Severe plastic deformation (SPD) is one of …

This article presents our take on the area of bulk ultrafine-grained materials produced by
severe plastic deformation (SPD). Over the last decades, research activities in this area have …

Heterostructured materials are an emerging class of materials with superior performances
that are unattainable by their conventional homogeneous counterparts. They consist of …

As most of the failures in engineering components initiate from the surface layer, applying
surface treatments can play a crucial role in controlling material performance and lifetime. In …

Most of the challenges experienced by many engineering materials originate from the
surface which later leads to total failure, hence affecting the resultant mechanical properties …

Overcoming the trade-off between strength and ductility in metallic materials is a grand
challenge. Recently, materials with a gradient nano-grained (GNG) surface layer adhering to …

Surface modification methods have been applied to metals and alloys to change the surface
integrity, obtain superior mechanical properties, and improve service life irrespective of the …

Shot peening is widely used for improving mechanical properties especially fatigue behavior
of metallic components by inducing surface hardening, compressive residual stresses and …

Surface nanocrystallization is an effective approach to bypass the difficulties of synthesizing
bulk nanocrystalline material and yet exploit its unique advantages in service. This study …

The importance of application of shot peening process to obtain nanocrystal surface is
presented with an inclusive clarification of actual state of the art. Description of different shot …