Phase engineering of nanostructural metallic materials: Classification, structures, and applications

J Gu, F Duan, S Liu, W Cha, J Lu - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Metallic materials are usually composed of single phase or multiple phases, which refers to
homogeneous regions with distinct types of the atom arrangement. The recent studies on …

Superior wear resistance in a TaMoNb compositionally complex alloy film via in-situ formation of the amorphous-crystalline nanocomposite layer and gradient …

J Luo, W Sun, D Liang, KC Chan, XS Yang, F Ren - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Metallic alloys with exceptional wear resistance have long been an attractive prospect for
their enhanced safety, reliability, and service duration. Herein, we propose a strategy to …

Crystal–glass high‐entropy nanocomposites with near theoretical compressive strength and large deformability

G Wu, S Balachandran, B Gault, W **a, C Liu… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
High‐entropy alloys (HEAs) and metallic glasses (MGs) are two material classes based on
the massive mixing of multiple‐principal elements. HEAs are single or multiphase crystalline …

Substantially enhanced homogeneous plastic flow in hierarchically nanodomained amorphous alloys

G Wu, S Liu, Q Wang, J Rao, W **a, YQ Yan… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
To alleviate the mechanical instability of major shear bands in metallic glasses at room
temperature, topologically heterogeneous structures were introduced to encourage the …