Gradient structures found in biological materials have served as a source of inspiration for
scientists seeking to enhance the performance of metals and alloys over the past decades …

Gradient nano-grained (GNG) metals are an emerging class of heterogeneous structured
materials with extraordinary mechanistic performances and unnatural plasticity mechanisms …

High-performance dam** materials are crucial for numerous applications, yet traditional
materials often face a fundamental trade-off between the dam** properties and …

Under shock loading, the spall strength of nanocrystals exhibits intricate grain-size effects
due to the presence of abundant grain boundary and dislocation activities. However, the …

For a long time, metal matrix composites (MMCs) have always faced a trade-off between
dam** and mechanical properties, and this is especially true for high-Zn Al alloy matrix …

The extraordinary mechanical performance of gradient nano-grained (GNG) structures is
characterized by the heterogeneity of dislocation-based and grain boundary (GB)-based …

The stacking fault energy (SFE) effect on nanocrystalline metal deformation mechanisms
has been extensively studied from dislocation and grain boundary perspectives. Compared …

The reduction of grain size to nanoscale is a common approach to enhance material
properties, such as fatigue resistance and overall strength of Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs) …

We study the mechanical behavior of gradient spacing twin-structured single-crystal Ni
nanopillars under the conditions of different loading methods, temperatures, and twin …

Ferritic stainless steel (FSS) is widely used to manufacture deep-drawn products for
corrosion resistance applications, being the alloy drawability strongly affected by its …