Rapid advancements in science and technology have assured biomaterials and their
associated fields towards becoming a multimillion-dollar industry. Biomaterials have been …

Advanced experimental and numerical approaches are being developed to capture the
localization of plasticity at the nanometer scale as a function of the multiscale and …

Metallic materials experience irreversible deformation with increasing applied stress,
manifested in localized slip events that result in fatigue failure upon repeated cycling. We …

Simultaneously investigating strain partitioning and the underlying deformation mechanisms
for both the grain interior and the grain boundary (GB) is essential for understanding the …

An innovative hybrid additive manufacturing (HAM) technology combining laser shock
peening without coating (LSPwC) and laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) has been proposed …

Titanium alloys are widely employed in aerospace applications due to an outstanding
combination of properties. The variety of loading conditions and microstructures …

As one of the representative characteristics of plastic deformation, microstructural plastic
strain inhomogeneity has triggered a broad interest in uncovering the corresponding …

Cold dwell sensitivity of near α titanium alloys has posed a significant challenge to the
engineering safety within the aerospace industry. However, there exists inconsistency …

The role of different microstructural constituents on crack initiation in two-phase titanium
alloys is still an area of great controversy. The present study investigates the effects of …

This study focuses on the role of pyramidal< c+ a> dislocations in the grain refinement
mechanism in the Ti-6Al-4V alloy with an initial {11 2¯ 0}< 10 1¯ 0> rolling texture. A large …