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 is a viewpoint paper on recent progress in the understanding of the microstructure–
property relations of advanced high-strength steels (AHSS). These alloys constitute a class …

Additive manufacturing produces net-shaped components layer by layer for engineering
applications,,,,,–. The additive manufacture of metal alloys by laser powder bed fusion (L …

It is now well established that the processing of bulk solids through the application of severe
plastic deformation (SPD) leads to exceptional grain refinement to the submicrometer or …

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 …

Grain boundaries influence mechanical, functional, and kinetic properties of metallic alloys.
They can be manipulated via solute decoration enabling changes in energy, mobility …

We report on the strengthening and strain hardening mechanisms in an aged high-Mn
lightweight steel (Fe-30.4 Mn-8Al-1.2 C, wt.%) studied by electron channeling contrast …

High strength and high conductivity (HSHC) Cu alloys are widely used in many fields, such
as high-speed electric railway contact wires and integrated circuit lead frames. Pure Cu is …

Abstract In an Fe–9 at.% Mn maraging alloy annealed at 450° C reversed allotriomorphic
austenite nanolayers appear on former Mn decorated lath martensite boundaries. The …

Grain refinement through severe plastic deformation enables synthesis of ultrahigh-strength
nanostructured materials. Two challenges exist in that context: First, deformation-driven …