Towards strength–ductility synergy through the design of heterogeneous nanostructures in metals

E Ma, T Zhu - Materials Today, 2017 - Elsevier
Metals can be processed to reach ultra-high strength, but usually at a drastic loss of ductility.
Here, we review recent advances in overcoming this tradeoff, by purposely deploying …

Synthesis and mechanical behavior of nanostructured materials via cryomilling

DB Witkin, EJ Lavernia - Progress in Materials Science, 2006 - Elsevier
Cryomilling, the mechanical attrition of powders within a cryogenic medium, is a method of
strengthening materials through grain size refinement and the dispersion of fine, nanometer …

Dynamic deformation behaviors and mechanisms of CoCrFeNi high-entropy alloys

T Cao, Q Zhang, L Wang, L Wang, Y **ao, J Yao, H Liu… - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to their unique microstructures and chemical compositions, high-entropy alloys (HEAs)
exhibit remarkable mechanical properties, such as high strength, excellent ductility and …

Evading strength-corrosion tradeoff in Mg alloys via dense ultrafine twins

C Yan, Y **n, XB Chen, D Xu, PK Chu, C Liu… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Conventional ultrafine-grains can generate high strength in Mg alloys, but significant tradeoff
of corrosion resistance due to inclusion of a large number of non-equilibrium grain …

Ultra-long life fatigue behavior of a high-entropy alloy

JC Hu, K Yang, QY Wang, QC Zhao, YH Jiang… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Widespread interest has been generated by the high-entropy alloys (HEAs) due to their
exceptional ability to combine high plasticity and high strength. However, there is still no …

Selective laser melting of a high strength AlMnSc alloy: Alloy design and strengthening mechanisms

Q Jia, P Rometsch, P Kürnsteiner, Q Chao, A Huang… - Acta Materialia, 2019 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, has brought tremendous opportunities for the design
and making of metallic components with high geometrical complexity. However, in order to …

Abnormal hardening and amorphization in an FCC high entropy alloy under extreme uniaxial tension

K Jiang, Q Zhang, J Li, X Li, F Zhao, B Hou… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ever more extreme environments in advancing industrial applications motivate efforts to
design new generation of alloys with excellent mechanical properties. High entropy alloys …

Enhanced mechanical properties of graphene (reduced graphene oxide)/aluminum composites with a bioinspired nanolaminated structure

Z Li, Q Guo, Z Li, G Fan, DB **ong, Y Su, J Zhang… - Nano …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Bulk graphene (reduced graphene oxide)-reinforced Al matrix composites with a bioinspired
nanolaminated microstructure were fabricated via a composite powder assembly approach …

Precipitation kinetics, microstructure evolution and mechanical behavior of a developed Al–Mn–Sc alloy fabricated by selective laser melting

Q Jia, F Zhang, P Rometsch, J Li, J Mata, M Weyland… - Acta materialia, 2020 - Elsevier
The dynamic metallurgical characteristics of the selective laser melting (SLM) process offer
fabricated materials with non-equilibrium microstructures compared to their cast and …

Strain rate effects of dynamic compressive deformation on mechanical properties and microstructure of CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloy

JM Park, J Moon, JW Bae, MJ Jang, J Park… - Materials Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this work, the effects of strain rate on mechanical deformation and microstructural
evolution of CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloy (HEA) under quasi-static and dynamic …