Mechanical properties and deformation mechanisms of gradient nanostructured metals and alloys

X Li, L Lu, J Li, X Zhang, H Gao - Nature Reviews Materials, 2020 - nature.com
Inspired by the gradient structures of biological materials, researchers have explored
compositional and structural gradients for about 40 years as an approach to enhance the …

Hetero-zone boundary affected region: a primary microstructural factor controlling extra work hardening in heterostructure

Y Wang, Y Zhu, Z Yu, J Zhao, Y Wei - Acta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Heterostructured metals possess superior mechanical properties exceeding the prediction
by the rule-of-mixtures. However, it remains a challenge to understand the key …

Controllable additive manufacturing of gradient bulk metallic glass composite with high strength and tensile ductility

Y Lu, S Su, S Zhang, Y Huang, Z Qin, X Lu, W Chen - Acta Materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Introducing ductile crystalline dendrites into glassy matrix to produce in situ bulk metallic
glass composites (BMGCs) is an effective strategy to enhance the ductility of bulk metallic …

Extra strengthening in a coarse/ultrafine grained laminate: Role of gradient interfaces

YF Wang, MS Wang, XT Fang, FJ Guo, HQ Liu… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
The interfaces introduced in metals by heterostructural design play crucial roles in
mechanical behaviors. Here the effect of gradient interfaces on mechanical behavior was …

Evading strength and ductility trade-off in an inverse nacre structured magnesium matrix nanocomposite

X Luo, K Zhao, X He, Y Bai, V De Andrade, M Zaiser… - Acta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Mimicking nacre structure is an often-used strategy for develo** materials which combine
high strength and high toughness. Here, a novel strategy, named inverse nacre structure, is …

Hetero-deformation induced (HDI) hardening does not increase linearly with strain gradient

YF Wang, CX Huang, XT Fang, HW Höppel, M Göken… - Scripta Materialia, 2020 - Elsevier
Hetero-deformation induced (HDI) hardening has been attributed to geometrically necessary
dislocations (GNDs) that are needed to accommodate strain gradient near the interfaces of …

Work hardening discrepancy designing to strengthening gradient nanotwinned Cu

T Wan, Z Cheng, L Bu, L Lu - Scripta Materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
This study investigates the mechanical behaviors of sandwiched gradient nanotwinned
(GNT) Cu designed by only changing the soft component in the central layer with a fixed …

Tuning strength-ductility combination on selective laser melted 316L stainless steel through gradient heterogeneous structure

Y Liu, J Sun, Y Fu, B Xu, B Li, S Xu, P Huang… - Additive …, 2021 - Elsevier
We report a strategy of gradient heterogeneous structure (GHS) architecture to achieve a
superior strength-ductility combination in additively manufactured (AM) 316L stainless steel …

Improved back stress and synergetic strain hardening in coarse-grain/nanostructure laminates

Y Wang, M Yang, X Ma, M Wang, K Yin… - Materials Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The effect of back stress on the mechanical behaviors of heterogeneous material is studied
in two modeled heterogeneous laminates, ie laminated structure with a nanostructured (NS) …

Activating dispersed strain bands in tensioned nanostructure layer for high ductility: the effects of microstructure inhomogeneity

Y Wang, Y Wei, Z Zhao, H Long, Z Lin, F Guo… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
How to suppress strain localization in tensioned nanograined layer and make it ductile? This
remains a great challenge. Here we explore the effects of microstructure inhomogeneity on …