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 …

In response to the urgent demand for lightweight, magnesium (Mg) alloys have garnered
considerable attention owing to their low density. Nonetheless, the intrinsic poor room …

Suppressing strain localization in hard layers was crucial for making gradient alloys ductile.
Here, a typical structure in CrFeCoNiMn 0.75 Cu 0.25 high entropy alloy (HEA), which …

Advanced structural materials are expected to display significantly improved mechanical
properties and this may be achieved, at least in part, by refining the grain size to the …

This study presents age-hardenable, fine-grained AlMgZnCu crossover alloys intended for
superplastic and quick plastic forming processes. The study utilizes T-phase (Mg 32 (Al, Zn) …

Crystalline defects (eg, dislocations, disclinations and grain boundaries) play a critical role
in determining the mechanical and functional properties of metallic materials. From a …

Since superplastic formation offers a significant advantage in preparing the complex
structure parts of HEAs, the study of their superplastic behavior is extremely important. Using …

The microstructure evolution and superplastic deformation mechanisms of a 2A97 Al–Cu–Li
alloy (Al-3.4 Cu-1.5 Li-0.5 Zn-0.4 Mg-0.3 Mn-0.15 Zr) with initial banded grains were studied …

Superplastic deformation in metals and alloys, characterized by ultrahigh ductility
(exceeding 300%) without cracking at elevated temperatures, is a critical process for …

Aluminium alloy is one of the earliest and most widely used superplastic materials. The
objective of this work is to review the scientific advances in superplastic Al alloys …