Enhancing both strength and ductility simultaneously in commercial alloys at an industrial
scale remains a challenging task. In this study, we have demonstrated a simple heat …

To obtain a synergistic combination of high strength and high ductility in titanium alloys,
design and creation of heterogenous precipitate microstructure have attracted increasing …

In this paper, the effects of heating parameters, including temperature ranging from 900° C
to 1000° C, heating rates ranging from 2° C∙ s− 1 to 100° C∙ s− 1, and 120 s soaking on the …

Cooling after solutionizing or aging plays a crucial role in heat treatment and can greatly
influence the final precipitate microstructure and mechanical properties of titanium (Ti) …

Heat treatment plays an important role in tailoring the mechanical properties of powder-
metallurgy (PM) titanium alloys. However, only limited work about the rapid heat treatment …

The microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of low-cost Ti-5.5 Al-1Fe-3.5 Cr-3.2
Zr-0.2 Si alloy during power spinning and after three types of heat-treatment routines (low …

We present here the intrinsic strengthening mechanism of newly developed Ti 8 C 5
nanoplatelet reinforcement in titanium matrix composites (TMCs) and the significant impact …

Extraordinary fretting fatigue endurance is critical for engineering structures prone to contact
with expected long service lifetimes. Here, we propose a strategy to achieve ultrahigh …

In this study, a simple two-step heat treatment is proposed to design a TRIP metastable β-Zr
alloy with good strength-ductility synergy by introducing heterogeneous α precipitates. The …

The microstructure evolution of TC17 alloy fabricated by directed energy deposition (DED)
under different heat treatments was investigated, and its effects on tribological and …