Integrated unified phase‐field modeling (UPFM)

Y Zhao - Materials Genome Engineering Advances, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
For a long time, the phase‐field method has been considered a mesoscale
phenomenological method that lacks physical accuracy and is unable to be closely linked to …

Cryo-rolling and annealing-mediated phase transformation in Al5Ti2. 5Fe25Cr25Ni42. 5 high-entropy alloy: experimental, phase-field and CALPHAD investigation

X Xu, Z Song, K Wang, H Li, Y Pan, H Hou… - Journal of Materials …, 2025‏ - Elsevier
Grain boundary strengthening and precipitation strengthening can increase the strength of a
material by several times, but this benefit usually leads to a sharp loss of ductility. In this …

Phase-field method of materials microstructures and properties

LQ Chen, N Moelans - Mrs Bulletin, 2024‏ - Springer
The phase-field method has become the main computational technique for modeling and
predicting the microstructure evolution in materials science and engineering. Its versatility …

A spin-polarized analysis of the half-metallicity, mechanical, structural and optoelectronic attributes of full-Heusler XVCo 2 (X= B and P) alloys

F Firdous, Q Ain, SAM Issa, HMH Zakaly, J Munir - RSC advances, 2024‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Cobalt-based Heusler alloys possess high Curie temperatures with half-metallic
characteristics, which make them excellent candidates for spintronic applications. These …

Study on precipitation in (CoCrFeMnNi) 90Al6Ti4 high entropy alloy

Q Wu, X Xu, H Hou, Y Zhao - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Abstract (CoCrFeMnNi) 90Al6Ti4 high entropy alloy (HEA) was prepared by adding Al and
Ti elements into CoCrFeMnNi HEA. The alloy underwent processes including copper mold …

[HTML][HTML] Strengthening/weakening effect of graphene orientation angle on mechanical properties of AZ91 magnesium matrix composites

D Peng, Z Song, Y Zhang, X Wang, H Hou… - Journal of Magnesium and …, 2025‏ - Elsevier
Graphene, as the reinforcing phase of magnesium matrix composites, can effectively
improve the material strength, elastic modulus, and other properties. However, the random …

Optimizing casting process using a combination of small data machine learning and phase-field simulations

X Pei, J Pei, H Hou, Y Zhao - npj Computational Materials, 2025‏ - nature.com
It has been a challenge to employ machine learning (ML) to optimize casting processes due
to the scarcity of data and difficulty in feature expansion. Here, we introduce a nearest …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of melt thermal-rate treatment on precipitation hardening and mechanical properties of Al–Si–Mg alloys

SI Lee, SH Kayani, YH Lee, BJ Kim, K Euh… - Journal of Materials …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
In this study, we investigate the age-hardening behavior and mechanical properties of direct
chill (DC)-cast Al–10Si-0.35 Mg alloys subjected to melt thermal rate treatment (TRT). Our …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanical properties of aluminum/SiC bulk composites fabricated by aggregate accumulative press bonding and stir-casting process

S Daneshmand, MH Vini, A Basem… - Journal of Materials …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Today, the emergence of composite structures can be considered a huge transformation on
an industrial scale, especially in the transportation industry. Among all the structures made …

EBSD and Phase-Field Crystal Simulation Revealed the Inhibition of Al3Ti on Crack Extention in TC4-2024Al Laminated Composites

Y Liu, Z Song, M Li, K Wang, Z **ong, H Hou… - Acta Metallurgica Sinica …, 2024‏ - Springer
Abstract In Ti–Al laminated composites, cracks nucleate preferentially at the Al3Ti layer, but
the inhibitory effect of Al3Ti on crack extension is ignored. Interestingly, by combining …