[HTML][HTML] Heterostructured materials

Y Zhu, X Wu - Progress in materials science, 2023 - Elsevier
Heterostructured (HS) materials are a new class of materials that are composed of
heterogeneous zones with dramatically different (> 100%) mechanical or physical …

Mechanical behavior of high-entropy alloys

W Li, D **e, D Li, Y Zhang, Y Gao, PK Liaw - Progress in Materials Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Research in the field of high-entropy alloys has been surging since the 2010s. As widely
acknowledged, research interests in this field are largely sparked by the enormous …

A high-entropy alloy with dislocation-precipitate skeleton for ultrastrength and ductility

Y Mu, L He, S Deng, Y Jia, Y Jia, G Wang, Q Zhai… - Acta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
The introduction of dislocations and precipitates has proven to be the effective methods to
improve the mechanical properties of metallic materials and break strength-ductility trade-off …

Superior mechanical properties of a selective-laser-melted AlZnMgCuScZr alloy enabled by a tunable hierarchical microstructure and dual-nanoprecipitation

Z Zhu, FL Ng, HL Seet, W Lu, CH Liebscher, Z Rao… - Materials Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Achieving high mechanical strength and ductility in age-hardenable Al7000 series (Al–Zn–
Mg) alloys fabricated by selective laser melting (SLM) remains challenging. Here, we show …

Superior strength-ductility synergy and strain hardenability of Al/Ta co-doped NiCoCr twinned medium entropy alloy for cryogenic applications

DD Zhang, JY Zhang, J Kuang, G Liu, J Sun - Acta Materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Metallic materials with outstanding cryogenic mechanical properties are highly demanded
for cryogenic engineering applications. Here we developed a novel (NiCoCr) 92 Al 6 Ta 2 …

Deformation and failure of the CrCoNi medium-entropy alloy subjected to extreme shock loading

S Zhao, S Yin, X Liang, F Cao, Q Yu, R Zhang, L Dai… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
The extraordinary work hardening ability and fracture toughness of the face-centered cubic
(fcc) high-entropy alloys render them ideal candidates for many structural applications. Here …

Chemical heterogeneity enhances hydrogen resistance in high-strength steels

B Sun, W Lu, B Gault, R Ding, SK Makineni, D Wan… - Nature Materials, 2021 - nature.com
The antagonism between strength and resistance to hydrogen embrittlement in metallic
materials is an intrinsic obstacle to the design of lightweight yet reliable structural …

Review on superior strength and enhanced ductility of metallic nanomaterials

IA Ovid'Ko, RZ Valiev, YT Zhu - Progress in materials science, 2018 - Elsevier
Nanostructured metallic materials having nanocrystalline and ultrafine-grained structures
show exceptional mechanical properties, eg superior strength, that are very attractive for …

Selective increase in CO2 electroreduction activity at grain-boundary surface terminations

RG Mariano, K McKelvey, HS White, MW Kanan - Science, 2017 - science.org
Altering a material's catalytic properties requires identifying structural features that give rise
to active surfaces. Grain boundaries create strained regions in polycrystalline materials by …

Enhancing strength and ductility of Al-matrix composite via a dual-heterostructure strategy

J Nie, Y Chen, L Song, Y Fan, Y Cao, K **e… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aluminum matrix composites (AMCs) often have low ductility, which has been a long-lasting
issue in the last few decades. This problem arises largely from the non-deformability of …