Surface severe plastic deformation (S 2 PD) of additively manufactured/three-dimensional
(3D) printed metallic parts is gaining increased attention as a post-manufacturing operation …

We systematically investigated the tensile deformation mechanisms and mechanical
properties of a gradient nanograined AISI 316 L stainless steel prepared by means of …

Surface mechanical attrition treatment (SMAT) is a high strain and strain rate severe plastic
deformation (SPD) technique for surface nanocrystallization of metals. The aim of this study …

The gradient nanocrystalline structure from the top surface to the subsurface layers of 321
austenitic stainless steel alloy was fabricated by means of severe shot peening. The …

Spatially gradient microstructures have shown a promising application in enhancing
strength-ductility synergy of engineering metals such as austenitic stainless steels. However …

By means of dynamic plastic deformation (DPD) with high strain rates, a bulk nanostructured
316L austenitic stainless steel consisting of nano-sized grains embedded with bundles of …

A nanostructured surface layer was formed on an AISI 304 stainless steel with low stacking-
fault energy by means of the surface mechanical attrition treatment (SMAT). The …

Grain boundary (GB) relaxation can be triggered by interaction of GB with partial
dislocations during plastic deformation, which is effective to stabilize nanograined structures …

Rotationally accelerated shot peening (RASP) is an innovative surface nanocrystallization
technique, which can effectively produce gradient nanostructured layers on bulk metallic …

One hopeful path to realize good comprehensive mechanical properties in metallic materials
is to accomplish homogeneous nanocrystalline (NC) or ultrafine grained (UFG) structure …