The concept of multiscale architectured materials is established using composition and grain
size gradients. Composition-gradient nanostructured materials are produced from coarse …

It was an indisputable fact that the gradient structure was used to realize the double
improvement on material strength-plasticity, but the thickness of the gradient structure could …

Inspired by gradient structures in the nature, Gradient Nanostructured (GNS) metals have
emerged as a new class of materials with tunable microstructures. GNS metals can exhibit …

An experimental study is described on the fracture toughness and micro-mechanisms
associated with the initiation and propagation of cracks in metallic nickel containing marked …

Nanostructured (NS) metals typically fail soon after yielding, starting with the formation of
narrow shear bands. Here we report the observation of shear band delocalization in …

Functionally gradient materials exhibit a progressive change in composition, structure, and
properties as a function of position within the material. Functionally gradient materials and …

Heterogeneous-structured materials are a new class of metallic materials that have recently
emerged due to development of advanced processing and structural/architectural design …

Functionally gradient/graded materials (FGMs), an emerging new class of materials, are the
outcome of the recent innovative concepts in materials technology. FGMs are in their early …

Gradient structure can achieve excellent mechanical properties in metallic materials through
synergistic effects from heterogeneity. Conventional surface heterostructuring typically …

This chapter reports the influence of gradient structure volume fraction on the tensile
mechanical behaviors of pure copper processed by surface mechanical attrition treatment at …