Nanoparticle strengthening provides a crucial basis for developing high-performance
structural materials with potentially superb mechanical properties for structural applications …

Lightweight design strategies and advanced energy applications call for high-strength Al
alloys that can serve in the 300‒400° C temperature range. However, the present …

Mechanisms governing thermal stability of nanocrystalline metal alloys have typically been
classified as either “kinetic” or “thermodynamic”, although both should generally be …

We demonstrate a strategy to stabilize nanoprecipitates in Al–Cu alloys, based on
computational design that identifies synergistic solutes (Sc and Fe) that simultaneously …

Abstract The Fe-10Cr-10Ni-6.5 Al-3.4 Mo-0.25 Zr-0.005 B (wt.%) ferritic FBB8 superalloy
shows good creep resistance due to the presence of B2-NiAl precipitates, created upon …

For alloys with nanoprecipitate/matrix microstructures, the lattice coherency between the two
phases plays an important role in determining the mechanical performances at high …

Abstract Oxided-dispersion-strengthened (ODS) alloys are promising high-strength
materials used in extreme environments such as high-temperature and radiation tolerance …

Lightweighting of structural materials has proven indispensable in the energy economy,
predicated on alloy design with high strength-to-weight ratios. Modern aluminum alloys have …

Manipulating structure, defects and composition of a material at the atomic scale for
enhancing its physical or mechanical properties is referred to as nanostructuring. Here, by …

The critical role of Mn partitioning in the formation of ordered NiAl nanoparticles in ferritic
steels has been examined through a combination of atom probe tomography (APT) and …