Refractory alloys with their brilliant high-temperature tolerance earn a place for applications
in extremely harsh environments. Recent development in additive manufacturing …

Heterostructured materials offer great promise as next-generation structural materials,
providing excellent combinations of strength and elongation. However, the need for …

In recent years, gradient nanostructured (GNS) materials have gained significant attention
due to their superior strength-ductility balance and enhanced functional properties …

In this study, a simple two-step heat treatment is proposed to design a TRIP metastable β-Zr
alloy with good strength-ductility synergy by introducing heterogeneous α precipitates. The …

The effects of deformation temperature on the transformation-induced plasticity (TRIP)-aided
304L, twinning-induced plasticity (TWIP)-assisted 316L, and highly alloyed stable 904L …

Heterostructured materials (HSMs) constitute heterogeneously distributed soft and hard
zones with a mismatch in mechanical or physical properties of at least 100% between them …

Nature has long inspired technological innovations, fostering the rapidly developing field of
bionics. Inspired by the microstructure of bamboo, we have developed a bamboo-like …

Heterogeneous grain structured high-entropy alloys (HEAs) exhibit excellent strength-
ductility synergy due to the peculiar grain structure topology. However, the understanding of …

Heterostructured materials (HSMs) can alleviate the strength-ductility trade-off of
conventional materials. Microstructure modulation by low-cost and large-scalable thermo …

Three medium-entropy alloy (MEA) coatings (CrCoNi, CrCoNi-Ti and CrCoNi-Al) were
prepared by laser cladding on a CrCoNi MEA alloy to obtain enhanced surface wear …