Superior strength-ductility synergy of layered aluminum under uniaxial tensile loading: The roles of local stress state and local strain state

Y Xia, K Miao, H Wu, L Geng, C Xu, CS Ku… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
A typical layered Al composed of alternating fine-grained layers (FLs) and coarse-grained
layers (CLs), fabricated by hot pressing and hot rolling, exhibits a superior strength-ductility …

Achieving superior strength-ductility balance in a novel heterostructured strong metastable β-Ti alloy

CL Zhang, XY Bao, DD Zhang, W Chen… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
In metastable β-Ti alloys, the primary deformation mechanisms, including ordinary
dislocation plasticity (ODP), deformation twinning (DT), and phase transformation, are …

Effects of the layer thickness ratio on the enhanced ductility of laminated aluminum

Y Xia, H Wu, K Miao, X Li, C Xu, L Geng, H Xie… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
The layered structural parameters have been reported to be critical for tuning the tensile
properties of laminated metals. Here, we investigated the effects of the thickness ratio (rc/f) of …

Superior mechanical properties and deformation mechanisms of a 304 stainless steel plate with gradient nanostructure

YT Sun, X Kong, ZB Wang - International Journal of Plasticity, 2022 - Elsevier
Spatially gradient microstructures have shown a promising application in enhancing
strength-ductility synergy of engineering metals such as austenitic stainless steels. However …

Laser shock peened Ti-6Al-4 V alloy: Experiments and modeling

J Zhao, X Pan, J Li, Z Huang, Q Kan, G Kang… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Systematical microstructure characterization, mechanical testing and constitutive modeling
were carried out to quantify the effects of residual stress and grain refinement on tensile …

Strain rate effects on mechanical behavior and microstructure evolution with the sequential strains of TWIP steel

C Wang, W Cai, C Sun, X Li, L Qian, J Jiang - Materials Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Dynamic and quasi-static mechanical behaviors and microstructural mechanisms of the
TWIP steel were investigated at strain rates from 0.001 to 3000 s-1 by using a split …

Unexpected de-twinning of strongly-textured Ti mediated by local stress

K Miao, M Huang, Y Xia, H Wu, Q Liu, G Fan - Journal of Materials Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
The local stress tailored by a layered structure is believed to have a crucial influence on the
mechanical properties of layered metals, but the correlation between local stress and …

Hetero-zone boundary affected region: A primary microstructural factor controlling extra work hardening in heterostructure

Y Wang, Y Zhu, Z Yu, J Zhao, Y Wei - Acta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Heterostructured metals possess superior mechanical properties exceeding the prediction
by the rule-of-mixtures. However, it remains a challenge to understand the key …

Study of grain boundary orientation gradients through combined experiments and strain gradient crystal plasticity modeling

N Pai, A Prakash, I Samajdar, A Patra - International Journal of Plasticity, 2022 - Elsevier
A combined experimental and strain gradient crystal plasticity framework is presented for
studying the development of orientation and misorientation gradients at the grain …

[HTML][HTML] Significant Bauschinger effect and back stress strengthening in an ultrafine grained pure aluminum fabricated by severe plastic deformation process

S Gao, K Yoshino, D Terada, Y Kaneko, N Tsuji - Scripta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Bauschinger test in uniaxial tension-compression mode was carried out for the first time on
the pure Al specimens having homogeneous ultra-fine grained (UFG) microstructures …