Recent progress in gradient-structured metals and alloys

W Ji, R Zhou, P Vivegananthan, MS Wu, H Gao… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Gradient structures found in biological materials have served as a source of inspiration for
scientists seeking to enhance the performance of metals and alloys over the past decades …

Understanding the nanostructure evolution and the mechanical strengthening of the M50 bearing steel during ultrasonic shot peening

X Yue, S Hu, X Wang, Y Liu, F Yin, L Hua - Materials Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ultrasonic shot peening (USP) is a surface engineering technology used to enhance the
mechanical properties of the components during manufacturing. M50 steel is one of the …

[HTML][HTML] Severe plastic deformation for producing Superfunctional ultrafine-grained and heterostructured materials: An interdisciplinary review

K Edalati, AQ Ahmed, S Akrami, K Ameyama… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Ultrafine-grained and heterostructured materials are currently of high interest due to their
superior mechanical and functional properties. Severe plastic deformation (SPD) is one of …

Mechanical properties and deformation mechanism in Mg-Gd alloy laminate with dual-heterostructure grain size and texture

S Liu, D Xia, H Yang, G Huang, F Yang, X Chen… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Heterostructures can effectively break the traditional strength-ductility trade-off dilemma.
However, how the texture of materials with heterostructure under hetero-deformation …

Microstructure evolution and SSCC behavior of strain-strengthened 304 SS pre-strained at room temperature and cryogenic temperature

B Sun, Y Pan, J Yang, J Guo, B Zhao, X Liu, Z Liu, X Li - Corrosion Science, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, microstructure and sulfide stress corrosion cracking (SSCC) of 304 stainless
steel (SS) pre-strained at cryogenic and room temperature were studied. 304 SS exhibits …

Optimizing heterostructure parameters for enhanced mechanical performance of Al0. 1CoCrFeNi high entropy alloy

Z Luo, J Li, T Feng, K Lu, X Ma - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Al 0.1 CoCrFeNi high entropy alloy with different heterostructure parameters,
including the volume fraction of recrystallized grains (V RG) and high-angle domain …

Mechanical behavior and microstructure-property correlation of a metastable interstitial high entropy alloy with hierarchical gradient structures

X Lu, Y Gui, Z Fu, N Ao, S Wu, X Zhang - Materials Characterization, 2023 - Elsevier
Metastable high entropy alloys (MHEAs) are attractive materials due to their exceptional
mechanical properties, particularly in addressing the challenge of the strength-ductility trade …

Hot cracking during the fabrication of Inconel 625/stainless steel 308 L functionally graded material by dual-wire arc additive manufacturing

T Li, Z Wang, S Hu, Z Yang, Y Wang - Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present work, dual-wire arc additive manufacturing was used to fabricate the
functionally graded material (FGM) with a smooth composition transition from 100 wt …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of stress/strain partition on the mechanical behavior of heterostructured laminates: A strain gradient plasticity modeling

X Lu, J Zhao, Q Wang, H Ran, Q Wang, C Huang - Results in Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Based on the structure of natural nacres, laminated metal materials have been successfully
developed to possess desirable mechanical properties for diverse engineering applications …

High-resolution mapping of the strain heterogeneity in heterogeneous and homogeneous structured Mg13Gd alloy

S Liu, F Yang, H Yang, G Huang, A Tang, X Chen… - Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
The hetero-deformation induced (HDI) stress can effectively promote extra strengthening
and strain hardening behavior, which originates from the heterogenous deformation …