[HTML][HTML] Exploring the capabilities of high-pressure spark plasma sintering (HPSPS): A review of materials processing and properties

B Ratzker, M Sokol - Materials & Design, 2023 - Elsevier
Spark plasma sintering (SPS) is an advanced pressure-assisted sintering technology that
combines the application of uniaxial pressure with rapid current-induced heating. The so …

Advanced composites inspired by biological structures and functions in nature: architecture design, strengthening mechanisms, and mechanical‐functional responses

H Dai, W Dai, Z Hu, W Zhang, G Zhang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The natural design and coupling of biological structures are the root of realizing the high
strength, toughness, and unique functional properties of biomaterials. Advanced architecture …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing strength-ductility synergy in an ex situ Zr-based metallic glass composite via nanocrystal formation within high-entropy alloy particles

H Ding, X Bao, Z Jamili-Shirvan, J Jin, L Deng, K Yao… - Materials & …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, we prepared equiatomic AlCoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy (HEA)-particle-
toughened, Zr-based metallic glass composites by spark plasma sintering. By adding HEA …

In-situ synthesized TiC/Ti-6Al-4V composites by elemental powder mixing and spark plasma sintering: Microstructural evolution and mechanical properties

Y Wang, M Zhu, L Dong, G Sun, W Zhang, H Xue… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Titanium matrix composites synthesized using powder metallurgy methods have attracted
significant attention due to their extraordinary mechanical properties. In this study, cost …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of different nanofiller materials on the thermoelectric behavior of bismuth telluride

FM El-Makaty, HK Ahmed, KM Youssef - Materials & Design, 2021 - Elsevier
This review paper summarizes and discusses the effect of nanosized fillers on bismuth
telluride nanocomposites for thermoelectric applications. Classified into various dimensions …

Metal matrix nanocomposites in tribology: Manufacturing, performance, and mechanisms

S Pan, K Jin, T Wang, Z Zhang, L Zheng, N Umehara - Friction, 2022 - Springer
Metal matrix nanocomposites (MMNCs) become irreplaceable in tribology industries, due to
their supreme mechanical properties and satisfactory tribological behavior. However, due to …

Simultaneously improving the strength and ductility of the as-sintered (TiB+ La2O3)/Ti composites by in-situ planting ultra-fine networks into the composite powder

S Li, X Wang, Z Wei, Y Han, H Shi, J Le, G Huang… - Scripta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
This study creatively proposed a technique to effectively overcome the strength-ductility
mismatch of the as-sintered titanium matrix composites by in-situ planting TiB nano-fibers …

Preparation and mechanical properties of titanium alloy matrix composites reinforced by Ti3AlC and TiC ceramic particulates

Y Xiong, M Du, F Zhang, F Saba, C Shang - Journal of Alloys and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ti 3 AlC 2 MAX phase ceramic particles were used to reinforce Ti-6.5 Al-2Zr-1Mo-1 V (TA15)
alloy. The composites with a network architecture were prepared by low-energy ball milling …

Graphene-reinforced metal matrix composites: fabrication, properties, and challenges

D Chen, J Li, K Sun, J Fan - The International Journal of Advanced …, 2023 - Springer
The excellent mechanical and lubricant property make graphene an ideal enhanced phase
for high-performance composites. Graphene metal matrix composites with good structural …

Graphene-TiC hybrid reinforced titanium matrix composites with 3D network architecture: Fabrication, microstructure and mechanical properties

B Zhang, F Zhang, F Saba, C Shang - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2021 - Elsevier
Graphene (GR) was selected as a reinforcing phase to strengthen Ti6Al4V (TC4) alloy with
incorporation of TiC nanoparticles at the interface of GR/Ti to reduce the interfacial reaction …