Coarse columnar grains and heterogeneously distributed phases commonly form in metallic
alloys produced by three-dimensional (3D) printing and are often considered undesirable …

Enhancing both strength and ductility simultaneously in commercial alloys at an industrial
scale remains a challenging task. In this study, we have demonstrated a simple heat …

Lightweighting of automobiles by use of novel low-cost, high strength-to-weight ratio
structural materials can reduce the consumption of fossil fuels and in turn CO 2 emission …

Developing fine-grained high-strength titanium (Ti) alloys by additive manufacturing has
boomed interest for both research and application. The eutectoid element addition has been …

Preventing columnar grain formation during additive manufacturing has become a
significant challenge. Columnar grains are generally regarded as unfavourable as their …

In recent research, additions of solute to Ti and some Ti-based alloys have been employed
to produce equiaxed microstructures when processing these materials using additive …

Traditionally, titanium alloys with satisfactory mechanical properties can only be produced
via energy-intensive and costly wrought processes, while titanium alloys produced using low …

The results of untiring efforts by the research community over the past few decades have led
to the successful development and processing of a number of advanced titanium alloys with …

Additive manufacturing (AM) is an innovative technology that creates objects with a complex
geometry layer-by-layer, and it has rapidly prospered in manufacturing metallic parts for …

During hot stamping of titanium alloys, insufficient forming temperatures result in limited
material formability, whereas temperatures approaching the β phase transus also result in …