Athermal pure shuffle O′ nanodomains have been reported as a common structural state in
metastable β-Ti alloys. In this study, by integrating thermodynamic databases, first-principles …

The unprecedented properties of multi-functional metastable β-Ti alloys, including
superelasticity over a wide temperature range, ultra-low modulus, and Invar and Elinvar …

Recently, a class of multifunctional Ti alloys called GUM metals attracts tremendous
attentions for their superior mechanical behaviors (high strength, high ductility and …

In addition to conventional dislocation plasticity, mechanical twinning and structural phase
transformations are another two important plasticity carriers. Although both are symmetry …

Martensitic transformation (MT), strain glass transition (SGT) and the corresponding stress-
strain responses in cold-rolled Ti 49.2 Ni 50.8 shape memory alloys (SMAs) at various …

Thermomechanical-cycling processes were applied to a metastable Ti-23Nb-0.7 Ta-2Zr-1.0
O (at%) alloy to control a volume fraction of mechanical twins, resulting from activation of …

The ω phase is commonly observed in β-Ti alloys and plays a significant role on various
properties of β-Ti alloys. Although many results about the role of ω phase on mechanical …

Herein, a quasi‐linear superelasticity (≈ 2.3%) with the ultralow elastic modulus (≈ 18
GPa) over a wide temperature range (≈ 55 K) in tensile cyclic deformed TiNi shape memory …

In-situ high-energy X-ray diffraction combined with post-mortem transmission electron
microscopy was used to reveal the deformation mechanism of the (β+ α”) dual-phase Ti-42Zr …

The complex interplay of multiple deformation modes in Ni–Ti systems play a critical role in
determining the mechanical properties of the shape memory alloys, eg, superelasticity …