High stress twinning in a compositionally complex steel of very high stacking fault energy

Z Wang, W Lu, F An, M Song, D Ponge… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Deformation twinning is rarely found in bulk face-centered cubic (FCC) alloys with very high
stacking fault energy (SFE) under standard loading conditions. Here, based on results from …

Simultaneously enhancing strength-ductility synergy and strain hardenability via Si-alloying in medium-Al FeMnAlC lightweight steels

H Zhi, J Li, W Li, M Elkot, S Antonov, H Zhang, M Lai - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
We studied the initial microstructures, mechanical responses and deformation-induced
microstructures of the medium-Al Fe-21Mn-6Al-1C-xSi (x= 0, 1.5, 3 wt.%) lightweight steels …

Deformable κ phase induced deformation twins in a CoNiV medium entropy alloy

F An, J Hou, J Liu, B Qian, W Lu - International Journal of Plasticity, 2023 - Elsevier
The degradation of ductility is obvious in low-temperature annealed face centered cubic
(FCC) based alloys under bulk quasi-static tensile experiments due to intermetallic phase …

[HTML][HTML] Strain-hardening resilience via the cooperation of geometrically necessary dislocations and deformation twins in a strong and ductile lightweight high-entropy …

YH Sun, SW Chen, ZH Lai, SL Lu, YT Lin, JF Tu… - Materials & Design, 2024 - Elsevier
In the net-zero era, the burgeoning demands within engineering applications require
materials that are not only lighter and stronger but also ductile. A robust strain hardening …

Effect of loading on microstructure and friction and wear behavior of an austenite lightweight steel

Y Tang, P Ji, B Li, G Zhang, W Ma, F Wang, X Zhang… - Tribology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Fe–30Mn–8Al–1.2 C–0.1 Ti austenite lightweight steel exhibits excellent
tensile properties and strain hardening rate. Herein, the friction and wear performance of the …

Effect of cell wall on hydrogen response in CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloy additively manufactured by selective laser melting

YT Lin, X An, Z Zhu, MLS Nai, CW Tsai… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, microstructural and mechanical response to hydrogen were investigated for
CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloy (HEA) additively manufactured by selective laser melting …

Effect of micro-alloyed/alloyed elements on microstructure and properties of Fe-Mn-Al-C lightweight steel

X Ren, Y Li, Y Qi, C Wang - Metals, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the 14th Five Year Plan, China clearly proposes to develop the automobile strategic
industry, reduce the carbon emission intensity, and formulates the carbon emission peak …

In-situ TEM investigation on deformation mechanisms of a fine-grained 316L stainless steel

B Gao, L Wang, Y Liu, J Liu, Y Sui, W Sun, X Chen… - Scripta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
The present study explores the deformation behavior of fine-grained 316L stainless steel
through in-situ tensile transmission electron microscopy (TEM), with a focus on both …

Ultrastrong and ductile austenitic lightweight steel via ultra-fine grains and heterogeneous B2 precipitates

YF An, XP Chen, P Ren, WQ Cao - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2022 - Elsevier
Ultrastrong and ductile lightweight materials are urgently needed, given the pressing
demand for a broad range of structural materials characterized by energy efficiency and …

Achieving ultra-high mechanical properties in metastable Co-free medium entropy alloy via hierarchically heterogeneous microstructure

Q Gao, X Zhang, S Feng, Z Han, C Chen… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
A new metastable dual-phase Fe 59 Cr 13 Ni 18 Al 10 medium entropy alloy (MEA) with
hierarchically heterogeneous microstructure from micro-to nano-scale was designed in this …