Phase engineering of nanostructural metallic materials: Classification, structures, and applications

J Gu, F Duan, S Liu, W Cha, J Lu - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Metallic materials are usually composed of single phase or multiple phases, which refers to
homogeneous regions with distinct types of the atom arrangement. The recent studies on …

Superior strength-plasticity synergy in a heterogeneous lamellar Ti2AlC/TiAl composite with unique interfacial microstructure

P Liu, B Hou, A Wang, J Xie, Z Wang, F Ye - Journal of Materials Science & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Improving the plasticity of TiAl alloys at room temperature has been a longstanding
challenge for the development of next-generation aerospace engines. By adopting the nacre …

Loss-free tensile ductility of dual-structure titanium composites via an interdiffusion and self-organization strategy

L Liu, S Li, D Pan, D Hui, X Zhang… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
The deformation-coordination ability between ductile metal and brittle dispersive ceramic
particles is poor, which means that an improvement in strength will inevitably sacrifice …

Evading the strength and ductility trade-off dilemma in titanium matrix composites through designing bimodal grains and micro-nano reinforcements

J Chen, Y Han, S Li, Z Wei, J Le, H Shi, G Huang, W Lu… - Scripta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Synchronous improvement of strength and ductility is a challenging and longstanding
problem in the further development and engineering applications of titanium matrix …

Heterostructured metal matrix composites for structural applications: a review

L Zhao, W Zheng, Y Hu, Q Guo, D Zhang - Journal of Materials Science, 2024 - Springer
Metal matrix composites (MMCs) with homogeneous structures (ie, reinforcements with a
uniform size are randomly dispersed in the metal matrix with a uniform grain size …

Anti-sintering Ni-ZnO catalyst stabilized by a dual protection of SMSI and carbon for efficient RWGS reaction

Z Zhang, Y Shu, Q Liu, S Bi, P Zhang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Colloidal nanoparticles with uniform particle size distribution, tailored exposed facets, and
controllable compositions appealed to broad interests in heterogeneous catalysis …

Towards strength-ductility synergy in nanosheets strengthened titanium matrix composites through laser power bed fusion of MXene/Ti composite powder

L Wang, J Li, ZQ Liu, SF Li, YF Yang… - Materials …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A Ti3C2 MXene/Ti composite powder was developed through surface
modification and powder coating for producing a high-performance titanium matrix …

Ultrahigh strength, thermal stability and high thermal conductivity in hierarchical nanostructured Cu-W alloy

JG Ke, R Liu, ZM Xie, LC Zhang, XP Wang, QF Fang… - Acta Materialia, 2024 - Elsevier
The wider application of copper alloys is challenged due to their relatively low strength and
thermal stability. Here we report a nano-reinforcement dispersion strategy to achieved an …

Superior tensile properties of graphene/Al composites assisted by in-situ alumina nanoparticles

J Wan, J Yang, X Zhou, B Chen, J Shen, K Kondoh, J Li - Carbon, 2023 - Elsevier
Ductility collapse is a stubborn issue for developing high-strength aluminum (Al) matrix
composites reinforced with graphene nanosheets (GNSs). In order to solve this problem …

Gaining strength-ductility combination in Al matrix composites with in-situ synthesized three-dimensional nanocarbon network

X Lin, X Rong, B Pu, X Ma, Y Wu, D Zhao, C He… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2024 - Elsevier
As a promising architecture reinforcement, the three-dimensional (3D) configuration of
nanocarbon holds great prospects in achieving a strength-ductility combination for metal …