Nano metallic laminates (NMLs) exhibit exceptional strengths. The viability of NMLs as
structural materials, however, is also conditioned on their ductility and work-hardenability …

Nano metallic laminates (NMLs) exhibit different failure modes depending on the loading
conditions due to their mechanical anisotropies. Kinking is a typical failure mode in many …

The design of high performance structural materials is always pursuing combinations of
excellent yet often mutually exclusive properties such as mechanical strength, ductility and …

Grain boundary plasticity dominates the mechanical behavior of materials, and the
introduction of intragranular nanotwins can achieve coordination between strength and …

Nanostructured metallic multilayers have attracted significant attention due to their high
mechanical strength. However, they often have limited thermal stability at elevated …

Amorphous/nanocrystalline dual-phase structures have recently emerged as an effective
way for overcoming the strength–ductility trade-off and breaking the limitation of the reverse …

Nanostructured materials, with average grain size in nanometer scale and a high volume
fraction of grain boundaries, were known to have advanced mechanical properties, such as …

Kinking is an important and plasticity-enhancing deformation/failure mode in numerous
mechanically anisotropic materials including high-strength nano metallic laminates (NMLs) …

Wear-induced damages cause significant materials loss each year. Al alloys are widely
used by industry but usually have low wear resistance. Here, we compare the tribological …

Nanotwinned metals have demonstrated the capacity for concomitant high strength and
ductility. However, metals with high stacking fault energies, such as aluminum (Al), have a …