Breaking the high-temperature strength-ductility trade-off in TiAl alloys through microstructural optimization

G Zheng, B Tang, S Zhao, J Wang, Y Xie… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Designing a novel microstructure with higher strength-ductility than lamellar microstructure
(LM), which has been considered the most valuable engineering application in the service …

Controllable selection of martensitic variant enables concurrent enhancement of strength and ductility in a low-carbon steel

TW Yin, YF Shen, N Jia, YJ Li, WY Xue - International Journal of Plasticity, 2023 - Elsevier
A novel strategy through controlling the selection of martensitic variant in metallic materials
is proposed to break through the trade-off between strength and ductility. Here we prepared …

A physically-based constitutive model for a novel heat resistant martensitic steel under different cyclic loading modes: Microstructural strengthening mechanisms

K Song, K Wang, L Zhao, L Xu, N Ma, Y Han… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cyclic responses of a novel heat resistant martensitic steel, 9Cr3Co3W1CuVNbB steel,
under different loading modes were studied to reveal its complex strengthening mechanisms …

Mechanical behaviors of equiatomic and near-equiatomic face-centered-cubic phase high-entropy alloys probed using in situ neutron diffraction

D Wei, W Gong, T Tsuru, T Kawasaki, S Harjo… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The equiatomic CoCrFeMnNi Cantor alloy, a face-centered-cubic (FCC) single-
phase high-entropy alloy (HEA), has attracted considerable attention owing to its high …

Enhancing strength–ductility synergy in a Mg–Gd–Y–Zr alloy at sub-zero temperatures via high dislocation density and shearable precipitates

X Qi, Y Li, X Xu, Y Liu, H Zhang, Q Zhu, G Zhu… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
The strength–ductility trade-off dilemma is hard to be evaded in high-strength Mg alloys at
sub-zero temperatures, especially in the Mg alloys containing a high volume fraction of …

[HTML][HTML] Quantitative relationship between microstructure/crystallography and strength/toughness in simulated inter-critical heat affected subzone of medium Mn steel

Z Tao, C Yao, C Gao, D Duan, RDK Misra… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
The objective of this study is to establish a quantitative relationship between the
strengthening effects of different phases and yield strength, and also to gain a new insight …

[HTML][HTML] Time-resolved evolution of the deformation mechanisms in a TRIP/TWIP Fe50Mn30Co10Cr10 high entropy during tensile loading probed with synchrotron X …

JG Lopes, J Shen, E Maawad, P Agrawal… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The present research focuses on analyzing the deformation mechanisms associated with
tensile loading of the Fe 50 Mn 30 Co 10 Cr 10 high entropy alloy (HEA) using synchrotron x …

Ductile ultrastrong China low activation martensitic steel with lamellar grain structure

JH Zhou, J Wang, RO Ritchie, YC Wu… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The low high-temperature mechanical properties of reduced activated ferrite martensitic
(RAFM) heat-resistant steels limit the maximum operating temperature of nuclear fusion …

Effect of laser shock peening on tensile properties and microstructure of selective laser melted 316L stainless steel with different build directions

WW Deng, HF Lu, YH Xing, KY Luo, JZ Lu - Materials Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract 316L stainless steel tensile samples were fabricated via selective laser melting
(SLM), wherein the build directions (BD) deviated from the tensile directions by 0°, 45°, and …

Grain boundary engineering prepared by iterative thermomechanical processing of nickel-saving austenitic stainless steel: Excellent corrosion resistance and …

S Quan, R Song, S Su, Y Huang, C Cai, Y Wang… - Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
In order to simultaneously improve the mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of
the nickel-saving austenitic stainless steel processed by grain boundary engineering, this …