Friction stir welding (FSW), a mature solid-state joining method, has become a revolutionary
welding technique over the past two decades because of its energy efficiency …

High resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) with nanometer-scaled energy-
dispersive X-ray (EDX) was employed to investigate the transformation mechanisms of the …

The structure of GP-zones in an industrial, 7xxx-series Al–Zn–Mg alloy has been
investigated by transmission electron microscopy methods: selected area diffraction …

Simultaneous increase of the ductility and strength of a bulk nanostructured Al alloy with an
average grain size of∼ 100 nm (curve NS) has been achieved by precipitating Guinier …

Intragranular coupling of dislocations and precipitates is accomplished in an ultrafine
grained aluminum 7000 series alloy through a unique thermo-mechanical processing route …

We demonstrate how first-principles total energy calculations may be used to elucidate both
the crystal structures and formation enthalpies of complex precipitates in multicomponent Al …

To provide insight into the influence of length scales on precipitation phenomena, a bulk Al
7075 alloy with an ultrafine grain (UFG) structure was fabricated via cryomilling, hot isostatic …

Since aluminum is used in many essential applications, it has become a focus of
researchers, mainly aluminum alloy 7075, because of its importance in the aircraft industry …

For aluminum alloys in modern aerospace, it is more and more important for synchronous
improvement of strength and toughness by elaborated microstructural and compositional …

Scanning transmission electron microscopy imaging of Al–Zn–Mg alloys has provided new
information on the atomic structures of solute rich clusters forming from a supersaturated …