The study of heterostructured materials (HSMs) answered one of the most pressing
questions in the metallurgical field:“is it possible to greatly increase both the strength and the …

Recent progress in the understanding of the deformation-induced martensitic transformation,
the transformation-induced plasticity (TRIP) effect, and the reversion annealing in the …

Advanced high strength steels (AHSSs) are regarded as the most promising materials for
vehicles in the 21st century. AHSSs are complex and sophisticated materials, with …

The direct application of electric current as well as heat treatment can be used to
recrystallize metallic materials. Electric current enhances the recrystallization kinetics …

Thermal mechanisms of microstructural refinement in steels were reviewed. These include
thermal cycling, martensite process, and static recrystallization (SRX), in which the dominant …

Strength properties of annealed austenitic stainless steels are relatively low and therefore
improvements are desired for constructional applications. The reversion of deformation …

Microstructural evolutions during reversion annealing of a plastically deformed AISI 316
stainless steel were investigated and three distinct stages were identified: the reversion of …

The martensite-to-austenite reversion mechanisms under continuous heating and annealing
of metastable austenitic stainless steel subjected to cold swaging were studied. The …

Increasing the yield strength of austenitic steel without significantly sacrificing ductility has
been a long-standing technical challenge. Here, we obtained an ultrahigh yield strength (∼ …

High strength and high ductility are critical to metallic materials and have always been
pursued. A novel strategy to produce a medium Mn stainless steel with high dislocation …