In recent years, the severe energy consumption identified in the global power‐transmission
process makes the development of new generation of transmission materials with high …

Ultrafine-grained and heterostructured materials are currently of high interest due to their
superior mechanical and functional properties. Severe plastic deformation (SPD) is one of …

We prepared AA6061 sheets by room-temperature rolling and low-temperature aging. We
tested the tensile mechanical properties of the sheets at room temperature and cryogenic …

To develop pure aluminum alloys with high conductivity and strength, Al-0.2 Ce and Al-0.2
Ce-0.1 Y alloys were prepared by rolling and annealing processes in this study. The effects …

The design of aluminium–graphite metal matrix composites (MMCs) with advanced
mechanical properties and high corrosion resistance is in demand for aerospace …

Compared to the recycling process by remelting, hot extrusion significantly reduces the
energy consumption and CO2 emission and ensures good mechanical and microstructural …

Accumulative extrusion bonding (AEB), as a recently developed severe plastic deformation
method, is a promising process for large-scale preparation of ultrafine-grained (UFG) …

In recent years, the severe plastic deformation community has developed an interest for
metallic materials with high strength and high electrical conductivity, with special focus in Cu …

This study is inspired by the potential of application-designed aluminium-copper conductors.
This work combines recently discovered advantages of hybrids with one constituent having …

The objective of this study was to assess the feasibility of producing Al-Cu multi-layered
composite through the friction stir additive manufacturing (FSAM) process and to analyse the …