Solid state phase transformations in metals, and more precisely the science of
transformation interfaces, is a key point to understand the formation of nano/microstructure …

Control of the material microstructure in terms of the grain size is a key component in
tailoring material properties of metals and alloys and in creating functionally graded …

Atomic-level modeling of materials provides fundamental insights into phase stability,
structure and properties of crystalline defects, and to physical mechanisms of many …

Nanocrystalline Cu–Ta alloys belong to an emerging class of immiscible high-strength
materials with a significant potential for high-temperature applications. Using molecular …

In this study, ultrafine nickel oxide nanoparticles (NiO NPs) were well synthesized using a
simple wet chemical method under low temperature, 300° C. An Ni (OH) 2 precursor was …

Grain boundary (GB) plasticity dominates the mechanical behaviours of nanocrystalline
materials. Under mechanical loading, GB configuration and its local deformation geometry …

Solute atoms segregate and impose a retarding pressure, also known as solute drag
pressure, at the grain boundary (GB) leading to reduced GB migration rates. The solute drag …

We present an analysis, based upon atomistic simulation data, of the effect of Fe impurities
on grain boundary migration in Al. The first step is the development of a new interatomic …

Computational studies aimed at extracting interface mobilities require driving forces orders
of magnitude higher than those occurring experimentally. We present a computational …

Grain evolution in pure iron is determined in three dimensions using diffraction contrast
tomography at a synchrotron source. During annealing for 75 min at 800∘ C, the evolution of …