Light-weight refractory high-entropy alloys: A comprehensive review

Z Wang, S Chen, S Yang, Q Luo, Y Jin, W Xie… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, high-entropy alloys (HEAs) have become a research hotspot in materials
community, and great progress has been made in exploring various high-performance …

Phase engineering of nanostructural metallic materials: Classification, structures, and applications

J Gu, F Duan, S Liu, W Cha, J Lu - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Metallic materials are usually composed of single phase or multiple phases, which refers to
homogeneous regions with distinct types of the atom arrangement. The recent studies on …

Si-addition contributes to overcoming the strength-ductility trade-off in high-entropy alloys

D Wei, W Gong, T Tsuru, I Lobzenko, X Li… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Face-centered cubic single-phase high-entropy alloys (HEAs) containing multi-principal
transition metals have attracted significant attention, exhibiting an unprecedented …

The optimum grain size for strength-ductility combination in metals

Y Wang, C Huang, X Ma, J Zhao, F Guo, X Fang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
A strength-ductility trade-off usually occurs when grains are refined to increase strength. A
question arises on if there exists a grain size for the best strength-ductility combination, ie …

Molecular dynamics simulations of tensile response for FeNiCrCoCu high-entropy alloy with voids

T Gao, H Song, B Wang, Y Gao, Y Liu, Q Xie… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
While preparing and using high entropy alloys (HEAs), many defects such as voids are
inevitably formed. The effects of voids on the mechanical properties of FeNiCrCoCu HEAs …

Achieving exceptional strength-ductility synergy in a complex-concentrated alloy via architected heterogeneous grains and nano-sized precipitates

J Fan, X Ji, L Fu, J Wang, S Ma, Y Sun, M Wen… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of alloys with excellent strength-ductility synergy is a long-lasting research
theme for material scientists, which also holds true for the newly emerged complex …

Shock-induced deformation and spallation in CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloys at high strain-rates

W Li, S Chen, Z Aitken, YW Zhang - International Journal of Plasticity, 2023 - Elsevier
Shock-induced deformation and fracture in single-crystalline and nanocrystalline
CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloys (HEAs) under different shock intensities are investigated …

Nanoprecipitate and stacking fault-induced high strength and ductility in a multiscale heterostructured high-entropy alloy

L Liu, Y Zhang, Z Zhang, J Li, W Jiang, L Sun - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Two-phase high-entropy alloys (HEAs) have high strength due to the contribution of
interface-dependent strengthening, but the deformation incompatibility between the two …

Achieving strength and ductility synergy via a nanoscale superlattice precipitate in a cast Mg-Y-Zn-Er alloy

M Fan, Z Zhang, Y Cui, L Liu, Y Liu, PK Liaw - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Precipitation strengthening is one of the most promising methods to develop magnesium
(Mg) alloys. However, the nerve-wracking fact is that the cast Mg alloys always have coarse …

Improving ductility by coherent nanoprecipitates in medium entropy alloy

Z Zhang, Y Ma, M Yang, P Jiang, H Feng, Y Zhu… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Controlling precipitates in spatial density and size distribution is essential for tailoring the
microstructure and mechanical properties through precipitation hardening. We herein …