For decades, high susceptibility to intergranular corrosion and stress corrosion cracking is
the Achilles's heel for the 5xxx series Al alloys with high Mg (> 3 wt%) owing to precipitation …

Cold/hot forming wrought Al components with the apparent advantage of lightweight,
outstanding formability and strength-ductility synergy are promising in structural materials …

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

The limited ductility of high-strength aluminum (Al) matrix composites (AMCs) reinforced with
carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is a critical issue, which hinders their engineering applications …

This research explored the influences of shielding gases on the appearance of weld beads
and the microstructures and mechanical properties of thin-wall samples using conventional …

Investigations on the fabrication of large-size lightweight Mg alloy components by wire-arc
directed energy deposition (DED) are steadily flourishing. Nevertheless, most of these …

Designing heterogeneous structures is a promising pathway for overcoming the trade-off
between strength and toughness in metal matrix composites (MMCs). Herein, we report an …

The weak interfacial bonding between carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and Al matrix is a critical
issue for the achievement of high strength and good ductility of Al/CNTs composites, and …

To resolve the strength-ductility trade-off problem for high-strength Mg alloys, we prepared a
high performance Mg-8Gd-3Y-0.5 Zr (wt%) alloy with yield strength of 371 MPa, ultimate …

Titanium matrix composites (TMC) have potential applications in the aerospace industry
because of their excellent performance. The comprehensive performance of TMC mainly …