[HTML][HTML] An overview of tailoring strain delocalization for strength-ductility synergy

H Wu, G Fan - Progress in Materials Science, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, we systematically proposed the strategy of tailoring strain delocalization to
evade long-standing strength-ductility trade-off dilemma. The scientific contribution is to …

Progress on discontinuously reinforced titanium matrix composites

Y Jiao, L Huang, L Geng - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2018 - Elsevier
Discontinuously reinforced titanium matrix composites (DRTMCs) are attractive materials for
the application of aeronautics and astronautics, automotive and military fields, due to their …

Reinforced AZ91D magnesium alloy with thixomolding process facilitated dispersion of graphene nanoplatelets and enhanced interfacial interactions

L Chen, Y Zhao, M Li, L Li, L Hou, H Hou - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Magnesium matrix nanocomposites reinforced with graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs)
additives have long been considered as exciting prospects among nanotechnology …

Enhanced mechanical properties of graphene (reduced graphene oxide)/aluminum composites with a bioinspired nanolaminated structure

Z Li, Q Guo, Z Li, G Fan, DB Xiong, Y Su, J Zhang… - Nano …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Bulk graphene (reduced graphene oxide)-reinforced Al matrix composites with a bioinspired
nanolaminated microstructure were fabricated via a composite powder assembly approach …

Reinforcement with graphene nanosheets in aluminum matrix composites

J Wang, Z Li, G Fan, H Pan, Z Chen, D Zhang - Scripta Materialia, 2012 - Elsevier
Graphene has a high fracture strength of 125GPa, making it an ideal reinforcement for
composite materials. Aluminum composites reinforced with graphene nanosheets (GNSs) …

Aligning graphene in bulk copper: Nacre-inspired nanolaminated architecture coupled with in-situ processing for enhanced mechanical properties and high electrical …

M Cao, DB Xiong, Z Tan, G Ji, B Amin-Ahmadi, Q Guo… - Carbon, 2017 - Elsevier
Methods used to strengthen metals generally also cause a pronounced decrease in ductility
and electrical conductivity. In this work a bioinspired strategy is applied to surmount the …

Micro/nano-reinforcements in bimodal-grained matrix: A heterostructure strategy for toughening particulate reinforced metal matrix composites

H Sun, F Saba, G Fan, Z Tan, Z Li - Scripta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
To overcome strength-ductility trade-off in particulate metal matrix composites (PRMMCs),
we developed a novel and controllable strategy, for the first time, via a combination of …

Evading strength and ductility trade-off in an inverse nacre structured magnesium matrix nanocomposite

X Luo, K Zhao, X He, Y Bai, V De Andrade, M Zaiser… - Acta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Mimicking nacre structure is an often-used strategy for developing materials which combine
high strength and high toughness. Here, a novel strategy, named inverse nacre structure, is …

[HTML][HTML] Balanced strength and ductility in CNT/Al composites achieved by flake powder metallurgy via shift-speed ball milling

R Xu, Z Tan, D Xiong, G Fan, Q Guo, J Zhang… - Composites Part A …, 2017 - Elsevier
Flake powder metallurgy via shift-speed ball milling (SSBM) was proposed to combine the
mechanisms of low-speed and high-speed ball milling (LSBM and HSBM) for carbon …

Graphene-and-copper artificial nacre fabricated by a preform impregnation process: bioinspired strategy for strengthening-toughening of metal matrix composite

DB Xiong, M Cao, Q Guo, Z Tan, G Fan, Z Li, D Zhang - Acs Nano, 2015 - ACS Publications
Metals can be strengthened by adding hard reinforcements, but such strategy usually
compromises ductility and toughness. Natural nacre consists of hard and soft phases …