Heterostructured materials: superior properties from hetero-zone interaction

Y Zhu, K Ameyama, PM Anderson… - Materials Research …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Heterostructured materials are an emerging class of materials with superior performances
that are unattainable by their conventional homogeneous counterparts. They consist of …

Biomedical alloys and physical surface modifications: A mini-review

X Yan, W Cao, H Li - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biomedical alloys are essential parts of modern biomedical applications. However, they
cannot satisfy the increasing requirements for large-scale production owing to the …

Harmonic-structured copper: performance and proof of fabrication concept based on severe plastic deformation of powders

C Sawangrat, S Kato, D Orlov, K Ameyama - Journal of Materials Science, 2014 - Springer
Pure copper (Cu) having bimodal 'harmonic structure'(HS) was fabricated by a technique
based on severe plastic deformation of powders, which involved tailored mechanical milling …

The Development of High Performance Ti-6Al-4V Alloy via a Unique Microstructural Design with Bimodal Grain Size Distribution

SK Vajpai, M Ota, T Watanabe, R Maeda… - … Materials Transactions A, 2015 - Springer
The present work deals with the strengthening of Ti-6Al-4V alloy by creating a unique
microstructure with bimodal grain size distribution, termed as “harmonic structure.” The Ti …

Three-dimensionally gradient harmonic structure design: an integrated approach for high performance structural materials

SK Vajpai, M Ota, Z Zhang… - Materials Research …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This paper presents an overview on the peculiar microstructural design, called 'harmonic
structure'(HS), for improved mechanical performance of structural materials. A well designed …

Harmonic structure design: A strategy for outstanding mechanical properties in structural materials

B Sharma, G Dirras, K Ameyama - Metals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Structured heterogeneous materials are ubiquitous in a biological system and are now
adopted in structural engineering to achieve tailor-made properties in metallic materials. The …

Improved fatigue properties with maintaining low Young's modulus achieved in biomedical beta-type titanium alloy by oxygen addition

H Liu, M Niinomi, M Nakai, S Obara, H Fujii - Materials Science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Oxygen was added into biomedical β-type Ti-29Nb-13Ta-4.6 Zr (mass%, TNTZ) alloy to
improve its fatigue properties with maintaining its low Young's modulus. The effect of oxygen …

[HTML][HTML] Advantages of rapid solidification over casting of Mg-0.4 Zn-1Y alloy

D Dvorský, SI Inoue, A Yoshida, J Kubásek… - Journal of Magnesium …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Mg-Y-Zn magnesium alloy system is commonly recognized for its remarkable
combination of high strength and ductility, achieved even with minimal amounts of alloying …

Effect of bimodal harmonic structure design on the deformation behaviour and mechanical properties of Co-Cr-Mo alloy

SK Vajpai, C Sawangrat, O Yamaguchi… - Materials Science and …, 2016 - Elsevier
In the present work, Co-Cr-Mo alloy compacts with a unique bimodal microstructural design,
harmonic structure design, were successfully prepared via a powder metallurgy route …

Enhanced ductility in harmonic structure designed SUS316L produced by high energy ball milling and hot isostatic sintering

R Zheng, Z Zhang, M Nakatani, M Ota, X Chen… - Materials Science and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The objective of the present study is to optimize the mechanical properties of commercial
SUS316L stainless steel through harmonic structure design. The harmonic structured …