In-situ investigation of plasticity in a Ti-Al-V-Fe (α+ β) alloy: Slip mechanisms, strain localization, and partitioning

S Wei, J Kim, CC Tasan - International Journal of Plasticity, 2022 - Elsevier
As one of the representative characteristics of plastic deformation, microstructural plastic
strain inhomogeneity has triggered a broad interest in uncovering the corresponding …

Revealing 3D intragranular micromechanical fields at triple junctions

SE Gustafson, W Ludwig, R Rodriguez-Lamas… - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Triple junctions, intersections of three or more grains in polycrystalline solids, are known
locations of potential stress concentration and strain localization. In this work, intragranular …

Slip localization behavior at triple junctions in nickel-base superalloys

JM Hestroffer, JC Stinville, MA Charpagne, MP Miller… - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Incipient slip localization in the vicinity of hundreds of grain boundary triple junctions (TJs) in
a lightly deformed nickel-base superalloy IN718 is studied using a combination of three …

Micropatterned amorphous Zr-based alloys coated with silica nanoparticles as superhydrophobic surfaces against abrasion

M Li, W Luo, H Sun, J Xu, KW Ng… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Superhydrophobic metallic surfaces with mechanical stability as well as self-cleaning and
anticorrosion functions are highly desirable because of their promising applications in …

Nickel micro-pillar mold produced by pulse and pulse-reverse current electrodeposition for nanoimprint lithography

M Li, W Luo, Y Chen, X Cheng - Materials Letters, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, we studied the effect of pulse (PC) and pulse-reverse current (PRC) on the
microstructure and nanomechanical responses of the individual micro-pillars of …

Fabrication and nanoindentation characterization of nickel micro-pillar mold for nanoimprint lithography

M Li, W Luo, Y Chen, Y Zheng, X Cheng - Microelectronic Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, we develop a facile processing technique that tailors the microstructure of the
void-free micro-pillars on a nickel substrate based on electroplating for applications in …

Study on the strain partitioning behavior in heterostructured complex-concentrated alloy via high-resolution digital image correlation

J Fan, T Fu, S Ma, L Fu, M Wen, A Shan - Materials Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Here, we investigate the tensile deformation behavior in a Ni 42 Fe 30 Cr 12 Mn 8 Al 5 Ti 3
complex-concentrated alloy with heterogeneously-grained structure consisting of fine and …

Early segregation and precipitation at triple junction in an alumina-forming austenitic steel

H Wen, B Zhao, J Zhou, X Dong, Q Chen, F Sun… - Materials Letters, 2021 - Elsevier
Grain boundary triple junctions (TJs) are 1-dimensional microstructural elements on their
own with specific thermodynamic and kinetic properties, which are different from the …

Fabrication and oxidation of amorphous Zr-based alloy for imprint lithography

M Li, W Luo, J Xu, J Zhang, KW Ng, X Cheng - Microelectronic Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
As nanoimprint lithography provides promising potential in industrial manufacture, it is highly
desirable to fabricate a flexible mold with good surface hardness and corrosion resistance …

Sub-grain deformation mechanisms of structural materials exposed through X-ray microscopy

SE Gustafson - 2023 - hammer.purdue.edu
Structural polycrystalline alloys are prevalent in industrial components, and it is of critical
importance to prevent their failure while in service. To prevent this failure, engineers must …