The study of heterostructured materials (HSMs) answered one of the most pressing
questions in the metallurgical field:“is it possible to greatly increase both the strength and the …

Interpenetrating phase composites (IPCs) have gained increasing attention over the past 25
years due to their intriguing mechanical and functional properties arising from their …

Abstract 316L stainless steel fabricated by laser powder-bed fusion (LPBF) has attracted
significant attention due to a unique combination of strength and ductility at room …

The formation of void damage and spalling failure in ductile metallic materials under strong
impact is a well-established phenomenon. In aerospace and defense technology …

It is an ongoing challenge, especially in metals, to simultaneously improve the strength and
energy absorption capacities while remaining lightweight, since these properties have …

Safety of satellites as well as spacecrafts during space missions is a primary objective to
preserve the physical and virtual assets onboard. Whipple shields belong to the class of …

Abstract 6252 armor steel is an improved version of 685 armor steel, with a high tensile
fracture strength 1700 MPa. In this study, 6252 armor steel was used as the impact target …

This study evaluated the effect of applying a Ti/SiC Metal Matrix Nanocomposite (MMNC)
coating to a Ti–6Al–4V substrate on enhancing the hypervelocity impact resistance. This …

It is widely known that the hypervelocity impact of orbital debris can cause serious damage
to spacecraft, and enhancing the impact resistance is the great concern of spacecraft shield …

A356/316 L interpenetrating phase composites can be fabricated by infiltrating additively-
manufactured 316 L stainless-steel lattices with a molten A356 aluminum alloy, a new …