Unprecedented strength enhancement observed in interpenetrating phase composites of aperiodic lattice metamaterials

X Wang, Z Li, J Deng, T Gao, K Zeng… - Advanced Functional …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Simultaneous high strength and high toughness are highly sought‐after in lattice
metamaterials, but these properties are typically mutually exclusive. To overcome this …

Wire-based friction stir additive manufacturing towards isotropic high-strength-ductility Al-Mg alloys

J Wang, Y Xie, X Meng, Y Zhao, S Sun, J Li… - Virtual and Physical …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The formation of eutectic Al-Mg2Al3 phases along the grain boundaries makes it difficult to
improve the mechanical properties of high-magnesium-content aluminum alloys. Here, wire …

[HTML][HTML] An isotropic zero Poisson's ratio metamaterial based on the aperiodic 'hat'monotile

DJ Clarke, F Carter, I Jowers, RJ Moat - Applied Materials Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Metamaterials are synthetic materials, engineered to have desirable mechanical properties.
This paper is concerned with a class of cellular metamaterials that minimise the Poisson's …

[HTML][HTML] “Borrow-force-attack-force” by multi-scale elastic metamaterial with nonlinear damping

C Zhang, D Zhang, F Yin, M Guo, F Ma, C Wu - Composites Part B …, 2025 - Elsevier
The powerful energy carried by low-frequency vibration is often challenging to be effectively
attenuated using traditional damping materials. If low-frequency vibration can be controlled …

A novel Ti/Al interpenetrating phase composite with enhanced mechanical properties

Z Li, H Mo, J Tian, J Li, X Hu, S Xia, Y Lu, Z Jiang - Materials Letters, 2024 - Elsevier
Lightweight, energy-absorbing materials with excellent mechanical properties are highly
desired in practical engineering applications. A novel Ti-Al interpenetrating phase …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-directional freeze-casting of interpenetrating phase composites with multi-aligned structure, nearly isotropy, high performance

L Hong, X Guo, G Li, X Dong, T Li, BW Chua, W Zhai… - Materials & Design, 2024 - Elsevier
Interpenetrating phase composites (IPCs) can combine the distinctive properties of two
materials, and customized manufacturing processes are applied to design reinforced …

[HTML][HTML] Microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of bioinspired interpenetrating Ti2AlNb/TiAl matrix composite with a crossed-lamellar structure

H Zou, R Hu, M Zhou, Z Gao, X Liu, X Luo - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
TiAl alloys with low density, high creep resistance and high temperature performance are
considered as candidate materials to replace nickel-based superalloys in the range of 700∼ …

[HTML][HTML] A novel composites of laser 3D printed CoCrFeNiMn/Ti6Al4V lattice structure with B4C/AlSi10Mg interpenetrating phases

Y Xiong, F Zhang, Y Huang, T Dai, Q Wan… - Composites Part A …, 2025 - Elsevier
Impact-resistant materials frequently encounter inherent trade-offs among damping,
toughness, light weighting and strength. This study employed laser 3D printing combined …

3D Chiral Energy-Absorbing Structures with a High Deformation Recovery Ratio Fabricated via Selective Laser Melting of the NiTi Alloy

X Li, H Wang, L Sun, X Wang, Y Pan… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Excellent energy-absorbing structures have been highly sought after in engineering
applications to improve devices and personal safety. The ideal energy absorption …

[HTML][HTML] Nacre-inspired hierarchical framework enables tough and impact-monitoring epoxy nanocomposites

D Li, E Peng, Y Shen, Y Li, L Liu, Y Huang… - Composites Part B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Multifunctional epoxy nanocomposites hold great promise for artificial structural materials
across civil, industrial, and aerospace fields but were severely impeded by catastrophic …