Heterostructured (HS) materials are a new class of materials that are composed of
heterogeneous zones with dramatically different (> 100%) mechanical or physical …

Gradient structures found in biological materials have served as a source of inspiration for
scientists seeking to enhance the performance of metals and alloys over the past decades …

Materials containing heterogeneous nanostructures hold great promise for achieving
superior mechanical properties. However, the strengthening effect due to plastically …

This study investigates the mechanical behaviors of sandwiched gradient nanotwinned
(GNT) Cu designed by only changing the soft component in the central layer with a fixed …

Heterogeneous-structured materials are a new class of metallic materials that have recently
emerged due to development of advanced processing and structural/architectural design …

Gradient nano-grained (GNG) metals have shown a better strength-ductility combination
compared to their homogeneous counterparts. In this paper, the mechanical properties and …

Deformation mechanism-based constitutive modeling can serve as a flexible tool to optimize
the microstructure of hetero-structured metals for achieving better mechanical performance …

Engineering strong and ductile structural materials has been an enduring pursuit over the
past few decades. Here we proposed a heterogeneous laminated/gradient integrated …

Gradient nanostructured (GNS) metals exhibit high overall extra strengths relative to their
non-gradient counterparts. However, the spatial distribution of local extra strengths …

Interfaces play a crucial role in mechanical behaviors of laminated materials. In this study, a
series of hard/soft nanotwinned Cu laminates with varying interface spacing from 200 to 33 …