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

Nanostructured metallic materials having nanocrystalline and ultrafine-grained structures
show exceptional mechanical properties, eg superior strength, that are very attractive for …

Heterostructured materials are an emerging class of materials with superior performances
that are unattainable by their conventional homogeneous counterparts. They consist of …

Experiments have shown that a gradient design, in which grain size spans over four orders
of magnitude, can make strong nanomaterials ductile. This chapter presents a developed …

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 …

Most of the challenges experienced by many engineering materials originate from the
surface which later leads to total failure, hence affecting the resultant mechanical properties …

Strong and tough materials are desired for lightweight, energy efficient applications such as
electric cars and aerospace applications. Recently, heterostructures are found to produce …

Current heterostructured materials demonstrate the high potential to circumvent strength-
ductility tradeoff but face challenges with unconfigurable hetero-zone distribution and …

Heterogeneous metals and alloys are a new class of materials with superior mechanical
properties. In this paper, we engineered sandwich-structured pure aluminum laminates …

By using surface mechanical attrition treatment (SMAT) at room temperature, a gradient
structure (GS) is generated in the surface layer of bulk pure copper samples, which exhibits …