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

Inspired by the gradient structures of biological materials, researchers have explored
compositional and structural gradients for about 40 years as an approach to enhance the …

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

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 …

Engineering metallic materials are an essential class of materials for a variety of industrial
applications due to their competitive mechanical properties, especially strength and ductility …

Multicomponent high‐entropy alloys (HEAs) can be tuned to a simple phase with some
unique alloy characteristics. HEAs with body‐centered‐cubic (BCC) or hexagonal‐close …

Heterostructured materials have been reported as a new class of materials with superior
mechanical properties, which was attributed to the development of back stress. There are …

In this paper, we systematically proposed the strategy of tailoring strain delocalization to
evade long-standing strength-ductility trade-off dilemma. The scientific contribution is to …

INTRODUCTION Gradient structures ubiquitously exist in natural materials such as bone,
shells, and trees. Microstructural gradients are increasingly being introduced into a wide …

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