Irradiation performance of high entropy ceramics: A comprehensive comparison with conventional ceramics and high entropy alloys

S Huang, J Zhang, H Fu, Y Xiong, S Ma, X Xiang… - Progress in Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
High entropy ceramics (HECs) are a novel class of ceramics that exhibit high melting point,
excellent high-temperature mechanical performance, and superb corrosion resistance …

[HTML][HTML] Visual assessment of special rod-like α-Ti precipitates within the in situ TiC crystals and the mechanical responses of titanium matrix composites

X Wang, S Li, Y Han, G Huang, J Mao, W Lu - Composites Part B …, 2022 - Elsevier
TiC crystals are an ideal and irreplaceable reinforcement in metal matrix composites
(MMCs). The C, Ti vacancies and dislocations provide elemental diffusion channels, and …

Tensile and creep properties under different temperature conditions of titanium matrix composites reinforced by TiB and TiC

Y Zheng, L Xu, D Chi, Z Liang, S Han, X Xue… - Materials Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, the microstructure characterization, tensile properties and creep behaviors
under different temperature conditions of titanium matrix composites reinforced with 2 vol …

Creep behavior and microstructure evolution of titanium matrix composites reinforced with TiB, TiC and Y2O3

L Xu, Y Zheng, Z Liang, S Han, XUE Xiang… - … of Nonferrous Metals …, 2023 - Elsevier
Titanium matrix composites reinforced with (TiB+ TiC) and (TiB+ TiC+ Y 2 O 3) were
prepared by induction skull melting. The creep test was carried out at 650° C and 120− 160 …

Effect of C content on the microstructure and properties of in-situ synthesized TiC particles reinforced Ti composites

N Wang, Y Choi, K Matsugi - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Titanium matrix composites (TMCs) have garnered substantial attention from researchers
owing to their outstanding properties. Nonetheless, the strength and ductility of TMCs hardly …

Statistical study of vacancy diffusion in TiC and TaC

X Tang, R Salehin, GB Thompson, CR Weinberger - Physical Review Materials, 2020 - APS
Density functional theory (DFT) simulations, Metropolis Monte Carlo (MMC), and kinetic
Monte Carlo (kMC) simulations were performed to understand the mechanisms of mass …

Internal structure of metal vacancies in cubic carbides

E Smirnova, M Nourazar, PA Korzhavyi - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
A combinatorial approach is employed to investigate the atomic and electronic structures of
a metal vacancy in titanium carbide. It turns out that the usual relaxed geometry of the …

Enhancing the phase stability of ceramics under radiation via multilayer engineering

H Zhang, J Xi, R Su, X Hu, JY Kim, S Wei, C Zhang… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
In metallic systems, increasing the density of interfaces has been shown to be a promising
strategy for annealing defects introduced during irradiation. The role of interfaces during …

Defects in black zirconia responsible for solar energy harvesting

F Qi, Z Yang, Y Wang, Q Qiu, H Li - Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Although metal oxides have been employed in the field of light-energy conversion, their
wide band gaps limited the utilization of solar energy. Recently, several methods have been …

Studies on the abnormal effect of tensile strain on the MC→ M23C6 in-situ transformation in Ni-based superalloy

X Song, Y Wang, J Gong, Y Li, Z Chen - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2022 - Elsevier
Experiment and first-principles calculations were utilized to study the effect of tensile strain
on the MC→ M 23 C 6 in-situ transformation in MC-M 23 C 6 complex carbide as well as its …