Athermally enhanced recrystallization kinetics of ultra-low carbon steel via electric current treatment

K Jeong, SW Jin, SG Kang, JW Park, HJ Jeong… - Acta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
The direct application of electric current as well as heat treatment can be used to
recrystallize metallic materials. Electric current enhances the recrystallization kinetics …

Using the Ti–Al System to Understand Plasticity and Its Connection to Fracture and Fatigue in α Ti Alloys

DC Pagan, KM Peterson, PA Shade, AL Pilchak… - … Materials Transactions A, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The Ti–Al system, specifically with Al wt pct ranging from approximately 4 to 14 pct,
has served as a model system for exploring the deformation behavior of the hexagonal close …

Electroplasticity effects: from mechanism to application

J Liu, D Jia, Y Fu, X Kong, Z Lv, E Zeng… - The International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Electric pulse–assisted machining (EPAM) can improve the quality of the machined surface,
lower the machining stress on the material, and increase the material's machinability. It …

Revealing the pulse-induced electroplasticity by decoupling electron wind force

X Li, Q Zhu, Y Hong, H Zheng, J Wang, J Wang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Micro/nano electromechanical systems and nanodevices often suffer from degradation
under electrical pulse. However, the origin of pulse-induced degradation remains an open …

Elimination of oxygen sensitivity in α-titanium by substitutional alloying with Al

Y Chong, R Zhang, MS Hooshmand, S Zhao… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Individually, increasing the concentration of either oxygen or aluminum has a deleterious
effect on the ductility of titanium alloys. For example, extremely small amounts of interstitial …

Harnessing dislocation motion using an electric field

M Li, Y Shen, K Luo, Q An, P Gao, P Xiao, Y Zou - Nature Materials, 2023 - nature.com
Dislocation motion, an important mechanism underlying crystal plasticity, is critical for the
hardening, processing and application of a wide range of structural and functional materials …

Electroplasticity in electrically-assisted forming: Process phenomena, performances and modelling

Z Xu, T Jiang, J Huang, L Peng, X Lai, MW Fu - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Electrically-assisted forming has been proven to be an efficient process in terms of reducing
forming flow stress, improving formability and supressing the springback for different hard-to …

Mechanistic origin of the enhanced strength and ductility in Mg-rare earth alloys

H Ovri, J Markmann, J Barthel, M Kruth, H Dieringa… - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Magnesium (Mg) alloys with low concentrations of rare earth additions are known to exhibit
strengths and ductility that are significantly higher than those obtained in traditional Mg …

Mechanism of void healing in cold rolled aeroengine M50 bearing steel under electroshocking treatment: A combined experimental and simulation study

L Hua, Y Liu, D Qian, L Xie, F Wang, M Wu - Materials Characterization, 2022 - Elsevier
M50 bearing steel, as the important material used in aeroengine bearing, exhibits low cold
working capacity with high susceptibility to produce voids. This would lead to the …

Improving the high cycle fatigue property of Ti6Al4V ELI alloy by optimizing the surface integrity through electric pulse combined with ultrasonic surface rolling process

P Sun, S Qu, C Duan, X Hu, X Li - Journal of Materials Science & …, 2024 - Elsevier
To improve the surface integrity and high cycle fatigue property of Ti6Al4V ELI alloy, the
electric pulse has been introduced into the ultrasonic surface rolling process (USRP), which …