High-strength titanium alloys for aerospace engineering applications: A review on melting-forging process

Q Zhao, Q Sun, S Xin, Y Chen, C Wu, H Wang… - Materials Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
As a crucial branch for titanium industry, high-strength titanium alloys (HS-TAs, with UTS≥
1100 MPa) are indispensable structural materials for advanced engineering applications …

Phase engineering of nanostructural metallic materials: Classification, structures, and applications

J Gu, F Duan, S Liu, W Cha, J Lu - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Metallic materials are usually composed of single phase or multiple phases, which refers to
homogeneous regions with distinct types of the atom arrangement. The recent studies on …

Breaking the high-temperature strength-ductility trade-off in TiAl alloys through microstructural optimization

G Zheng, B Tang, S Zhao, J Wang, Y Xie… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Designing a novel microstructure with higher strength-ductility than lamellar microstructure
(LM), which has been considered the most valuable engineering application in the service …

Superior fracture toughness in a high-strength austenitic steel with heterogeneous lamellar microstructure

G Niu, HS Zurob, RDK Misra, Q Tang, Z Zhang… - Acta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of steels with a combination of high strength, ductility, and toughness has
been highly desirable for structural applications. Here we achieve high fracture toughness …

Massive interstitial solid solution alloys achieve near-theoretical strength

C Liu, W Lu, W Xia, C Du, Z Rao, JP Best… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Interstitials, eg, C, N, and O, are attractive alloying elements as small atoms on
interstitial sites create strong lattice distortions and hence substantially strengthen metals …

Loss-free tensile ductility of dual-structure titanium composites via an interdiffusion and self-organization strategy

L Liu, S Li, D Pan, D Hui, X Zhang… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
The deformation-coordination ability between ductile metal and brittle dispersive ceramic
particles is poor, which means that an improvement in strength will inevitably sacrifice …

Exceptional figure of merit achieved in boron-dispersed GeTe-based thermoelectric composites

Y Jiang, B Su, J Yu, Z Han, H Hu, HL Zhuang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
GeTe is a promising p-type material with increasingly enhanced thermoelectric properties
reported in recent years, demonstrating its superiority for mid-temperature applications. In …

[HTML][HTML] The mechanisms of grain growth of Mg alloys: a review

Q Chen, R Chen, J Su, Q He, B Tan, C Xu… - Journal of Magnesium …, 2022 - Elsevier
Grain growth directly influences the plasticity and strength of Mg alloys. As the grain size
decreases from the microscale to the nanoscale, the plasticity of Mg alloys continually …

Dramatic enhancement of thermoelectric performance in PbTe by unconventional grain shrinking in the sintering process

P Xu, W Zhao, X Liu, B Jia, J He, L Fu… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Nanostructure engineering is a key strategy for tailoring properties in the fields of batteries,
solar cells, thermoelectrics, and so on. Limited by grain coarsening, however, the …

Gibbs Adsorption and Zener Pinning Enable Mechanically Robust High‐Performance Bi2Te3‐Based Thermoelectric Devices

C Zhang, Q Lai, W Wang, X Zhou, K Lan… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Bi2Te3‐based alloys have great market demand in miniaturized thermoelectric (TE) devices
for solid‐state refrigeration and power generation. However, their poor mechanical …