Carbide-facilitated nanocrystallization of martensitic laths and carbide deformation in AISI 420 stainless steel during laser shock peening

C Wang, K Luo, J Wang, J Lu - International Journal of Plasticity, 2022 - Elsevier
Severe plastic deformation (SPD) techniques such as laser shock peening (LSP) have been
widely adopted to modify microstructure of materials. Understanding the plastic deformation …

Geometrically necessary dislocations and related kinematic hardening in gradient grained materials: A nonlocal crystal plasticity study

X Zhang, J Zhao, G Kang, M Zaiser - International Journal of Plasticity, 2023 - Elsevier
Gradient grained metals whose microstructure is characterized by a spatially graded grain
size distribution show a better strength-ductility combination than their homogeneous …

[HTML][HTML] From CP-FFT to CP-RNN: Recurrent neural network surrogate model of crystal plasticity

C Bonatti, B Berisha, D Mohr - International Journal of Plasticity, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) based surrogate models constitute an emerging
class of reduced order models of history-dependent material behavior. Recently, the authors …

A review on the enhancement of failure mechanisms modeling in additively manufactured structures by machine learning

M Awd, L Saeed, F Walther - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2023 - Elsevier
This review discusses the feasibility of using microstructure-and defect-sensitive models to
predict the fatigue behavior of additively generated materials through a non-exclusive …

Characterization of gradient plastic deformation in gradient nanotwinned Cu

Z Cheng, L Bu, Y Zhang, HA Wu, T Zhu, L Lu - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Gradient nanostructured (GNS) metals exhibit high overall extra strengths relative to their
non-gradient counterparts. However, the spatial distribution of local extra strengths …

Tensile and compressive plastic deformation behavior of medium-entropy Cr-Co-Ni single crystals from cryogenic to elevated temperatures

L Li, Z Chen, S Kuroiwa, M Ito, K Kishida, H Inui… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The equiatomic Cr-Co-Ni medium-entropy alloy has the face-centered cubic (FCC)
structure. Bulk single crystals of this alloy were grown and tested in tension and …

Strengthening contributions of dislocations and twins in warm-rolled TWIP steels

YZ Li, ZY Liang, MX Huang - International Journal of Plasticity, 2022 - Elsevier
A twinning-induced plasticity (TWIP) steel was processed by warm rolling with different
reduction ratios to elevate yield strength while maintaining considerable ductility. To …

Size-dependent plasticity of hetero-structured laminates: a constitutive model considering deformation heterogeneities

J Zhao, M Zaiser, X Lu, B Zhang, C Huang… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Deformation mechanism-based constitutive modeling can serve as a flexible tool to optimize
the microstructure of hetero-structured metals for achieving better mechanical performance …

Integrated computational materials engineering for advanced automotive technology: with focus on life cycle of automotive body structure

J Park, KM Min, H Kim, SH Hong… - Advanced Materials …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Integrated computational materials engineering (ICME) is a simulation‐driven design
approach that employs multiscale‐multiphysics modeling and is based on the …

Multiscale discrete dislocation dynamics study of gradient nano-grained materials

S Lu, J Zhao, M Huang, Z Li, G Kang… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Gradient nano-grained (GNG) metals have shown a better strength-ductility combination
compared to their homogeneous counterparts. In this paper, the mechanical properties and …