Superior strength-ductility synergy and strain hardenability of Al/Ta co-doped NiCoCr twinned medium entropy alloy for cryogenic applications

DD Zhang, JY Zhang, J Kuang, G Liu, J Sun - Acta Materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Metallic materials with outstanding cryogenic mechanical properties are highly demanded
for cryogenic engineering applications. Here we developed a novel (NiCoCr) 92 Al 6 Ta 2 …

The B2 phase-driven microstructural heterogeneities and twinning enable ultrahigh cryogenic strength and large ductility in NiCoCr-based medium-entropy alloy

DD Zhang, JY Zhang, J Kuang, G Liu, J Sun - Acta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, we designed heterogeneous (NiCoCr) 88 Al 10 Ta 2 (at.%) duplex medium-
entropy alloy (MEA) comprising the face-centered-cubic (FCC) matrix and the B2 phase …

Ultrastrong and ductile additively manufactured precipitation-hardening medium-entropy alloy at ambient and cryogenic temperatures

N Yao, T Lu, K Feng, B Sun, RZ Wang, J Wang, Y Xie… - Acta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Strong and ductile precipitation-hardening face-centered cubic medium-entropy alloys
(MEAs) are potential structural material candidates for cryogenic applications, which …

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 …

Dynamic tensile mechanisms and constitutive relationship in CrFeNi medium entropy alloys at room and cryogenic temperatures

K Wang, X Jin, Y Zhang, PK Liaw, J Qiao - Physical Review Materials, 2021 - APS
Harsh service conditions in aerospace, defense and military, and other fields are calling for
materials with excellent mechanical properties to undergo extreme deformation (such as …

Simultaneously enhancing strength-ductility synergy and strain hardenability via Si-alloying in medium-Al FeMnAlC lightweight steels

H Zhi, J Li, W Li, M Elkot, S Antonov, H Zhang, M Lai - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
We studied the initial microstructures, mechanical responses and deformation-induced
microstructures of the medium-Al Fe-21Mn-6Al-1C-xSi (x= 0, 1.5, 3 wt.%) lightweight steels …

Temperature-dependent hardening contributions in CrFeCoNi high-entropy alloy

M Naeem, H He, S Harjo, T Kawasaki, W Lin, JJ Kai… - Acta Materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
We studied the deformation behavior of CrFeCoNi high-entropy alloy by in situ neutron
diffraction at room temperature, intermediate low temperature of 140 K, low temperatures of …

Enhancing strength–ductility synergy in a Mg–Gd–Y–Zr alloy at sub-zero temperatures via high dislocation density and shearable precipitates

X Qi, Y Li, X Xu, Y Liu, H Zhang, Q Zhu, G Zhu… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
The strength–ductility trade-off dilemma is hard to be evaded in high-strength Mg alloys at
sub-zero temperatures, especially in the Mg alloys containing a high volume fraction of …

[HTML][HTML] The behaviour and deformation mechanisms for 316L stainless steel deformed at cryogenic temperatures

S Li, PJ Withers, S Kabra, K Yan - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2023 - Elsevier
The microstructural evolution and deformation mechanisms of 316L stainless steel (SS)
have been investigated at 297, 173, 50 and 15 K using in situ neutron diffraction during …

[HTML][HTML] Quantitative relationship between microstructure/crystallography and strength/toughness in simulated inter-critical heat affected subzone of medium Mn steel

Z Tao, C Yao, C Gao, D Duan, RDK Misra… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
The objective of this study is to establish a quantitative relationship between the
strengthening effects of different phases and yield strength, and also to gain a new insight …