Intermetallic titanium aluminide alloys based on the ordered face-centred tetragonal γ (TiAl)-
phase represent a good example how fundamental and applied research along with …

Lilliputian techniques for measuring the mechanical response of microscale specimens are
being developed to characterize the performance and reliability of microelectromechanical …

The aim of this study is to determine the influence of lamellar orientation on the strength and
operative deformation mechanisms of a fully lamellar Ti-45Al-2Nb-2Mn (at.%)+ 0.8 (vol.%) …

Single crystals of γ-TiAl cannot be grown in the near-stoichiometric compositions that are
present inside two-phase γ/α2-microstructures with attractive mechanical properties …

The stress required to activate twinning of the longitudinal< 11 2¯]{111} system in the
lamellar γ-TiAl phase of the alloy Ti-45Al-2Nb-2Mn (at.%)-0.8 vol.% TiB 2 was measured at …

Dynamic recrystallization (DRX), microstructure evolution and texture of high Nb containing
TiAl alloys with a composition of Ti-43Al-6 Nb-1Mo-1Cr (at%) during the isothermal …

Intermetallic TiAl alloys attract much attention in advanced engineering fields due to their
low density (3.9–4.2 g/cm3) and excellent high-temperature properties. After more than half …

The anomalous increase of mechanical property of TiAl-based alloys at high temperature
caters to the property requirements as the high-temperature structural materials, which is …

Breakdown of Schmid's law is a long-standing problem for exploring the orientation-
dependent deformation mechanism in intermetallics. The lack of atomic-level understanding …

Friction stir welding (FSW) provides many advantages over traditional joining techniques,
the most significant of which is lower cost of fabrication. Titanium alloys provide a high …