A review: Design from beta titanium alloys to medium-entropy alloys for biomedical applications

KK Wong, HC Hsu, SC Wu, WF Ho - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
β-Ti alloys have long been investigated and applied in the biomedical field due to their
exceptional mechanical properties, ductility, and corrosion resistance. Metastable β-Ti alloys …

Design and properties of novel Ti–Zr–Hf–Nb–Ta high-entropy alloys for biomedical applications

W Yang, S Pang, Y Liu, Q Wang, PK Liaw, T Zhang - Intermetallics, 2022 - Elsevier
The novel high-entropy alloys (HEAs) with compositions of (Ti 1/3 Zr 1/3 Hf 1/3) 15 (Nb 1/2
Ta 1/2) x (x= 3, 5) for biomedical applications have been designed and synthesized, using …

Investigation of high temperature tribological performance of TiZrV0. 5Nb0. 5 refractory high-entropy alloy optimized by Si microalloying

X Pei, Y Du, H Wang, M Hu, H Wang, W Liu - Tribology International, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Effect of Si addition on the high temperature tribological properties of TiZrV 0.5 Nb
0.5 refractory high entropy alloy was systematically studied. The results demonstrate that Si …

Microstructure and strengthening mechanisms of novel lightweight TiAlV0. 5CrMo refractory high-entropy alloy fabricated by mechanical alloying and spark plasma …

F Gao, Y Sun, L Hu, J Shen, W Liu, M Ba… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Lightweight TiAlV 0.5 CrMo refractory high-entropy alloy (RHEA) with ultra-fine
grains was initially fabricated by mechanical alloying (MA) and subsequent spark plasma …

A lightweight refractory complex concentrated alloy with high strength and uniform ductility

Y Jia, G Wang, S Wu, Y Mu, Y Yi, Y Jia, PK Liaw… - Applied Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Advanced alloys with lightweight, gigapascal strength, and sufficient ductility are vitally
crucial for engineering applications. However, the intrinsic conflicts between strength and …

Correlations to improve room temperature ductility of refractory complex concentrated alloys

ON Senkov, DB Miracle, SI Rao - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2021 - Elsevier
Room temperature tensile and compressive properties of refractory complex, concentrated
alloys (RCCAs) have been analyzed to explore correlations capable of anticipating ductility …

AlxHfTaTi (0≤ x≤ 0.5) refractory medium entropy alloys with excellent room-temperature tensile properties

C Shi, X Tan, S Xiao, C Su, N Guo, S Guo - Materials Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Refractory high entropy alloys are strong candidates for high-temperature structural
materials, because of their high strength, excellent thermal stability and exceptional …

Novel BCC Ti-Al-Nb-Zr medium-entropy alloys with ultrahigh specific strength and ductility

Y Zhang, Z Bu, T Yao, L Yang, W Li, J Li - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2023 - Elsevier
Body-centered cubic (BCC) medium-entropy alloys (MEAs) are characterized by high
strength, low ductility and often high density due to containing much refractory elements. In …

Strengthening and ductilization of a refractory high-entropy alloy over a wide strain rate range by multiple heterostructures

R Wang, Y Tang, Y Ai, S Li, S Bai - International Journal of Plasticity, 2024 - Elsevier
To improve the mechanical properties of refractory high-entropy alloy (RHEA), whose strain
hardening capacity is relatively weak, over a wide strain rate range, the multi-heterostructure …

Structure and properties of Ti-rich Ti–Zr–Nb–Mo medium-entropy alloys

KK Wong, HC Hsu, SC Wu, WF Ho - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, three nonequiatomic Ti-rich Ti–Zr–Nb–Mo medium-entropy alloys (Ti-MEAs),
namely Ti 50–Zr 25–Nb 15–Mo 10, Ti 58–Zr 23–Nb 12–Mo 7, and Ti 65–Zr 20–Nb 10–Mo 5 …