The study of heterostructured materials (HSMs) answered one of the most pressing
questions in the metallurgical field:“is it possible to greatly increase both the strength and the …

Recent progress in the understanding of the deformation-induced martensitic transformation,
the transformation-induced plasticity (TRIP) effect, and the reversion annealing in the …

Medium Mn steels are promising candidates for the third-generation advanced high strength
steels. However, it shows a distinct limit of mechanical property under conventional hot …

The change in the trends of mechanical behavior and martensite formation of austenitic
steels versus grain size has not yet been explained for the coarse-grained regime …

Coarse-grained materials are widely accepted to display the highest strain hardening and
the best tensile ductility. We experimentally report an attractive strain hardening rate …

The antagonism between strength and resistance to hydrogen embrittlement in metallic
materials is an intrinsic obstacle to the design of lightweight yet reliable structural …

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 …

Steels with medium manganese (Mn) content (3∼ 12 wt-%) have emerged as a new alloy
class and received considerable attention during the last decade. The microstructure and …

Spatially gradient microstructures have shown a promising application in enhancing
strength-ductility synergy of engineering metals such as austenitic stainless steels. However …

Additive manufactured magnesium (Mg) alloys have widespread applications in the medical
industry as orthopedic implants and biomedical stents, and in the transportation/automotive …