A brief introduction of the historical background of grain boundary engineering for structural
and functional polycrystalline materials is presented herewith. It has been emphasized that …

Al-Li alloys printed by laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) have huge potential for industrial
application due to their remarkable advantages. However, the high hot cracking …

Stress-induced migration of planar grain boundaries in aluminum bicrystals was measured
for both low-and high-angle symmetrical〈 100〉 tilt grain boundaries across the entire …

Sintering and nanostability (defined as the stability against sintering) are critical phenomena
present in the processing and application of nanoparticles. With important implications in …

Similar to free surfaces, the grain boundaries (GBs) in metals, semiconductors and
insulators can contain flat (faceted) and curved (rough) portions. In the majority of cases …

In sensitized (700° C for 10 h) AISI 316L stainless steel samples attacked by an HF solution,
coincidence site lattice (CSL)∑ 7 grain boundaries (GBs) always show corrosion while∑ 5 …

Adaptive remeshing finite element model is used for the prediction of material behavior and
temperature histories in friction stir welding (FSW). Then, Monte Carlo method with …

The migration behaviour of different grain boundaries with misorientations close to the Σ3
CSL orientation relationship in high purity Al bicrystals under the capillary driving force and …

Abstract The Taylor-Quinney coefficient (TQC) or the cold-work conversion factor is the
fraction of external work that is converted into heat during the plastic deformation of a …

Recent results of experimental research into stress-induced grain boundary migration in
aluminum bicrystals are reported. Boundary migration under a shear stress was observed to …