Heterogeneous materials: a new class of materials with unprecedented mechanical properties

Towards strength–ductility synergy through the design of heterogeneous nanostructures in metals

(2017) Evan Ma et al.   Materials Today

Strain hardening in Fe–16Mn–10Al–0.86C–5Ni high specific strength steel

(2016) M.X. Yang et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

Mechanical properties of copper/bronze laminates: Role of interfaces

(2016) Xiaolong Ma et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

Gradient twinned 304 stainless steels for high strength and high ductility

(2016) Aiying Chen et al.   MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING

Dislocation Ledge Sources: Dispelling the Myth of Frank–Read Source Importance

(2016) L. E. Murr   METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS A-PHYSICAL METALLURGY AND MATERIALS SCIENCE

Controlling many-body states by the electric-field effect in a two-dimensional material

(2016) L. J. Li et al.   NATURE

Back stress strengthening and strain hardening in gradient structure

(2016) Muxin Yang et al.   Materials Research Letters

Nanolaminate transformation-induced plasticity–twinning-induced plasticity steel with dynamic strain partitioning and enhanced damage resistance

(2015) M.-M. Wang et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

Nanodomained Nickel Unite Nanocrystal Strength with Coarse-Grain Ductility

(2015) Xiaolei Wu et al.   Scientific Reports

Integrated experimental–simulation analysis of stress and strain partitioning in multiphase alloys

(2014) C.C. Tasan et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

Back Stress Work Hardening Confirmed by Bauschinger Effect in a TRIP Steel Using Bending Tests

(2014) Hiroyuki Kato et al.   ISIJ INTERNATIONAL

Harmonic-structured copper: performance and proof of fabrication concept based on severe plastic deformation of powders

(2014) Choncharoen Sawangrat et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE

Improvement of mechanical properties in SUS304L steel through the control of bimodal microstructure characteristics

(2014) Zhe Zhang et al.   MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING

Strain partitioning in dual-phase steels containing tempered martensite

(2014) Qihang Han et al.   MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING

Effect of the martensite distribution on the strain hardening and ductile fracture behaviors in dual-phase steel

(2014) Kyosun Park et al.   MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING

The Development of High Performance Ti-6Al-4V Alloy via a Unique Microstructural Design with Bimodal Grain Size Distribution

(2014) Sanjay Kumar Vajpai et al.   METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS A-PHYSICAL METALLURGY AND MATERIALS SCIENCE

Extraordinary strain hardening by gradient structure

(2014) X. Wu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Emergence of stable interfaces under extreme plastic deformation

(2014) I. J. Beyerlein et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Making strong nanomaterials ductile with gradients

(2014) K. Lu   SCIENCE

Evading the strength–ductility trade-off dilemma in steel through gradient hierarchical nanotwins

(2014) Yujie Wei et al.   Nature Communications

Synergetic Strengthening by Gradient Structure

(2014) X. L. Wu et al.   Materials Research Letters

Extreme grain refinement by severe plastic deformation: A wealth of challenging science

(2013) Y. Estrin et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

Strengthening austenitic steels by using nanotwinned austenitic grains

(2012) K. Lu et al.   SCRIPTA MATERIALIA

Effect of stacking fault energy on mechanical behavior of bulk nanocrystalline Cu and Cu alloys

(2011) Khaled Youssef et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

Strength and ductility of 316L austenitic stainless steel strengthened by nano-scale twin bundles

(2011) F.K. Yan et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

Revealing Extraordinary Intrinsic Tensile Plasticity in Gradient Nano-Grained Copper

(2011) T. H. Fang et al.   SCIENCE

Strength–ductility combination of nanostructured Cu–Zn alloy with nanotwin bundles

(2011) G.H. Xiao et al.   SCRIPTA MATERIALIA

Enhanced strength–ductility synergy in nanostructured Cu and Cu–Al alloys processed by high-pressure torsion and subsequent annealing

(2011) X.H. An et al.   SCRIPTA MATERIALIA

Deformation and fracture mechanisms in fine- and ultrafine-grained ferrite/martensite dual-phase steels and the effect of aging

(2010) Marion Calcagnotto et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

The origin of the ultrahigh strength and good ductility in nanotwinned copper

(2010) Guoyong Wang et al.   MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING

Stress relaxation and the structure size-dependence of plastic deformation in nanotwinned copper

(2009) Lei Lu et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

Stress and Strain Partitioning of Ferrite and Martensite during Deformation

(2009) Z. H. Cong et al.   METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS A-PHYSICAL METALLURGY AND MATERIALS SCIENCE

High Tensile Ductility and Strength in Bulk Nanostructured Nickel

(2008) Yonghao Zhao et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Tougher ultrafine grain Cu via high-angle grain boundaries and low dislocation density

(2008) Y. H. Zhao et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

High strength and utilizable ductility of bulk ultrafine-grained Cu–Al alloys

(2008) X. H. An et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Microstructural evolution and nanostructure formation in copper during dynamic plastic deformation at cryogenic temperatures

(2007) Y.S. Li et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

Increasing the ductility of nanostructured Al and Fe by deformation

(2007) Xiaoxu Huang et al.   MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING

Determining the optimal stacking fault energy for achieving high ductility in ultrafine-grained Cu–Zn alloys

(2007) Y.H. Zhao et al.   MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING