Solid-Solution Hardening in Mg-Gd-TM (TM = Ag, Zn, and Zr) Alloys: An Integrated Density Functional Theory and Electron Work Function Study

The electronic origin of strengthening and ductilizing magnesium by solid solutes

(2015) Z.R. Liu et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

Formation of high-strength β ′ precipitates in Mg–RE alloys: The role of the Mg/ β ″ interfacial instability

(2015) A. Issa et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

Bonding charge density from atomic perturbations

(2015) Yi Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY

Variation in electron work function with temperature and its effect on the Young’s modulus of metals

(2015) Reza Rahemi et al.   SCRIPTA MATERIALIA

Shear transformation of coupled β 1 /β′ precipitates in Mg–RE alloys: A quantitative study by aberration corrected STEM

(2014) Z. Xu et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

Generalized stacking fault energy, ideal strength and twinnability of dilute Mg-based alloys: A first-principles study of shear deformation

(2014) S.L. Shang et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

Thermodynamic stability of Mg-based ternary long-period stacking ordered structures

(2014) James E. Saal et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

An electronic criterion for assessing intrinsic brittleness of metallic glasses

(2014) X. F. Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Impact of W on structural evolution and diffusivity of Ni–W melts: an ab initio molecular dynamics study

(2014) William Yi Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE

Physical factors controlling the observed high-strength precipitate morphology in Mg–rare earth alloys

(2013) A. Issa et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

Dependence of the mechanical behavior of alloys on their electron work function—An alternative parameter for materials design

(2013) Hao Lu et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Electronic structures of long periodic stacking order structures in Mg: A first-principles study

(2013) William Yi Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS

Precipitation process in a Mg–Gd–Y alloy grain-refined by Al addition

(2013) Jichun Dai et al.   MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION

Study of Mg–Gd–Zn–Zr alloys with long period stacking ordered structures

(2013) Jinshan Zhang et al.   MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING

Reducing deformation anisotropy to achieve ultrahigh strength and ductility in Mg at the nanoscale

(2013) Q. Yu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Periodic Segregation of Solute Atoms in Fully Coherent Twin Boundaries

(2013) J. F. Nie et al.   SCIENCE

Effects of Alloying Elements on Stacking Fault Energies and Electronic Structures of Binary Mg Alloys: A First-Principles Study

(2013) William Yi Wang et al.   Materials Research Letters

Ultrastrong Mg Alloy via Nano-spaced Stacking Faults

(2013) W. W. Jian et al.   Materials Research Letters

Growth and transformation mechanisms of 18R and 14H in Mg–Y–Zn alloys

(2012) Y.M. Zhu et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

A simulation study of the shape of β′ precipitates in Mg–Y and Mg–Gd alloys

(2012) H. Liu et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

Electron localization morphology of the stacking faults in Mg: A first-principles study

(2012) W.Y. Wang et al.   CHEMICAL PHYSICS LETTERS

High-strength Mg93.96Zn2Y4Sr0.04 alloy with long-period stacking ordered structure

(2012) Jinshan Zhang et al.   MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING

Precipitation and Hardening in Magnesium Alloys

(2012) Jian-Feng Nie   METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS A-PHYSICAL METALLURGY AND MATERIALS SCIENCE

The correlation between the electron work function and yield strength of metals

(2012) Guomin Hua et al.   PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI B-BASIC SOLID STATE PHYSICS

Thermodynamic stability of Mg–Y–Zn long-period stacking ordered structures

(2012) James E. Saal et al.   SCRIPTA MATERIALIA

Enrichment of Gd and Al atoms in the quadruple close packed planes and their in-plane long-range ordering in the long period stacking-ordered phase in the Mg–Al–Gd system

(2011) H. Yokobayashi et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

The structure of long period stacking/order Mg–Zn–RE phases with extended non-stoichiometry ranges

(2011) D. Egusa et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

Generic relation between the electron work function and Young's modulus of metals

(2011) Guomin Hua et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg–Gd–Dy–Zn alloy with long period stacking ordered structure or stacking faults

(2011) Jinghuai Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS

VESTA 3for three-dimensional visualization of crystal, volumetric and morphology data

(2011) Koichi Momma et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

Effect of the LPSO volume fraction on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg–Y2X –Zn X alloys

(2011) E. Oñorbe et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE

The Bonding Electron Density in Aluminum

(2011) P. N. H. Nakashima et al.   SCIENCE

Development of high-strength magnesium alloys via combined processes of extrusion, rolling and ageing

(2011) R.G. Li et al.   SCRIPTA MATERIALIA

First-principles calculations of pure elements: Equations of state and elastic stiffness constants

(2010) S.L. Shang et al.   COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS SCIENCE

Work function calculation of solid solution alloys using the image force model

(2010) Jonathan Avner Rothschild et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Weight Loss with Magnesium Alloys

(2010) T. M. Pollock   SCIENCE

Effects of rare-earth elements Gd and Y on the solid solution strengthening of Mg alloys

(2009) L. Gao et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS

First-Principles Calculations and CALPHAD Modeling of Thermodynamics

(2009) Zi-Kui Liu   JOURNAL OF PHASE EQUILIBRIA AND DIFFUSION

Ab initioexamination of ductility features of fcc metals

(2009) Sami Kamran et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

The building block of long-period structures in Mg–RE–Zn alloys

(2009) Y.M. Zhu et al.   SCRIPTA MATERIALIA

The development and application of a thermodynamic database for magnesium alloys

(2008) ShunLi Shang et al.   JOM

VESTA: a three-dimensional visualization system for electronic and structural analysis

(2008) Koichi Momma et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

Enhanced precipitation-hardening in Mg–Gd alloys containing Ag and Zn

(2008) X. Gao et al.   SCRIPTA MATERIALIA

A high-strength Mg–Ni–Y alloy sheet with a long-period ordered phase prepared by hot-rolling

(2008) T. Itoi et al.   SCRIPTA MATERIALIA

Improvement in the age-hardening response of Mg–Y–Zn alloys by Ag additions

(2007) Y.M. Zhu et al.   SCRIPTA MATERIALIA