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A Feasible Thermomechanical Process of a Duplex-Phase Fe–Mn–Al–C Steel for Significantly Increasing Ductility Without Loss of Strength
The controlled thermomechanical treatment was conducted for the mechanical property improvement of Fe–Mn–Al–C duplex low-density steels. The tensile ductility experienced a significant increase from 37 to 66 p...
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Effect of Grain Boundary Engineering on the Work Hardening Behavior of AL6XN Super-Austenitic Stainless Steel
To examine the influence of grain boundary engineering (GBE) on the work hardening behavior, the tensile tests were carried out on the non-GBE and GBE AL6XN super-austenitic stainless steel (ASS) samples with ...
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Improving Intergranular Stress Corrosion Cracking Resistance in a Fe–18Cr–17Mn–2Mo–0.85N Austenitic Stainless Steel Through Grain Boundary Character Distribution Optimization
The grain boundary character distribution (GBCD) optimization and its effect on the intergranular stress corrosion cracking (IGSCC) resistance in a cold-rolled and subsequently annealed Fe–18Cr–17Mn–2Mo–0.85N ...
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Promotion or Suppression of Eutectic and Peri-Eutectic Growth in Containerlessly Processed Fe–Ni–Ti Alloys
The competitive growth mechanisms of ternary eutectic and peri-eutectic transitions of liquid Fe–Ni–Ti alloys were investigated by drop tube technique. As liquid undercooling and cooling rate increased, the mi...
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Specimen Size Effect of Tensile Behavior of Al-4.0 wt pct Cu Alloy Sheets: Effects of Precipitates and Cyclic Predeformation
Aging hardened Al-4.0 wt pct Cu alloy sheets with thicknesses (t) of 0.15 to 1.0 mm were selected to explore the effects of the second phase and its interaction with the dislocations produced by cyclic predeforma...
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Magnetic and compressive properties of ternary Ni–Fe–Ti eutectic alloy processed by electromagnetic levitation technique
The magnetic and compressive properties of the ternary Ni40.6Fe36.4Ti23 eutectic alloys solidified under electromagnetic levitation condition were investigated. An undercooling range from 32 to 141 K was achieved...
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Thickness-Dependent Mechanical Behavior of 〈111〉-Oriented Cu Single Crystals
To explore the dependence of mechanical behavior on the crystal size, the \( [\bar{1}11] \) ...
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Microstructure and mechanical properties of extruded Mg–Gd–Y–Zn alloy with Mn or Zr addition
The microstructure and mechanical properties of the extruded Mg–2Gd–1.2Y–0.5Zn (at.%) alloy with Mn or Zr addition were investigated. The results show that Zr addition refines the microstructure of the homogen...
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Microstructure evolution and strength degradation mechanisms of high-strength Al–Fe wire
The strengthening mechanisms and the strength degradation behaviors of the high-strength Al–Fe wire were investigated in this study. The dispersed nano-scale precipitates, the <111> texture and the fine grains...
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A self-assembled smart architecture against drilling predation in a Pinctada maxima shell: protective mechanisms
The aim of this study is to examine the response of Pinctada maxima shell to drilling predation, focusing on the underlying protective mechanisms. The shell exhibits a self-assembled smart architecture with a hig...
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Effect of Cyclic Pre-deformation on Uniaxial Tensile Behavior of Cu-16 at. pct Al Alloy with Low Stacking Fault Energy
To explore the effect of cyclic pre-deformation on static mechanical behavior of materials with different stacking fault energies (SFEs), polycrystalline Cu-16 at. pct Al alloy with a low SFE is selected as th...
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Improving the High-Cycle Fatigue Lives of Fe-30Mn-0.9C Twinning-Induced Plasticity Steel Through Pre-straining
The tensile properties, high-cycle fatigue properties, and microstructure evolutions during fatigue process of as-received and pre-strained Fe-30Mn-0.9C twinning-induced plasticity (TWIP) steel were investigat...
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Cyclic Deformation Behavior of Fe-18Cr-18Mn-0.63N Nickel-Free High-Nitrogen Austenitic Stainless Steel
Cyclic deformation and damage behavior of a Ni-free high-nitrogen austenitic stainless steel with a composition of Fe-18Cr-18Mn-0.63N (weight pct) were studied, and the internal stress and effective stress wer...
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Plastic-Strain-Amplitude Dependence of Dislocation Structures in Cyclically Deformed 〈112〉-Oriented Cu-7 at. pct Al Alloy Single Crystals
Dislocation structures in \( [\overline{1} 12] \) [ ...
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Microstructure and Properties of HVOF-Sprayed NiCrAlY Coatings Modified by Rare Earth
Rare earth (RE)-modified NiCrAlY powders were prepared by ultrasonic gas atomization and deposited on stainless steel substrate by high-velocity oxygen fuel spraying. The effects of the RE on the microstructur...
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Effect of Cyclic Predeformation on the Uniaxial Tensile Deformation Behavior of [017] Cu Single Crystals Oriented for Critical Double Slip
The effect of cyclic predeformation at different plastic strain amplitudes γ pl on the uniaxial tensile behavior of the [017] critical double-slip-oriented copper single crystal was investigated. ...
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Texture Development in the Ni47Ti44Nb9 Shape Memory Alloy During Successive Thermomechanical Processing and Its Effect on Shape Memory and Mechanical Properties
For improving the shape memory performance and mechanical properties of shape memory alloys (SMAs), crystallographic texture and second phase are generally induced in SMAs by suitable thermomechanical processi...
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Effect of Submicron and Nano SiC Particles on Erosion Wear and Scratch Behavior of Plasma-Sprayed Al2O3/8YSZ Coatings
This paper reports studies into the effect of submicron and nano SiC particles on microstructure, phase composition, hardness, erosion wear, and scratch behavior of Al2O3-20wt.%8YSZ (ZrO2 + 8 wt.% Y2O3) coatings ...
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The Improvement of Oxidation Resistance of a Re-Based Diffusion Barrier/Ni–Al Coating on the Single-Crystal Ni-Based TMS-82+ Superalloy
Oxidation behavior of a Re-based diffusion barrier/Ni–Al coated single-crystal (SC) Ni-based TMS-82+ superalloy was studied to compare with those of the base and Ni–Al coated superalloys under cyclic air at 11...
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Strain dependence and magnetic anisotropy in chromium dioxide thin films
Field-dependent transverse susceptibility measurements based on a novel tunnel-diode oscillator (TDO) method were used to probe the magnetic anisotropy and switching in epitaxially grown CrO2 films on TiO2 substr...