Daixiu Wei

Recently-developed high-entropy alloys (HEAs) containing multiple principal metallic elements have extended the compositional space of solid solutions and the range of their mechanical properties. Here we show that the realm of possibilities can be further expanded through substituting the constituent metals with metalloids, which are desirable for tailoring strength/ductility because they have chemical interactions and atomic sizes distinctly different from the host metallic elements. Specifica

With the continuous progress and development in the biomedicine field, metallic biomedical materials have attracted the considerable attention of researchers, but the related procedures need to be further developed. Since the traditional metal implant materials are not highly compatible with the human body, the modern materials with excellent mechanical properties and proper biocompatibility should be developed urgently in order to solve any adverse reactions caused by the long-term implantation

The equiatomic CoCrFeMnNi Cantor alloy, a face-centered-cubic (FCC) single-phase high-entropy alloy (HEA), has attracted considerable attention owing to its high strength and good ductility over a wide temperature range. The mechanical performance of this alloy was improved by reducing the stacking fault energy (SFE) through composition modification, and thus, a series of near- or non-equiatomic HEAs that are stronger and more ductile than their predecessor have been developed. However, the plas

Owing to their attractive structure and mechanical properties, high-entropy alloys (HEAs) and medium-entropy alloys (MEAs) have attracted considerable research interest. The strength of HEAs/MEAs with a single face-centered cubic (FCC) phase, on the other hand, requires improvement. Therefore, in this study, we demonstrate a strategy for increasing the room-temperature strength of FCC-phase HEAs/MEAs by tuning cryo-pre-straining-induced crystal defects via the temperature-dependent stacking faul

A high-priority target in the design of new metallic materials for load-bearing implant applications is the reduction of Young’s modulus approximating that of cortical bone in the predominant loading direction. Here, we explore how directionally preferential bulk elastic properties of implant materials are achieved by harnessing elastic anisotropy. Specifically focusing on recently proposed biocompatible refractory high-entropy alloys (RHEAs) in the body-centered cubic structure, we conduct syst

The CoCrNi and precipitate-hardened (CoCrNi)94Ti3Al3 medium entropy alloys (MEAs) have attracted much attention, due to their exceptional mechanical properties, whereas the hot deformation characteristics have not been revealed. In the present study, we investigated the dynamic recrystallization behavior and microstructure evolutions of the two MEAs hot-compressed at single-phase temperatures. The constitutive equation was obtained, and microstructures were observed. Discontinuous dynamic recrys

We employ quantum mechanics modeling to investigate the effects of Ge and Si solute elements on the elastic properties and plastic deformation modes in two families of high-entropy alloys, CoCrFeMnNi and CoCrFeNi, and medium-entropy alloy, CoCrNi. The static lattice constants and single-crystal elastic parameters are calculated for these three face-centered-cubic random solid solutions as a function of composition. Using the elastic constants, we analyzed mechanical stability, derived polycrysta

Gradient porous structures based on triply periodic minimal surfaces offer exceptional specific strength and multi-functionality. However, strain heterogeneity complicates their deformation mechanisms and fracture modes In this study, we fabricated a series of gradient porous NiTi alloys based on gyroid (G), diamond (D), and I-WP (I) unit cells, with porosities ranging from 50 % to 70 %. Surprisingly, the I structure exhibited an abnormally high compressive strength of nearly 600 MPa at around 5