Acta Materialia

Papers
(The median citation count of Acta Materialia is 9. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Formation and distribution of Au nanoparticles within Si lamellae of the Au-Si eutectic microstructure272
Phase-field modelling of anisotropic solid-state dewetting on patterned substrates238
A model for solute evolution in laser powder bed fused Al-Si alloys and its application to improve thermal conductivity237
A spall and diffraction study of nanosecond pressure release across the iron ε-α phase boundary229
Model for stress evolution during the early stages of non-energetic thin film growth225
Bimodal structured chromium-tungsten composite as plasma-facing materials: Sinterability, mechanical properties, and deuterium retention assessment209
A phase field crystal model for real-time grain boundary formation and motion in complex concentration alloy203
Brittle and ductile deformations in uniaxial compression of Si micropillars193
High-throughput microstructure and composition characterisation of microplatelet reinforced composites using directional reflectance microscopy166
Scalar permeability microstructure model considering crystallographic texture and grain size for magnetic evaluation of anisotropy in steel156
Super-defects in superatomic crystals155
Intra-grain orientation distributions in deformed aluminium: Synchrotron X-ray diffraction experiment and crystal-plasticity finite-element simulation153
Mechanical behavior and size–dependent strength of small noble-metal nanoparticles151
Ion kinetic energy- and ion flux-dependent mechanical properties and thermal stability of (Ti,Al)N thin films149
Chemical core-shell metastability-induced large ductility in medium-entropy maraging and reversion alloys147
Critical assessment of hydrogen pipe diffusion at dislocations in metals141
Grain boundaries modification of the spinel LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 ceramic cathode towards low interfacial resistance for lithium-ion batteries with ultrahigh areal energy density138
Architected materials informatics: Construction and application to cellular-structured heat sink optimization136
Martensitic transformation during electrochemical polishing of metastable austenitic stainless steel136
AlCoCrFeNi2.1 eutectic high entropy alloy: defect analysis, microstructural stability and ion irradiation resilience136
Atomistic simulations of pipe diffusion in bcc transition metals130
In situ synchrotron study of sintering of gas-atomized Ti-6Al-4 V powders using concomitant micro-tomography and X-ray diffraction: Effect of particle size and interstitials on densification and phase127
Revealing the impact of acceptor dopant type on the electrical conductivity of sodium bismuth titanate125
From irregular to regular eutectic growth in the Al-Al3Ni system: In situ observations during directional solidification124
Effect of external stress on hydride reorientation in zirconium124
Substituting Ce with La and Nd in Al11Ce3: Effect on microstructure and mechanical properties122
Corrigendum to ‘In situ laser-ultrasonic monitoring of Poisson's ratio and bulk sound velocities of steel plates during thermal processes’ [Acta Materialia (2022) 118097]121
Corrigendum to Emmanuel Clouet Articles121
Corrigendum to “Dislocation correlations in GaN epitaxial films revealed by EBSD and XRD” [Acta Materialia 297 (2025) 121357]120
Coarsening of metal/ceramics bicontinuous structures enhanced by stress-induced instability under cyclic thermal stress117
Effect of CMAS infiltration on the optical properties of thermal barrier coatings: Study of the mechanisms supported by FDTD simulations and ALD117
Convective effects on columnar dendritic solidification – A multiscale dendritic needle network study116
Structural origins of thermal expansion behavior in 2D materials115
Defect accumulation in β-Ga2O3 implanted with Yb115
Microstructure-aware Bayesian materials design114
Hydrogen-assisted spinodal decomposition in a TiNbZrHfTa complex concentrated alloy113
Formation and switching of chiral magnetic field textures in three-dimensional gyroid nanostructures113
The Effect of Grain Boundary Facet Junctions on Segregation and Embrittlement111
Discovery of Guinier-Preston zone hardening in refractory nitride ceramics111
Unusual synchronous behavior of polarization and relaxation in Aurivillius superlattice111
Assessing the early stages of crystal nucleation and growth in a deeply supercooled glass-forming liquid109
Predicting path-dependent diffusion barrier spectra in vast compositional space of multi-principal element alloys via convolutional neural networks107
Grain boundary segregation predicted by quantum-accurate segregation spectra but not by classical models106
Suppressing embrittlement and enhancing thermal resistance of bulk superlattice alloys by controllable grain-boundary segregation104
Demonstration of Helide formation for fusion structural materials as natural lattice sinks for helium103
Dynamic deformation mechanism in submicro-laminated copper with interlamellar graphene multilayers102
Bilayer period and ratio dependent structure and mechanical properties of TiN/MoN superlattices102
Simultaneous dependent transformations nucleated at vertices and faces of 3D Poisson-Voronoi tessellations102
The effects of diffusional couplings on compositional trajectories and interfacial free energies during phase separation in a quaternary Ni-Al-Cr-Re model superalloy101
Ni coarsening in Ni-yttria stabilized zirconia electrodes: Three-dimensional quantitative phase-field simulations supported by ex-situ ptychographic nano-tomography101
First-principles insights into complex interplays among nano-phases in an Al-Cu-Li-Zr alloy101
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Restructuring of emergent grain boundaries at free surfaces – An interplay between core stabilization and elastic stress generation100
Effect of thermal ageing on the deformation behaviour of ferrite and austenite in a duplex stainless steel: Micropillar characterisation and dislocation density modelling99
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Thermodynamics and Ferroelectric Properties of Pb1-xSrxTiO3 Solid Solutions97
Uncovering deformation twins in intermetallic AuSn and Au5Sn97
Origin of interface stress enhancement and compressive-to-tensile stress transition in immiscible nanomultilayers97
Influence of substrate polarity on thermal stability, grain growth and atomic interface structure of Au thin films on ZnO surfaces96
Atomistically informed mesoscale modelling of deformation behavior of bulk metallic glasses96
Prediction of temperature-dependent nucleation and growth in pure FeCr alloy via a self-consistent Phase Field approach96
Formation and self-organisation of nano-porosity in swift heavy ion irradiated amorphous Ge95
Microstructure evolution in ultra-high purity Fe-Cr alloys under low-PKA proton irradiation93
Anomalous upper critical field in UNbTiVZr, a new high entropy alloy superconductor containing uranium93
Mapping of microstructure transitions during rapid alloy solidification using Bayesian-guided phase-field simulations92
Glass formation during combinatorial sputtering in binary alloys91
Ultrastrong and stress corrosion cracking-resistant martensitic steels90
Enhancing strengthening effect of topologically close-packed superlattices in medium-entropy alloys via enabling imperfect atomic packing90
Room temperature plasticity in amorphous SiO2 and amorphous Al 89
Passivating oxidation behavior of Ti0.12Al0.21B0.67 coatings investigated by scanning transmission electron microscopy and chemical environment dependent density functional theory simulations89
Beyond LGPS: Superionic conduction meets chemomechanical anisotropy in Li₁₁AlP₂S₁₂ solid-state Li-ion batteries89
The toughening effect of twins on fracture in nanotwinned Cu during cyclic loading87
Ternary diagrams of phase, stability, and optical properties of cesium lead mixed-halide perovskites87
Composition-dependent electronic hybridization induced transitions in metallic glasses87
Mechanical properties, failure mechanisms, and scaling laws of bicontinuous nanoporous metallic glasses87
In-situ phase transition in P3-type layered oxide for high-performance Na-ion cathode86
On microstructure development during laser melting and resolidification: An experimentally validated simulation study86
Bending-induced nanocrystallization enables large deformation in notched micron-sized single-crystal magnesium86
Cr-promoted formation of B2+L21 composite nanoprecipitates and enhanced mechanical properties in ferritic alloy86
Kawin: An open source Kampmann–Wagner Numerical (KWN) phase precipitation and coarsening model86
Microstructural features governing the strength of immiscible Fe–Mg joints formed by eutectic melt-induced liquid metal dealloying86
Atomic-scale strain fluctuations as an origin for elastic microstructures in metallic glasses85
A novel two-step grain boundary diffusion process using TaF5 and Pr70Cu15Al10Ga5 for realizing high-coercivity in Nd-Fe-B-sintered magnets without use of heavy rare-earth85
The dual role of boron on hydrogen embrittlement: example of interface-related hydrogen effects in an austenite-ferrite two-phase lightweight steel84
In situ laser-ultrasonic monitoring of Poisson’s ratio and bulk sound velocities of steel plates during thermal processes84
Enhanced deep-freezing magneto- and elasto-caloric effects by modifying lattice anharmonicity and electronic structures83
On the exceptional creep resistance in a die-cast Gd-containing Mg alloy with Al addition83
Twinning-dominated scratch mechanism transitions in commercial pure Titanium from micro to macro scales83
Extraction of reversible hydrogen trapped on prior austenite grain boundaries and promoting intergranular fracture in the elastic region of tempered martensitic steel by utilizing frozen-in hydrogen d82
CuCoCrRuMo HEA achieving Cl− repulsion and Mg resource recovery in industrial-current-density seawater electrolysis81
Electronic effects on the radiation damage in high-entropy alloys81
Mechanisms underlying enhanced strength-ductility combinations in TRIP/TWIP Ti-12Mo alloy engineered via isothermal omega precipitation81
Precipitate dissolution during deformation induced twin thickening in a CoNi-base superalloy subject to creep81
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Introducing strain glass transition into high-entropy TiZrHfNiCuCo alloys exhibiting elastocaloric effect and quasi-linear superelasticity80
A novel Re-free Ni-based single-crystal superalloy with enhanced creep resistance and microstructure stability79
A data science approach for analysis and reconstruction of spinodal-like composition fields in irradiated FeCrAl alloys79
Fatigue-resistant elastocaloric effect in hypoeutectic TiNi58 alloy with heterogeneous microstructure79
Strong interfaces: the key to high strength in nano metallic laminates79
Solute clustering in polycrystals: Unveiling the interplay of grain boundary junction and long-range solute attraction effects78
Solid solution softening and hardening in binary BCC alloys78
Short-range order and its impacts on the BCC MoNbTaW multi-principal element alloy by the machine-learning potential78
The effects of grain boundary structure and bulk Cr content on grain boundary degradation behavior of Ni-Cr binary alloys in high temperature CO277
Achieving excellent elevated-temperature mechanical properties in dual-phase high-entropy alloys via nanoscale co-precipitation and heterostructure engineering77
Microstructural controls on the plastic consolidation of porous brittle solids76
Effect of concurrent thermal grooving and grain growth on morphological and topological evolution of a polycrystalline thin film: Insights from a 3D phase-field study76
Revealing 3D intragranular micromechanical fields at triple junctions76
Realizing near-full density monophasic tetragonal 1.5-mol% yttria-stabilized zirconia ceramics via current-ramp flash sintering76
Molecular dynamics simulations of ultralow hysteretic behavior in super-elastic shape memory alloys75
Atomic scale configuration of incoherent C36 /C15 phase boundary in an off-stoichiometric Laves phase75
Pinning of extended dislocations in atomically disordered crystals74
Three orthogonally arranged ultrasounds modulate solidification microstructures and mechanical properties for AZ91 magnesium alloy73
The mechanisms of preferential occupation and planar defect transformation in the μ phase of cobalt-based superalloys73
Outstanding strength–ductility synergy in a gradient stainless steel produced by additive manufacturing73
Taming cyclic reliability in high-strength Al alloys via gradient subgrain-nanoprecipitate composite structures73
The investigation of the influence of B-site disorder on giant exchange bias: Experimental observations and theoretical insights73
First principles based investigation of magnetic dilution effect on spin ordering in spinel Ni1−xZnxFe2O4 crystal73
Synergy ascension of Piezoresponse and curie temperature in bismuth-layered ceramics via defect engineering73
Origin of localizing creep damage in Ni-based single crystal superalloys pre-strained at room temperature73
Clustering-mediated enhancement of glass-forming ability and plasticity in oxygen-minor-alloyed Zr-Cu metallic glasses73
Mechano-electrochemical fabrication of self-supported Ag electrode with Ni surface single atom for hydrogen production73
Microscopic and mesoscopic design unlocks high-performance n-type SnSe thermoelectrics72
Austenite grain boundary segregation and precipitation of boron in low-C steels and their role on the heterogeneous nucleation of ferrite72
Precipitate evolution and related strengthening during long term ageing of 2618A aluminium alloy72
Tensile creep behavior of the Nb45Ta25Ti15Hf15 refractory high entropy alloy72
Grain boundary migration and shear accommodation controlled by disconnection mobility72
Deformation twins stimulated by {11 72
Stress delocalization by grain boundaries densified in microsized alloying particles for advanced sodium storage71
Evolution analysis of γ' precipitate coarsening in Co-based superalloys using kinetic theory and machine learning71
Domain engineering via AC poling in relaxor-based monoclinic Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-PbTiO3 piezoelectric crystals71
Grain-boundary precipitation architected hard-shell heterostructure achieves extraordinary strain hardening in high-entropy alloys71
Crack susceptibility of novel W-Nb-C alloy for laser beam powder bed fusion additive manufacturing71
Manipulating piezoelectric and electro-strain properties of BiFeO3-BaTiO3-based ceramics through chemical doping-controlled domain-size engineering71
Unveiling the radiation-induced defect production and damage evolution in tungsten using multi-energy Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy in channeling configuration70
Size-dependent stress response of nanoscale B2 intermetallic precipitates revealed by in-situ high-energy X-ray diffraction70
A thermodynamically consistent machine learning-based finite element solver for phase-field approach69
The coordination environment dominated clustering behavior of vacancy and rhenium in molybdenum69
Direct observations of dynamic and reverse transformation of Ti-6Al-4V alloy and pure titanium69
Composition-tuned microstructure and enhanced critical current in MOCVD (Gd,Yb)Ba2Cu3O7-δ coated conductors with hierarchical pinning centers69
A new insight into heterogeneous nucleation mechanism of Al by non-stoichiometric TiCx68
Zero thermal expansion and magnetocaloric effect in B doped Fe2(Hf,Ta) Laves phase compounds68
Quantum mechanical moduli field68
Data-driven optimization of FePt heat-assisted magnetic recording media accelerated by deep learning TEM image segmentation68
Multiscale modelling with neural network-based crystal plasticity model from meso‑ to macroscale68
Thermodynamic trapping and diffusion model for multiple species in systems with multiple sorts of traps68
A grain-size driven transition in the deformation mechanism in slow snow compression68
Hot cracking susceptibility prediction from quantitative multi-phase field simulations with grain boundary effects68
Time resolved insights into abnormal grain growth by in situ synchrotron measurements68
David Dye, 2022 Acta Materialia Silver Medal recipient67
The dynamics of recrystallized grains during static recrystallization in a hot-compressed Mg-3.2Zn-0.1Ca wt.% alloy using in-situ far field high-energy diffraction microscopy67
Structural insight using anomalous XRD into Mn2CoAl Heusler alloy films grown by magnetron sputtering, IBAS, and MBE techniques67
A discrete dislocation plasticity assessment of the effective temperature in thermodynamic dislocation theory67
Effects of gas composition and pressure level on powder spattering and denudation in laser powder bed fusion67
Kazuhiro Hono, 2024 Acta Materialia Gold Medal Recipient67
Observation of atomically displacive transformation out of the boundary-reconstructive phase competition67
Accessing versatile tensile ductility of amorphous materials by fractal nanoarchitecture design67
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Exploring microcrack formation in cyclic and dwell fatigue in MTR-lean Ti 6242 alloy66
Solid-state dewetting of co-sputtered thin Mo-Cu films accompanied by phase separation66
Quasi-static modulation of multiferroic properties in flexible magnetoelectric Cr2O3/muscovite heteroepitaxy66
The time dependence of proton irradiation effect on the intergranular oxidation of 316 L stainless steel in high-temperature hydrogenated water65
A semi-analytic model of vacancy cluster thermodynamics with applications to transition metal carbides65
Bridging the gap between the short-range to long-range structural descriptions of the lead magnesium niobate relaxor65
Flash luminescence, resistive switching and metal-insulator transitions in ceramic oxides65
First-principles thermodynamics of precipitation in aluminum-containing refractory alloys65
A finite element method to calculate geometrically necessary dislocation density: Accounting for orientation discontinuities in polycrystals64
A low-temperature prismatic slip instability in Mg understood using machine learning potentials64
Dependence of friction-stir welding on mechanism of hydrogen embrittlement in medium-Mn steel with triplex-phase microstructure64
Phase-field model for anisotropic grain growth64
Thermally induced formation of nanotwins in magnetron sputtered TaB1+Δ films63
Decomposition and phase transformation mechanisms of α2 lamellae in β-solidified γ-TiAl alloys63
Fe segregation as a tool to enhance electrical conductivity of grain boundaries in Ti(Co,Fe)Sb half Heusler thermoelectrics63
Uncovering the fracture mechanism of Laves (1 1 1)/ Ni6Nb7 (0 0 0 1) interfaces by first-principles calculations63
Ferromagnetism in High Entropy Cantor alloy triggered and tuned by severe plastic deformation63
Determination of hydrogen diffusibility and embrittlement susceptibility of high-strength steel evaluated at different temperatures based on the local equilibrium theory63
A robust and scalable surrogate model for 3D crystal plasticity simulation under diverse loading conditions63
In situ annealing studies on the microstructural evolution of a macro defect free electroformed nanocrystalline Ni-Co sheet metal and its relation to tensile properties63
Nucleation behavior of the primary FCC-Al phase in a Al86Ni10MM4 metallic glass62
Interfacial electron transfer in ZnFe2O4@ZnCo2O4 Mott-Schottky heterojunction boosting the electrochemical performance62
Simultaneous strength and toughness increase in low dose neutron irradiated austenitic stainless steel at sub-zero temperatures due to changes in strain-induced martensitic transformation62
Cryogenic deformation strengthening mechanisms in FeMnSiNiAl high-entropy alloys62
Micromechanisms of stress corrosion cracking induced by sulfate-reducing bacteria in a high-strength low-alloy steel62
Synergistic effect of Fe3C quantum dots, N-doped carbon and selenium on high conductive stable host for lithium sulfur batteries62
Third element diffusion induced amorphization of NiTi in a NiTi-Nb nanocomposite62
Large hardening response mediated by room-temperature dynamic solute clustering behavior in a dilute Mg-Zn-Ca-Sn-Mn alloy62
A framework for supervised and unsupervised segmentation and classification of materials microstructure images62
Comparison of plastic localization behavior in ferritic-martensitic steels using HR-DIC61
Bulk and grain boundary tracer diffusion in multiphase AlCoCrFeNiTi0.2 compositionally complex alloy61
Spinodal decomposition and the pseudo-binary decomposition in high-entropy alloys61
Stress sensitivity origin of extended defects production under coupled irradiation and mechanical loading61
An Arrhenius mechanics model for polycrystalline plasticity and creep61
Mechanistic origin of the enhanced strength and ductility in Mg-rare earth alloys60
Predicting impact sensitivity of energetic materials: insights from energy transfer of carriers60
On the habit planes between elastically distorted austenite and martensite in NiTi60
Local charge distortion due to Cr in Ni-based concentrated alloys60
Enthalpy of anelasticity and rejuvenation of metallic glasses60
Sticking, reflection, and abstraction behavior of hydrogen irradiated on (110) tungsten surfaces at 0.1-100 eV by molecular dynamics simulations using a machine learning potential60
Interface strain gradient enabled high strength and hardening in laminated nanotwinned Cu60
Harnessing laser-induced in-situ nanowhiskers for high-strength aluminum alloys via additive manufacturing60
Austenite decomposition behavior adjacent to δ-ferrite in a Si-modified Fe-Cr-Ni austenitic stainless steel during thermal aging at 550 °C60
Effects of Ni/Cu replacement on improvement of tensile and hydrogen-embrittlement properties in austenitic stainless steels60
Property and microstructure of Ni50.3Ti29.7Hf20 high-temperature shape memory alloys with different aging conditions59
Discovering novel γ-γ′ Pt-Al superalloys via lattice stability in Pt3Al induced by local atomic environment distortion59
Investigations on the crystallographic stacking disordering and properties of novel Ga-containing in-plane chemically ordered (Cr2/3R1/3)2GaC (R=Y, Tb - Lu) i-MAX phases59
Importance of surface roughness on the magnetic properties of additively manufactured FeSi thin walls59
Mechanism of elemental segregation around extended defects in high-entropy alloys and its effect on mechanical properties59
Molecular dynamics study on the ductile-to-brittle transition in W-Re alloy systems59
CALPHAD-aided design for superior thermal stability and mechanical behavior in a TiZrHfNb refractory high-entropy alloy58
Theory-guided design of high-strength, high-melting point, ductile, low-density, single-phase BCC high entropy alloys58
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Differentiating the bonding states in calcium carbonate polymorphs by low-loss electron-energy-loss spectroscopy58
Unique twinning mode and extended twin boundary core structure associated with symmetry breaking in a multifunctional Ti-Nb-based alloy58
Investigating the thermal decomposition of BP into B12P2: experimental insights and kinetic modelling at high temperatures58
Laser deposited superalloys with rotated substrate orientations: Microstructures and single-crystal formation58
Evolution of local densities during shear banding in Zr-based metallic glass micropillars57
Independent enhancement of the in-plane Seebeck effect in 2D PtSe2/PtSe2 homostructures via a facile interface tuning method57
Ultra-high strain under low driving field via synergetic design in high-entropy relaxor ceramics57
Non-Equilibrium Microstructures in Iron-Carbon Thin Films: Co-Evolution of Carbon Clusters and Ferrite Nanograins57
Extracting free energies from local composition fluctuations in solids: A frequency distribution analysis of simulated atom probe data obtained by TAPSim57
Effect of Nb incorporation in Mo256
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Insights into strain dependent lattice thermal conductivity of tin oxide56
Elucidating grain boundary energy minimization mechanisms in textured Ca-doped alumina with inclination-dependent Monte Carlo Potts simulations56
Iver E. Anderson, 2024 Acta Materialia Hollomon Award Medal Recipient56
Anisotropic mechanical properties of LiNi Mn Co1O2 cathodes for Li-ion batteries: A first-principles theoretical study56
Grain boundary junction disclinations in nanoparticles56
Rattling-like scattering behavior in ALiSb (A = Ca, Sr, Eu, Yb) Zintl phases with low thermal conductivity56
Exceptionally small Young modulus in 10M martensite of Ni-Mn-Ga exhibiting magnetic shape memory effect56
He bubble-induced phase transformation of W grain boundaries revealed by accelerated molecular dynamics56
In situ atomic-scale observation of diffusion-assisted pure sliding of coherent twin boundary in Pt55
Solute-strengthening in metal alloys with short-range order55
Grain-boundary-dependent segregation and phase separation in ceria–zirconia from atomistic simulation55
Anomalous twin boundary formation in magnesium alloys by rapid solidification55
A cluster-based computational thermodynamics framework with intrinsic chemical short-range order: Part I. Configurational contribution55
Formation and modulation mechanisms of Fe-As phases in melting-processed Ba(Fe1-xCox)2As2 superconductor54
Peculiarities of phase diagram of Fe-Ni system at Ni concentrations 0 – 20 at.%.54
Unraveling the origin of local chemical ordering in Fe-based solid-solutions54
Ferroelectric grain boundary complexion transitions54
Atomic and electronic structures of inversion domain boundary in MgO doped AlN54
In-situ investigation on the oxygen vacancy-driven topotactic phase transition in charge-orbital ordered Nd0.5Sr0.5MnO3 films54
Direct evidence of the formation mechanisms of TiC nanoparticles and Al54
Modeling disordered hyperuniform heterogeneous materials: Microstructure representation, field fluctuations and effective properties54
The effect of size, orientation and temperature on the deformation of microcast silver crystals54
Revealing ‘invisible’ subsurface structural change/damage in silicate glass made by ‘nearly-elastic contact’ with a spherical smooth surface54
Mechanical amorphization of glass-forming systems induced by oscillatory deformation: The energy absorption and efficiency control53
Pseudo-4D view of the growth and form of locked eutectic colonies53
Flash sintering with concurrent crystallization of Li1.5Al0.5Ge1.5(PO4)3 glass53
Suppressing metastable phase in Si alloy anodes via controlled grain design53
Controlling solute channel formation using magnetic fields53
Phase transformation within dynamically refined microbands inducing ultrahigh and sustained strain hardening in high-entropy alloys containing L12 precipitates53
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