ORCID Profile
0000-0002-4635-6112
Current Organisation
Technical University of Denmark
Does something not look right? The information on this page has been harvested from data sources that may not be up to date. We continue to work with information providers to improve coverage and quality. To report an issue, use the Feedback Form.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 07-2019
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2019
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2023
Publisher: IOP Publishing
Date: 08-2019
DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/580/1/012050
Abstract: High Mn austenitic steels are a class of materials for cryogenic applications. Previous studies on Fe-34.5Mn-0.04C austenitic steels have shown that refining grain size can suppress the formation of deformation-induced ε and α’ martensite and improve the tensile strength and ductility at temperatures down to 123 K. Here we report a new observation of simultaneous increase of strength and ductility at liquid nitrogen temperature (77 K) in a fine grained Fe-30Mn-0.11C (wt. %) steel where the addition of 0.11%C stabilizes the austenite. This improvement is attributed to complete suppression of martensitic transformation and enhanced occurrence of deformation twinning.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 11-07-2018
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 29-07-2021
DOI: 10.1038/S41467-021-24939-3
Abstract: Conventional ultrafine-grains can generate high strength in Mg alloys, but significant tradeoff of corrosion resistance due to inclusion of a large number of non-equilibrium grain boundaries. Herein, an ultrafine-grain structure consisting of dense ultrafine twins is prepared, yielding a high strength up to 469 MPa and decreasing the corrosion rate by one order of magnitude. Generally, the formation of dense ultrafine twins in Mg alloys is rather difficult, but a carefully designed multi-directional compression treatment effectively stimulates twinning nucleation within twins and refines grain size down to 300 nm after 12-passes compressions. Grain-refinement by low-energy twins not only circumvents the detrimental effects of non-equilibrium grain boundaries on corrosion resistance, but also alters both the morphology and distribution of precipitates. Consequently, micro-galvanic corrosion tendency decreases, and severe localized corrosion is suppressed completely. This technique has a high commercial viability as it can be readily implemented in industrial production.
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 09-08-2022
DOI: 10.1038/S41467-022-32446-2
Abstract: Additive manufacturing (AM) creates digitally designed parts by successive addition of material. However, owing to intrinsic thermal cycling, metallic parts produced by AM almost inevitably suffer from spatially dependent heterogeneities in phases and mechanical properties, which may cause unpredictable service failures. Here, we demonstrate a synergistic alloy design approach to overcome this issue in titanium alloys manufactured by laser powder bed fusion. The key to our approach is in-situ alloying of Ti−6Al−4V (in weight per cent) with combined additions of pure titanium powders and iron oxide (Fe 2 O 3 ) nanoparticles. This not only enables in-situ elimination of phase heterogeneity through diluting V concentration whilst introducing small amounts of Fe, but also compensates for the strength loss via oxygen solute strengthening. Our alloys achieve spatially uniform microstructures and mechanical properties which are superior to those of Ti−6Al−4V. This study may help to guide the design of other alloys, which not only overcomes the challenge inherent to the AM processes, but also takes advantage of the alloy design opportunities offered by AM.
No related grants have been discovered for Xiaoxu Huang.