@article{wang_huang_li_fang_wang_he_guo_zhu_2020, title={Shear band stability and uniform elongation of gradient structured material: Role of lateral constraint}, volume={37}, ISSN={["2352-4316"]}, DOI={10.1016/j.eml.2020.100686}, abstractNote={Here we report a shear bands-dominated deformation principle for the gradient material composed of two nanostructured gradient layers (NGLs) and a coarse-grained (CG) interior. Multiple shear bands form in the NGL to accommodate the applied strain. The magnitude of uniform elongation depends on shear band stability, and shear band stability is determined by the intensity of constraint between NGL and CG interior. Specifically, the stronger the constraint, the denser and more stable the shear bands dispersed in the NGL, thereby leading to larger uniform elongation. This finding sheds insight into the theoretical basis of harnessing dispersed stable shear bands in heterostructures by optimizing microstructure architecture.}, journal={EXTREME MECHANICS LETTERS}, author={Wang, Yanfei and Huang, Chongxiang and Li, Zhongkai and Fang, Xiaotian and Wang, Mingsai and He, Qiong and Guo, Fengjiao and Zhu, Yuntian}, year={2020}, month={May} }
 @article{ma_li_fang_li_sun_hou_cao_2019, title={Effect of strain reversal on the stress-induced martensitic transformation and tensile properties of a metastable beta titanium alloy}, volume={784}, ISSN={["1873-4669"]}, DOI={10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.01.010}, abstractNote={In this study, the effect of strain reversal on the evolution of microstructure and mechanical properties was investigated. Metastable β titanium alloy samples with single β phase were twisted up to 360° with different strain paths: monotonic torsion (MT) and cyclic forward-reverse torsion (CFRT). The results revealed CFRT with strain reversal accumulated lower dislocation density and less martensitic transformation in comparison with MT under the same accumulative strain. The stress-induced martensitic transformation (SIMT) was retarded by strain reversal and this suppression of martensitic transformation is more pronounced with the decreasing amplitude of strain reversal. It was further observed that CFRT samples with a gradient α″ martensite have a higher mechanical property both in strength and ductility than MT samples, which are due to interactions between α″ martensite and dislocation slip, especially the kinks of α″ martensite.}, journal={JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS}, author={Ma, Xinkai and Li, Fuguo and Fang, Xiaotian and Li, Zhongkai and Sun, Zhankun and Hou, Junhua and Cao, Jun}, year={2019}, month={May}, pages={111–116} }
 @article{fang_he_ruiz_zheng_wang_li_zhu_2019, title={Influence of annealing parameters on the mechanical properties of heterogeneous lamella structured 5083 aluminum alloy}, volume={9}, ISSN={["2410-3535"]}, DOI={10.22226/2410-3535-2019-4-556-560}, abstractNote={1Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA 2Department of Microsystems — IMS, Faculty of Technology, Natural Sciences and Maritime Sciences, University of South-Eastern Norway, Postboks 235, 3603, Kongsberg, Norway 3Department of Nuclear Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA 4School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China 5Key Laboratory for Anisotropy and Texture of Materials (Ministry of Education), Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China 6Nano and Heterogeneous Structural Materials Center, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China}, number={4}, journal={LETTERS ON MATERIALS}, author={Fang, X. T. and He, G. Z. and Ruiz, M. and Zheng, C. and Wang, Y. F. and Li, Z. K. and Zhu, Y. T.}, year={2019}, month={Dec}, pages={556–560} }