Equal Channel Angular Pressing is applied to commercial purity titanium to increase its ability to resist failure due to cyclic loads.
Re-Ni coatings for aircraft and aerospace applications
A unique combination of a columnar and multilayer structure was observed for an electrodeposit produced by dc plating in a single bath.
Textile-Reinforced Composite Components in Lightweight Applications (SFB 639)
This special issue of Advanced Engineering Materials presents research from the Collaborative Research Centre SFB 639.
Long-term Stretching of Silicone Dielectric Elastomers with Soft Fillers
It is shown that soft fillers significantly influence the long-term stability of silicone elastomers.
An Active Microarchitectured Material with Programmable Properties
Microarchitectured material that consists of small compliant unit cells that are independently controlled using piezo actuators, sensors, and microprocessors embedded within each cell.
Influence of martensite fraction on tensile strength of martensitic stainless steels
A simplified Q&P processing was designed in order to study the role of martensite fraction.
Fatigue Assessment by Means of Local Strain Energy Density
The accuracy of the Strain Energy Density averaged over a control volume approach when applied to high temperature fatigue data is investigated.
Induction heat treatment of sheet-bulk metal formed parts
A test of whether stress states can be induced in a controlled manner in semi-finished tailored blanks manufactured by orbital cold-forming.
Hollowing out for strength
It is shown that a metallic material can become lighter and stronger, while about half of its component was removed by corrosion.
Advances in Bulk-Nanostructured Materials
This special issue provides a representative survey of the advances in bulk-nanostructured materials and shows the diversity of applications of SPD.