Synergistic Strength-Ductility Boost
A heterogeneous soft-hard interface, achieved via cold rolling and short-time annealing, synergistically delivers 770 MPa tensile strength and 25.4% uniform elongation through multiple deformation mechanisms that overcome the strength-ductility trade-off.
Zishuai, Zhou · Qile, Huo · Qi, Zhou · Jie, Zhang · Luo, Rui · Liu, Manping · Gao, Bo · Fang, Wang · Dong, X. X. · Liang, Ruiyang · Chen, Xuefei · Zhou, Hao
Journal of Materials Research and Technology 2025
Dual-phase FCC + BCC structure retained throughout