Harnessing instability for work hardening in multi-principal element alloys

Nature Materials, Published online: 11 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41563-024-01871-7

Harnessing premature necking produces a rapid multiplication of dislocations to interact with local chemical orders for work hardening in VCoNi alloy, achieving ductility of 20% and yield strength of 2 GPa during room-temperature and cryogenic deformation.Nature Materials, Published online: 11 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41563-024-01871-7Harnessing premature necking produces a rapid multiplication of dislocations to interact with local chemical orders for work hardening in VCoNi alloy, achieving ductility of 20% and yield strength of 2 GPa during room-temperature and cryogenic deformation. Read More