A strong fracture-resistant high-entropy alloy with nano-bridged honeycomb microstructure intrinsically toughened by 3D-printing

• Main Authors: Kumar, Punit, Huang, Sheng, Cook, David H., Chen, Kai, Ramamurty, Upadrasta, Tan, Xipeng, Ritchie, Robert O.
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Engineering; Crystal structure; Fracture resistance
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/174912
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Strengthening materials via conventional "top-down" processes generally involves restricting dislocation movement by precipitation or grain refinement, which invariably restricts the movement of dislocations away from, or towards, a crack tip, thereby severely compromising their fracture r...