Lai, M.; Li, T.; Yan, F.; Li, J.; Raabe, D.: Revisiting o phase embrittlement in metastable b titanium alloys: Role of elemental partitioning. Scripta Materialia 193, pp. 38 - 42 (2021)
Lai, M.; Li, Y.; Lillpopp, L.; Ponge, D.; Will, S.; Raabe, D.: On the origin of the improvement of shape memory effect by precipitating VC in Fe–Mn–Si-based shape memory alloys. Acta Materialia 155, pp. 222 - 235 (2018)
Lai, M.; Li, T.; Raabe, D.: ω phase acts as a switch between dislocation channeling and joint twinning- and transformation-induced plasticity in a metastable β titanium alloy. Acta Materialia 151, pp. 67 - 77 (2018)
Zhang, J.; Tasan, C. C.; Lai, M.; Yan, D.; Raabe, D.: Partial recrystallization of gum metal to achieve enhanced strength and ductility. Acta Materialia 135, pp. 400 - 410 (2017)
Zhang, J.; Tasan, C. C.; Lai, M.; Zhang, J.; Raabe, D.: Damage resistance in gum metal through cold work-induced microstructural heterogeneity. Journal of Materials Science 50 (17), pp. 5694 - 5708 (2015)
Zhang, J.; Tasan, C. C.; Lai, M.; Zhang, J.; Raabe, D.: Damage Resistance through Hierarchical Microstructure Development on GUM Metal. Materials Science and Engineering (MSE2014), Darmstadt, Germany (2014)
Zhang, J.; Tasan, C. C.; Lai, M.; Springer, H.; Raabe, D.: Microstructural and Mechanical Characterization of Cold Work Effects in GUM Metal. 9th International Conference on Advances in Experimental Mechanics, Cardiff, UK (2013)
Zhang, J.; Raabe, D.; Lai, M.; Yan, D.; Tasan, C. C.: Site-preferential recrystallization and nano-precipitation to achieve improved mechanical properties. MRS Fall Meeting 2016, Boston, MA, USA (2016)
In this project we study - together with the department of Prof. Neugebauer and Dr. Sandlöbes at RWTH Aachen - the underlying mechanisms that are responsible for the improved room-temperature ductility in Mg–Y alloys compared to pure Mg.
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