Peiqian Zhang , Ningxin Li , Tengfeng Feng , Zhengyang Luo , Lei Xiao , Xinkai Ma
{"title":"Improving the mechanical properties and superelasticity of NiTiFe shape memory alloys through heterogeneous structures","authors":"Peiqian Zhang , Ningxin Li , Tengfeng Feng , Zhengyang Luo , Lei Xiao , Xinkai Ma","doi":"10.1016/j.msea.2025.148284","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.msea.2025.148284","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study prepared three different microstructures of NiTiFe shape memory alloys (SMAs) through cold rolling and recrystallization annealing. Among them, the heterostructure (HS) type alloy achieved a synergistic combination of strength and ductility while improving its superelastic stability. The ultimate tensile strength of the HS type alloy was 912 MPa, with a uniform elongation of 21.78 %. The residual strain after a single tensile cycle at 7 % strain was 2.66 %, and after ten tensile cycles, the residual strain was 2.69 %. The initial morphology and post-stretching deformation of the NiTiFe SMAs were captured using electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD), revealing the distribution of grain size, high-angle grain boundaries, subgrain boundaries, kernel average misorientation (KAM), and geometrically necessary dislocation (GND) density for all three microstructures. Based on the <111 >/, <100 >/{110}, and <100 >/{010} slip systems, the maximum Schmid factor for each grain slip system in NiTiFe SMAs was obtained. The HS type NiTiFe exhibited superior overall performance due to the synergistic effect of its unique recrystallized grains and non-recrystallized regions. This study provides valuable insights into improving the comprehensive performance of NiTiFe SMAs, which can be applied in a wide range of engineering applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":385,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: A","volume":"932 ","pages":"Article 148284"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143746466","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Huihui Wang , Qianying Guo , Chong Li , Lei Cui , Haining Yao , Yongchang Liu
{"title":"Microstructure evolution and related mechanical properties of additively manufactured Ti2AlC-modified Inconel 718 superalloy during long-term thermal exposure","authors":"Huihui Wang , Qianying Guo , Chong Li , Lei Cui , Haining Yao , Yongchang Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.msea.2025.148272","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.msea.2025.148272","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Ti<sub>2</sub>AlC has been shown to significantly enhance the mechanical properties of Inconel 718 (IN718). For its reliable application in high-temperature environments, understanding its microstructural evolution and mechanical behavior under prolonged thermal exposure is crucial but remains underexplored. This study investigates the microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) fabricated Ti<sub>2</sub>AlC-modified IN718 during long-term thermal exposure at 760 °C. The results reveal that (Ti, Nb)C carbides formed from Ti<sub>2</sub>AlC decomposition coarsened according to the Lifshitz-Slyozov-Wagner (LSW) model, while σ phases nucleated and grew along grain boundaries adjacent to carbides. The thermal stability of γ″ and γ′ in co-precipitates inhibited the transformation of metastable γ″ to δ phases, contributing to microstructural stability. Cellular structures were stabilized by the pinning effects of (Ti, Nb)C carbides, with boundaries covered by elongated γ″ phases during thermal exposure. This led to Nb depletion within sub-grains, limiting γ″ growth in co-precipitates and driving a stacking sequence evolution from γ″/γ′/γ″ to γ′/γ″/γ′. The coarsening of elongated γ″ precipitates triggered a transition in deformation mechanisms from dislocation shearing to micro-twinning. In regions where cellular structures were annihilated, γ′ and γ″ coarsened slowly, with some γ″/γ′/γ″ evolving into γ′/γ″ duplets, maintaining shearing as the dominant deformation mechanism. Tensile tests at 650 °C demonstrated a continuous decrease in yield strength (YS), primarily attributed to the coarsening of σ phases and the reduction in γ″/γ′/γ″ triplets. Conversely, ductility improved significantly from 9.6 % to 21.1 %, driven by the activation of micro-twinning and enhanced dislocation motion facilitated by coarsened precipitates. These findings highlight the importance of Ti<sub>2</sub>AlC in stabilizing the microstructure and optimizing the high-temperature performance of IN718 alloys under prolonged thermal exposure.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":385,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: A","volume":"932 ","pages":"Article 148272"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143759618","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Peisheng Han , Jixin Yang , Fengyuan Yang , Zixing Cheng , Xiaogang Wang
{"title":"Study on the forming limit of TA1 pure titanium foils based on digital image correlation: Experiments and predictive models","authors":"Peisheng Han , Jixin Yang , Fengyuan Yang , Zixing Cheng , Xiaogang Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.msea.2025.148267","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.msea.2025.148267","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>At the micro/mesoscopic scale, traditional macroscopic methods, theories, and models used to determine the forming limit are not entirely suitable, given the impact of the size effect on mechanical response, plastic deformation, and fracture. To accurately predict the failure of metal foils during microforming processes, taking into account the size effect on the forming limit. This study constructed tension-compression forming limit diagrams (FLD) for TA1 pure titanium (Ti) foils at thicknesses of 0.08 mm, 0.1 mm, and 0.2 mm based on digital image correlation (DIC). Specifically, it implemented Holmberg uniaxial tensile testing, model prediction based on the modified Oyane ductile fracture criterion, and the fully connected neural network (FCNN). It is found that the forming limit of TA1 pure Ti foils increases with larger specimen thickness. For foils of the same thickness, the forming limit rises with the decrease in the ratio of specimen thickness to grain size (t/d). Additionally, as t/d increases, the influence of the strain rate sensitivity on the overall strain state of the material diminishes, creating similar strain states of specimens in different strain paths. By analyzing the FLD constructed in three methods, it is found that with the t/d and Hill48 yield criteria, the modified Oyane ductile fracture criterion effectively predicted the size effect. After appropriate training, the FCNN model with optimal topology also achieved a high-accuracy prediction of the forming limit.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":385,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: A","volume":"932 ","pages":"Article 148267"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143738854","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xin Meng , Xingrong Chu , Zhonggang Sun , Yanhua Guo , Guoqing Dai , Wenya Li
{"title":"Solidified structure and mechanical properties control of 2319 aluminum alloy for ultrasonic vibration-assisted arc-directed energy deposition with different amplitudes","authors":"Xin Meng , Xingrong Chu , Zhonggang Sun , Yanhua Guo , Guoqing Dai , Wenya Li","doi":"10.1016/j.msea.2025.148265","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.msea.2025.148265","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study utilized ultrasonic vibration (UV) as an auxiliary method for 2319 Al-Cu alloy prepared by arc-directed energy deposition (arc-DED) to address the poor internal quality and mechanical properties of arc-DEDed components due to high heat input and thermal cycling effects. The effects of different ultrasonic amplitudes on the solidification structure and mechanical properties of Al-Cu alloys were investigated. Results indicated that applying UV with 10 μm amplitude effectively suppresses metallurgical defects in the microstructure of as-built 2319 aluminum alloy and cleanses their inter-layer interfaces. Compared with the non-UV sample, under the action of UV with the amplitude of 10 μm, the grain size refinement reaches a maximum of 25 %. UV improves molten pool fluidity and reduces temperature gradients. However, UV with large amplitude can trigger excessive ultrasound heat effects and intense cavitation behavior, which is not conducive to improving the uniformity and refinement of the solidified microstructure. After UV treatment, the elongation of arc-DEDed 2319 Al-Cu alloy significantly increases, with improvements of 111.9 % (amplitude of 10 μm), 88.1 % (amplitude of 20 μm), and 61.2 % (amplitude of 30 μm) under different amplitude conditions. The UV with 10 μm amplitude can transform the intergranular fracture induced by pores and brittle second phases in the non-vibrated specimens into transgranular fracture, significantly enhancing the plasticity and toughness of the material. Based on this, the UV with 10 μm amplitude plays a significant role in grain refinement, defect healing, and the improvement of mechanical properties.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":385,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: A","volume":"932 ","pages":"Article 148265"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143746652","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Deformation driven enhancement of strength-ductility synergy of a PM AA6061-10Cu hybrid material","authors":"Meiying Zhao , Yufeng Zhang , Dianhua Zhang , Deliang Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.msea.2025.148268","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.msea.2025.148268","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A powder metallurgy (PM) AA6061-10Cu hybrid material was fabricated by a thermomechanical consolidation technique involving hot extrusion of the compact of an AA6061 aluminum alloy and Cu powder blend. By increasing the extrusion ratio from 9:1 to 25:1, both the yield strength (YS), ultimate tensile strength (UTS) and elongation to fracture (EL) of the material all increased significantly from 122 MPa, 207 MPa and 6.8 % to 155 MPa, 256 MPa and 8.9 %. This clearly signifies the deformation driven enhancement of strength-ductility synergy of the PM hybrid material. After a tailored T6 heat treatment, the superior tensile properties associated with increased deformation were maintained, with the YS and UTS increasing from 189 to 253 MPa to 246 and 297 MPa, while maintaining the EL at 5.8 %. In both states, the improvement of strength is attributed to nano-precipitate strengthening from the high volume fractions of Al<sub>2</sub>Cu, Al-(Fe, Cr, Si) and Al-(Fe, Cr) precipitates, grain boundary strengthening due to the refinement and increased volume fraction of recrystallized grains, and dislocation strengthening within the Cu particles. The significant improvement in ductility of the as-extruded hybrid material is attributed to the promotion of coordinated deformation facilitated by the high density geometrically necessary dislocations (GNDs) resulting from the pronounced size disparity between dynamic recrystallized (DRXed) and deformed grains in the matrix, as well as the substantial increase in the volume fraction of DRXed grains, which provides strong support for grain boundary sliding and rotation within the grain layer, positively influencing strain continuity at the AA6061/Cu interface. These findings offer new insights for hybrid material design to achieve superior mechanical performance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":385,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: A","volume":"932 ","pages":"Article 148268"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143746465","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Junfeng Sun, Haifei Lu, Yuchen Liang, Kaiyu Luo, Jinzhong Lu
{"title":"Integrated manufacturing method for compressor blisks: LDED Ti65 on sheet Ti-6Al-4V","authors":"Junfeng Sun, Haifei Lu, Yuchen Liang, Kaiyu Luo, Jinzhong Lu","doi":"10.1016/j.msea.2025.148266","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.msea.2025.148266","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This research focuses on the integrated manufacturing technology of aero-engine compressor blisks, especially the deposition of Ti65 powder on a Ti-6Al-4V substrate using laser direct energy deposition (LDED). The microstructure, microhardness, and tensile properties of the samples were investigated. The analysis revealed that the microstructure of the specimens can be divided into LDED-Ti65, heat-affected zone (HAZ), and Ti-6Al-4V substrate. The microstructure of Ti65 exhibited different morphologies of α laths. Ti-6 A l-4V presented a bimodal microstructure. The HAZ formed a gradient microstructure comprising lamellar α, α laths, as well as residual β-transformed (β<sub>t</sub>) structure and primary α (α<sub>p</sub>). The HAZ's lowest microhardness (339 HV) was attributed to the cyclic thermal effects during deposition, which dissolved α<sub>p</sub> and secondary α (α<sub>s</sub>). The ultimate tensile strength (UTS) and yield strength (YS) of the HAZ specimens were 1005 ± 10 MPa and 910 ± 8 MPa, respectively, with a maximum elongation (δ) of 11.5 ± 0.5 %. The excellent ductility was attributed to angular grain boundary ratios and finer α adjustment. Using the digital image correlation (DIC) technique, stress concentration and inhomogeneous deformation were observed to occur first in the HAZ. The inhomogeneity of plastic strain was microstructure-dependent. Loading-unloading-reloading tests (LUR) showed that strain hardening induced by the gradient microstructure of the HAZ during plastic deformation enhanced the ductility of the specimen through a synergistic effect.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":385,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: A","volume":"932 ","pages":"Article 148266"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143746463","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yaqi Wu , Jamieson Brechtl , Changwei Li , Peter K. Liaw , Guihong Geng , Yong Zhang
{"title":"Serration behavior and brittle phase-induced mechanical transitions in wrought Al0.3CoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy from 100°C to 800°C","authors":"Yaqi Wu , Jamieson Brechtl , Changwei Li , Peter K. Liaw , Guihong Geng , Yong Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.msea.2025.148261","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.msea.2025.148261","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this work, the serrated flows and temperature-dependent behavior of Al0.3CoCrFeNi were investigated. The refined composite multiscale entropy (RCMSE) method was used to model and analyze the serration behavior. The results revealed that serrated flow exhibited dynamically complex behavior, with complexity increasing with temperature. Experimental results showed that the serration type changed from type-A (regular, high-frequency serrations associated with dynamic strain aging (DSA) effects) and type B (irregular, medium-frequency serrations linked to localized dislocation motion) to type-C (low-frequency, large-amplitude serrations caused by interactions between deformation twins and dislocations) between 300°C and 600°C due to the transition from dynamic strain aging (DSA) effects to interactions between deformation twins and dislocations. Additionally, grain boundary segregation led to a transition from ductile to brittle fracture at 700°C. These findings highlight the significance of understanding serration and temperature-dependent behaviors during the deformation of the Al0.3 alloy, which is crucial for research on the temperature-dependent failure and application of high-entropy alloys.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":385,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: A","volume":"932 ","pages":"Article 148261"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143734946","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M.R. Afshar , A. Zarei-Hanzaki , M. Tahaghoghi , M. Mosayebi , N. Bassim , H.R. Abedi
{"title":"Tensile compression yield asymmetry of Mg-Zn-Y-Gd-Zr alloy in extruded and annealed states","authors":"M.R. Afshar , A. Zarei-Hanzaki , M. Tahaghoghi , M. Mosayebi , N. Bassim , H.R. Abedi","doi":"10.1016/j.msea.2025.148263","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.msea.2025.148263","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates the microstructural changes and mechanical response of GWZ magnesium alloy at room temperature, aiming to understand the factors contributing to the asymmetry observed in tensile and compressive yield behavior. After a long-time annealing treatment, various microstructural features such as texture, grain size, long period stacking ordered (LPSO) phase, and crystal orientation undergo changes, which allows for the investigation of their combined effects on the mechanical properties and yield-asymmetry. The yield-asymmetry of the alloy in the extruded condition was found to be 1.08, increasing to about 1.22 after heat treatment. Annealing creates new texture components that are favorable for extension/contraction twinning. Additionally, the increase in average grain size after annealing increases the probability of extension twin formation. Increasing the twin probability and decreasing the slip-to-twin transfer critical stress enhances the difference between tensile and compressive yield strengths. Additionally, the mentioned phenomenon is the reason for the lower strength level, higher ductility, and higher yield asymmetry of the annealed specimens. Fraction of blocky-LPSO also diminished through annealing, giving way to the formation of lamellar-LPSO within α-grains. Under tensile loading, lamellar LPSO exhibits structural integrity, while under compression, yielding occurs through the formation of kink bands. The high susceptibility of lamellar LPSO for strain induced structural evolution rather than blocky ones, could justify the observed low yield-asymmetry of extruded microstructure.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":385,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: A","volume":"932 ","pages":"Article 148263"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143746462","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ruidong Yang , Zhefeng Xu , Mengying Zhu , Jiankai Bai , Satoshi Motozuka , Bingxin Cong , Yan Wang , Huihui Zhang , Kazuhiro Matsugi , Mingzhen Ma
{"title":"Strengthening of metastable β-T9V alloy via α′ martensite regulation and α-phase introduction","authors":"Ruidong Yang , Zhefeng Xu , Mengying Zhu , Jiankai Bai , Satoshi Motozuka , Bingxin Cong , Yan Wang , Huihui Zhang , Kazuhiro Matsugi , Mingzhen Ma","doi":"10.1016/j.msea.2025.148262","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.msea.2025.148262","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Low strength is a key limitation for the engineering applications of metastable β titanium alloys. This study aims to achieve high strength in the metastable β Ti-9V-5Zr-3Al-2Cr (wt. %) alloy by regulating the type and size of α′ martensite and the fraction of α-phase through hot-rolling. After rolling and quenching at 850 °C, 800 °C, and 750 °C, the alloys consisted of a large amount of α′ martensite. During tensile testing, the reorientation of α′ martensite enhanced the work-hardening and plastic deformation in the alloy. Rolling at 850 °C, α′ martensite is all dislocation type, i.e. dislocation α′ martensite (DM), but the martensite size is large, leading to a low tensile strength of 850 MPa. When the rolling temperature decreased to 800 °C, the α′ martensite grains were refined, and twinned α′ martensite (TM) appeared. The heterostructure formed by DM and TM generated back-stress strengthening, increasing tensile strength to 1030 MPa. Rolling at 750 °C, the two types of martensite grains were further refined, and α sub-grains were retained within the prior β grains, improving tensile strength to 1090 MPa. However, after rolling at 700 °C, α′ martensite disappeared, and the alloy was composed of α- and β-phases. Stress concentration at the phase boundaries significantly reduced plasticity. This study demonstrates the influence of α′ martensite deformation behavior and the introduction of trace α-phase on the mechanical properties of metastable β titanium alloys, providing a viable strategy for strengthening such alloys.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":385,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: A","volume":"932 ","pages":"Article 148262"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143738852","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yating Li , Gaoqiu Sun , Zhiping Wang , Huanhuan Sun , Yaqi Deng , Xu Yuan , Xianfeng Li , Haowei Wang
{"title":"Ceramic particles induce microstructure modification to achieve excellent strength-ductility combination of additive manufactured AlSi10Mg alloy","authors":"Yating Li , Gaoqiu Sun , Zhiping Wang , Huanhuan Sun , Yaqi Deng , Xu Yuan , Xianfeng Li , Haowei Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.msea.2025.148259","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.msea.2025.148259","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The introduction of ceramic particles into aluminum (Al) alloys could enhance the strength of alloys but usually decrease the ductility. In this study, we employ the ceramic particles into additive manufactured AlSi10Mg alloy to enhance the strength and ductility simultaneously. The effect of TiB<sub>2</sub> particles on the microstructure during additive friction stir deposition (AFSD) and subsequent heat treatment was systematically studied. The results show the TiB<sub>2</sub> particles can refine grains during AFSD process, and improve the stability of Si particles and grain boundaries during solution treatment, and accelerate the aging response during aging treatment, leading to the rapid aging response of composite. Specifically, the TiB<sub>2</sub>/AlSi10Mg composite aged at 170 °C for 1 h achieves excellent strength-ductility combination with the ultimate tensile strength reaching 353 MPa and the ductility reaching 7.7 %, overcoming the strength-ductility trade off in AFSDed AlSi10Mg alloys. The enhancement of the strength-ductility combination of TiB<sub>2</sub>/AlSi10Mg composite should be attributed to grain refinement, stable Si particles and TiB<sub>2</sub> particles, reducing stress concentration near Si particle and preventing the crack propagation. These findings provide the new insights on tailoring microstructure and performance of additive manufactured Al alloys by ceramic particles.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":385,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: A","volume":"932 ","pages":"Article 148259"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143759616","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}