journal article·2026-01

On the origin of grain boundary α phase mediated strain localization and crack initiation in metastable β titanium alloy

Jiaqiang Chang, Yingjie Ma, Sensen Huang, Zirong Zhai, Yingna Wu, Rui Yang, Zhenbo Zhang

Acta Materialia· Volume 302
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