journal article·2026-01

Superior dynamic response of a lightweight compositionally complex steel enabled by intricate twinning and phase transformation

Feng Wang, Qiang Long, Jingzhi He, Yu Tang, Chao Ding, Hailong Peng, Peter Liaw, Min Song, Zhangwei Wang

Acta Materialia· Volume 302
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