journal article·2026-04

Breaking the strength-ductility trade-off in TiAlZrNbV lightweight multi-principal element alloys via annealing-induced heterostructure

Chengquan Zhang, Yilin Mao, Chen Su, Pengcheng Zhang, Xiaodong Tan, Shengfeng Guo

Acta Materialia· Volume 308
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