B.L. Xiao

TL;DR: In this paper, the grain size and width of the DZs in the heterogeneous composites could be controlled by high energy ball milling (HEBM) on additional Al-Cu-Mg alloy powders.

TL;DR: In this article, a series of ideal materials with average grain sizes range from 0.7μm to 30.0μm containing high fraction of high angle grain boundaries (HAGBs), equiaxed grains and low density of dislocations were produced by friction stir processing (FSP).

TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify deformation behavior and strengthening mechanisms of a carbon nanotube (CNT)-reinforced bimodal-grained Al-Cu-Mg nanocomposite and its base alloy fabricated by two-step ball milling, powder metallurgy and extrusion.

TL;DR: In this paper, the tension-tension/tension-compression fatigue behaviors of bimodal structure CNT/7055Al composites consisting of ultra-fine grain (UFG) zones rich of CNTs and coarse grain (CG) bands free of carbon nanotube (CNTs) were investigated and the corresponding damage mechanisms were analyzed.

TL;DR: A 3D multi-scale finite element model was developed to predict the effective thermal conductivity of GNP/Al composites, including the orientation, shape, aspect ratio, configuration and volume fraction of GNPs.