Maximilien Launey

TL;DR: In this article, the authors show that the ability of a microstructure to develop toughening mechanisms acting either ahead or behind the crack tip can result in resistance-curve behavior where the fracture resistance actually increases with crack extension; the implication here is that toughness is often developed primarily during crack growth and not for crack initiation.

TL;DR: This result demonstrates that the combination of toughness and strength accessible to amorphous materials extends beyond the benchmark ranges established by the toughest and strongest materials known, thereby pushing the envelope of damage tolerance accessible to a structural metal.

TL;DR: In this article, the feasibility of using grain-boundary engineering techniques to reduce the susceptibility of a metallic material to intergranular embrittlement in the presence of hydrogen is examined.

TL;DR: In this paper, the concept of hierarchical design is applied to conventional compounds such as alumina and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) to make bulk hybrid materials that display exceptional toughness that can be nearly 300 times higher than either of their constituents.

TL;DR: The preparation of ceramic-based inks for robotic-assisted deposition (robocasting) using Pluronic F-127 solutions is described, allowing the preparation of pseudoplastic inks with solid contents ranging between 30 and 50 vol%, enabling them to flow through a narrow printing nozzle while supporting the weight of the printed structure.