Aluminum-tuned the strength-ductility synergy in Ti50Zr30Nb20-xAlx refractory medium-entropy alloys

Kunchuan Wang; Kai Xiong; Yunyang Ye; Zixing Li; Linbo Deng; Zhangyi Chen; Junhao Mao; Shunmeng Zhang; Yingwu Wang

doi:10.1016/j.msea.2025.149028

journal article Nov 01, 2025

Aluminum-tuned the strength-ductility synergy in Ti50Zr30Nb20-xAlx refractory medium-entropy alloys

Kunchuan Wang Kai Xiong

Yunyang Ye Zixing Li

Linbo Deng Zhangyi Chen Junhao Mao Shunmeng Zhang Yingwu Wang

Materials Science and Engineering: A Vol. 945 pp. 149028 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Nov 01, 2025
Vol/Issue: 945
Pages: 149028
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State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

Funding

Ten Thousand Talent Plans for Young Top-notch Talents of Yunnan Province

Yunnan Provincial Science and Technology Department Award: YPML-20240502046

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Kunchuan Wang, Kai Xiong, Yunyang Ye, et al. (2025). Aluminum-tuned the strength-ductility synergy in Ti50Zr30Nb20-xAlx refractory medium-entropy alloys. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 945, 149028. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2025.149028

Aluminum-tuned the strength-ductility synergy in Ti50Zr30Nb20-xAlx refractory medium-entropy alloys

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