supported by the National Natu-ral Science Foundation of China(Nos.51971170 and 51922082);the Shaanxi Science&Technology Innovation Project(No.2022QFY10-03);the assistance of Dr.Ping-Jiong Yang during the earlier stage of this project.S.O.and S.S.were supported by the Ministry of Education,Culture,Sport,Sci-ence and Technology of Japan programs(Nos.JPMXP1122684766,JPMXP1020230325,and JPMXP1020230327);JSPS KAKENHI(No.JP23H00161).S.S.was supported by JSPS KAKENHI(Nos.21K14042 and 22H05283).S.S.and S.O.wish to thank Dr.Tomo-hito Tsuru for discussions regarding NNP creation.
Niobium(Nb)is sensitive to even minute quantities of silicon(Si)solutes,which are known to induce pronounced hardening.However,the underlying mechanism for hardening remains elusive since the ef-fect of Si solutes on ...
supported by financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52275323 and 52125502).
Diffusion bonding of titanium and its alloys typically requires high temperatures,which may lead to structural deformation,grain coarsening,and deterioration in the properties of the workpiece.In this study,we achieve...
supported by the National Key Research and Development Plan(Grant No.2021YFB3802400);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52071141,52271212,52201250);the Equipment Pre-research Field Foundation(Grant No.6140721040101);the Interdisciplinary Innovation Program of North China Electric Power University(Grant No.XM2112355).
Metal borohydride ammoniates have become one of the most promising hydrogen storage materials due to their ultrahigh capacities.However,their application is still restricted by the high temperature of hydrogen desorpt...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52002119 and 52102346);the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2021YFB3400800);the Startup Funds from the Henan University of Science and Technology(Nos.13480095,13480096,13554031 and 13554032).
Niobium pentoxide(Nb2O5)has attracted much attention in lithium batteries due to its advantages of high operating voltage,large theoretical capacity,environmental friendliness and cost-effectiveness.However,the intrin...
the support of the Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship and Forrest Research Foundation Ph D scholarship;the fnancial support provided by the Open Foundation of Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-ferrous Metals and Featured Materials(No.2021GXYSOF03)and the facilities;the scientifc and technical assistance of the Australian Microscopy&Microanalysis Research Facility at the Centre for Microscopy,Characterisation&Analysis,The University of Western Australia,a facility funded by the University,State and Commonwealth Governments。
Although different types of powder feedstock are used for additive manufacturing via laser powder bed fusion(L-PBF),limited work has attempted to directly compare the microstructure and mechanical behavior of componen...
This work was financially supported by Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow(LIFT).Project number and title are Joining-R2-1-60061248 and Development of Technologies for Joining Titanium to Steel,respectively;support from National Science Foundation under a Major Research Instrument Grant No.1531785。
Stainless steel(SS)and titanium alloys can be welded in the solid-state by high speed oblique impact.Here,the effect of a niobium(Nb)interlayer on weld strength and thermal stability is evaluated.Both Ti/SS and Ti/Nb/...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51871138);Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality(19010500400);the 111 project(No.D16002)。
Grain refinement is critical for fabricating high-quality Al-Si casting components in the application of automobile and aerospace industries,while the well-known Si-poisoning effect makes it difficult.Nbbased refiners...
support of the ECU Postgraduate Research Award;Forrest Research Foundation Ph D Scholarship;the Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship(ECU);the facilities,and the scientific and technical assistance of the Australian Microscopy&Microanalysis Research Facility at the Centre for Microscopy,Characterisation&Analysis,The University of Western Australia,a facility funded by the University,State and Commonwealth Governments。
Although using elemental powder mixtures may provide broad alloy selection at low cost for selective laser melting(SLM), there is still a concern on the resultant microstructural and chemical homogeneity of the produc...
financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51672182, 51772197 and 51422206);the Thousand Young Talents Plan, the Jiangsu Natural Science Foundation (Grant Nos. BK20151219 and BK20140009);the Key University Science Research Project of Jiangsu Province (Grant No. 17KJA430013);the 333 High-Level Talents Project in Jiangsu Province;the Six Talent Peaks Project in Jiangsu Province;the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD)
Owing to their high redox activity, abundant resource, and low cost, compounds based on group VB elements(V, Nb, and Ta) are promising electrode materials for an array of energy storage devices. Moreover,their open ...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51134013, and 51471044);funds for the central universities, key laboratory of basic research projects of Liaoning Province Department of Education (No. LZ2014007);the Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province (No. 2014028013)
A series of CoCrFeNb_xNi(x values in molar ratio, x = 0, 0.25, 0.45, 0.5, 0.75, 1.0 and 1.2) high entropy alloys(HEAs) was prepared to investigate the alloying effect of Nb on the microstructures and mechanical pr...