Heterostructured materials

Heterostructured (HS) materials are a new class of materials that are composed of heterogeneous zones with dramatically different (>100 %) mechanical or physical properties. The interactive coupling between these heterogeneous zones produces a synergistic effect in which the integrated property exceeds the prediction by the rule-of-mixtures. HS materials possess superior mechanical or physical properties that are not achievable by their conventional homogenous counterparts. This review focuses primarily on structural HS materials, whose superior mechanical properties are enabled by a new scientific principle: hetero-deformation induced (HDI) strengthening and HDI work hardening. Geometrically necessary…