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<p>Ultrahigh-strength bulk alloys with martensitic structures are essential for heavy-duty applications and infrastructure. However, they often contain small-angle grain boundaries (SAGBs), which enhance ductility but weaken resistance to dislocation motion. This limitation restricts tensile strength to below 2.5 GPa, even when nanoprecipitates or hierarchical architectures are introduced. Here we overcome this limitation by developing a near-single-phase martensitic alloy with a tensile strength exceeding 3 GPa. In the model (Fe<sub>49</sub>Co<sub>40</sub>Mo<sub>11</sub>)<sub>99.6</sub>B<sub>0.3</sub>C<sub>0.1</sub> (at.%) alloy, cold rolling followed by low-temperature annealing introduces a high density of dislocations and drives Mo, C and B atoms to cosegregate at the SAGBs, forming interface complexes. These complexes stabilize the SAGBs, reinforce barriers to dislocation motion and still permit dislocation transmission across boundaries. As a result, the alloy achieves a tensile yield strength of 3.05 GPa and a fracture elongation of 5.13%, setting a benchmark for ultrahigh-strength, ductile alloys. This simple, scalable process integrates seamlessly with existing manufacturing methods and opens a path to next-generation structural materials.</p>

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A 3-GPa ductile martensitic alloy enabled by interface complexes and dislocations

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    2026年1月30日

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  • Rong Lv,
  • Jia Li,
  • Yunzhu Shi,
  • Shuai Dai,
  • Shuo Wang,
  • Xinren Chen,
  • Xiaoye Zhou,
  • Fei Zhang,
  • Meiyuan Jiao,
  • Chao Ma,
  • Alexander Schökel,
  • Shaolou Wei,
  • Yan Ma,
  • Claudio Pistidda,
  • Zhifeng Lei,
  • Zhaoping Lu

摘要

Ultrahigh-strength bulk alloys with martensitic structures are essential for heavy-duty applications and infrastructure. However, they often contain small-angle grain boundaries (SAGBs), which enhance ductility but weaken resistance to dislocation motion. This limitation restricts tensile strength to below 2.5 GPa, even when nanoprecipitates or hierarchical architectures are introduced. Here we overcome this limitation by developing a near-single-phase martensitic alloy with a tensile strength exceeding 3 GPa. In the model (Fe49Co40Mo11)99.6B0.3C0.1 (at.%) alloy, cold rolling followed by low-temperature annealing introduces a high density of dislocations and drives Mo, C and B atoms to cosegregate at the SAGBs, forming interface complexes. These complexes stabilize the SAGBs, reinforce barriers to dislocation motion and still permit dislocation transmission across boundaries. As a result, the alloy achieves a tensile yield strength of 3.05 GPa and a fracture elongation of 5.13%, setting a benchmark for ultrahigh-strength, ductile alloys. This simple, scalable process integrates seamlessly with existing manufacturing methods and opens a path to next-generation structural materials.