Demonstration of a strategy to create hybrid materials with stochastic 3D mesostructures

• A simple strategy to create hybrid materials with random 3D mesostructures is proposed. • The strategy entails using commodity materials significantly different in terms of length-scale. • The random 3D mesostructure counteracts the catastrophic fracture by impact. A strategy to create hybrid materials with stochastic 3D mesostructures is proposed. The strategy entails the combination of commodity materials significantly different in terms of length-scale and their processing via induction sintering. Materials composed of a ferrous filaments mesostructure embedded in a sintered titanium microstructure are manufactured as representative example. The study shows that the presence of the random 3D mesostructure prevents the catastrophic fracture by impact of the hybrid materials.