Archeology-inspired enhancement strategy for aluminum alloys
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Authors
- Zhichao Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5002-6415)
- Ri-ping LIU
- Shidong Feng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6939-308X)
- Xinyu Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3830-4096)
- Li‐Min Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0484-2646)
- Bo Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9804-1614)
- Zhigao Yin
- Bing Zhang
- Yingdan Liu
- Zhen-Qiang Song
- Bingtao Wang
Institutions
- Yanshan University (CN)
- CITIC Group (China) (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- iScience
- Published
- 2026-08-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2026.117354
- Primary Topic
- Metallurgy and Material Science
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China