{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Wang H"],"funding":["Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee","Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee (RGC, UGC)"],"pagination":["6782"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11310445"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["15(1)"],"pubmed_abstract":["Intermetallic alloys have traditionally been characterized by their inherent brittleness due to their lack of sufficient slip systems and absence of strain hardening. However, here we developed a single-phase B2 high-entropy intermetallic alloy that is both strong and plastic. Unlike conventional intermetallics, this high-entropy alloy features a highly distorted crystalline lattice with complex chemical order, leading to multiple slip systems and high flow stress. In addition, the alloy exhibits a dynamic hardening mechanism triggered by dislocation gliding that preserves its strength across a wide range of temperatures. As a result, this high-entropy intermetallic circumvents precipitous thermal softening, with extensive plastic flows even at high homologous temperatures, outperforming a"],"journal":["Nature communications"],"pubmed_title":["Lattice distortion enabling enhanced strength and plasticity in high entropy intermetallic alloy."],"pmcid":["PMC11310445"],"funding_grant_id":["CityU11213118","CityU 11201721","CityU11200719"],"pubmed_authors":["Xu XD","Zhao WJ","Yang PY","Ma SH","Zhao SJ","Wang H","Lu WJ","Chen HA","Liu Y","Yang Y","Wu CL","Wang Q","Liu CT","Cheng Q","Guo BS","Pao CW","Qiao JC","He QF","Hou JH"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Lattice distortion enabling enhanced strength and plasticity in high entropy intermetallic alloy.","description":"Intermetallic alloys have traditionally been characterized by their inherent brittleness due to their lack of sufficient slip systems and absence of strain hardening. However, here we developed a single-phase B2 high-entropy intermetallic alloy that is both strong and plastic. Unlike conventional intermetallics, this high-entropy alloy features a highly distorted crystalline lattice with complex chemical order, leading to multiple slip systems and high flow stress. In addition, the alloy exhibits a dynamic hardening mechanism triggered by dislocation gliding that preserves its strength across a wide range of temperatures. As a result, this high-entropy intermetallic circumvents precipitous thermal softening, with extensive plastic flows even at high homologous temperatures, outperforming a","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Aug","modification":"2026-04-30T00:04:34.066Z","creation":"2025-04-06T19:30:28.262Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11310445","cross_references":{"pubmed":["39117648"],"doi":["10.1038/s41467-024-51204-0"]}}