Corrosion-resistant and bioactive FeMn-CaP-Col@CS coating on magnesium alloy for orthopedic implants: Fabrication and characterization
January 2026
To address the rapid degradation behavior of magnesium alloys in physiological environments, a multifunctional gradient FeMn-CaP-Col@CS composite coating was fabricated on the surface of biodegradable...
Effect of molybdenum content on the microstructure and tribological properties of Ti-Nb-Cu alloys produced by LPBF additive manufacturing
January 2026
Obtaining excellent wear resistance is critical for titanium alloys used as orthopedic implants. In this study, the β-type Ti-35Nb-5Cu-xMo alloys (Ti355x, x = 0, 1, 2, and 4 wt%) were fabricated by...
Recent progress in Zn matrix composites for biomedical applications
January 2026
Zn matrix composites (ZMCs) exhibit significant potential in biomedical applications due to their outstanding biocompatibility, degradation rates that can be precisely controlled, and mechanical properties...
Excellent mechanical properties and biocompatibility of Ti-15Mo alloy via interstitial nitrogen atoms
January 2026
The insufficient tensile yield strength is a prominent deficiency for metastable biomedical titanium alloys from the clinical application perspective. In this study, we have reported a strategy to obtain...
A review on the biomedical Ti-Cu alloys: Design, preparation, microstructure and properties
January 2026
In clinical fields with a high risk of infection, such as orthopedics and dentistry, stringent requirements are imposed on the mechanical properties, biocompatibility, and antibacterial performance...
Tailoring corrosion resistance of laser powder bed fusion produced Ti-6Al-4V via heat treatment at 700 °C in potential biomedical applications: Microstructural evolution and electrochemical behavior
January 2026
Ti-6Al-4V alloys fabricated by laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) have emerged as promising candidates for orthopedic implants due to their high specific strength and complex geometry capability. However,...
Surface engineering of medical titanium alloy: A review
January 2026
Medical titanium alloys are widely used in fields such as orthopedic implants, dental implants, and cardiovascular devices due to their excellent mechanical properties, biocompatibility, and corrosion...
Biodegradable metals for cardiovascular and orthopaedic implants: A comparative review of magnesium, iron and zinc
January 2026
The advancement of temporary biodegradable implants has intensified interest in metallic systems because of their ability to provide initial mechanical support while promoting biological healing. Among...
Deformation twinning in a wrought Ni-base superalloy at intermediate temperatures
Available online 28 January 2026
To further investigate the deformation twinning mechanism in wrought Ni-base superalloys under intermediate-temperature loading, we analyzed a turbine disk alloy by using aberration-corrected transmission...
4D printing of shape memory alloy metamaterials: Mechanisms, structures, and applications
Available online 27 January 2026
Additive manufacturing (AM), also referred to as 3D printing, is an emerging fabrication technology that enables the construction of complex multiscale architectures with high material utilization through...
Machine learning-assisted design of lightweight refractory high-entropy alloys: a comprehensive review
Available online 27 January 2026
Lightweight refractory high-entropy alloys (LRHEAs) represent an emerging class of structural materials that integrate low density with exceptional strength and outstanding high-temperature stability,...
A critical review of advances and application prospects of soft magnetic high entropy alloys
Available online 26 January 2026
The design strategy of high-entropy alloys (HEAs) indicates that the range of alloy design has been extended to the central regions of multi-element-phase diagrams, which leads to a significant increase...
A strategy on the consistency of tensile strength of friction stir lap welding joint based on the same peak temperature
Available online 23 January 2026
The strength at the end of weld is relatively small due to the sharp increase in welding temperature, resulting in a problem of inconsistent joint strength along the weld direction. Although this problem...
Phase-field simulation of α-Mg dendrite growth in magnesium alloys: a review
Available online 23 January 2026
Magnesium alloys, as typical hexagonal close-packed (hcp) structural metals, exhibit complex and diverse morphological characteristics of α-Mg dendrite in their as-cast microstructures, which significantly...
Engineering Mn-Nx sites on nitrogen-doped carbon spheres as efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts for zinc-air batteries
Available online 23 January 2026
The Mn/N co-doped carbon spheres (Mn@NCS) were synthesized via a dual-template strategy by employing polydopamine (PDA) spheres and Mn-doped ZIF-8 as precursors, which enables precise anchoring of highly...
Excellent superplasticity for lamellar microstructure in nugget of a double-sided friction stir welded Ti-4.5Al-3V-2Mo-2Fe alloy joint
Available online 23 January 2026
This study successfully achieved the welding of Ti-4.5Al-3V-2Mo-2Fe alloy using double side-friction stir welding. The microstructure of the nugget was characterized using a scanning electron microscope,...