The Relationship between Strength and Toughness in Tempered Steel: Trade‐Off or Invariable?
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DOI: 10.1002/adem.201801116
Abstract: Two different types of strength‐toughness relations are investigated in tempered steel (tempered at 25–420 °C). It is found that there is a trade‐off relation between strength‐fracture toughness and becomes invariable relation between strength‐impact toughness. The effect… read more here.
Keywords: tempered steel; toughness; strength; strength toughness ... See more keywords
Photopolymerized Triazole-Based Glassy Polymer Networks with Superior Tensile Toughness.
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DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201801095
Abstract: Photopolymerization is a ubiquitous, indispensable technique widely applied in applications from coatings, inks, and adhesives to thermosetting restorative materials for medical implants, and the fabrication of complex macro-scale, microscale, and nanoscale 3D architectures via additive… read more here.
Keywords: glassy polymer; polymer networks; triazole based; photopolymerized triazole ... See more keywords
Fully Polymeric Conductive Hydrogels with Low Hysteresis and High Toughness as Multi‐Responsive and Self‐Powered Wearable Sensors
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DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202316346
Abstract: High mechanical strength, excellent toughness, low hysteresis, and robust resilience are of great importance for stretchable conductive hydrogels (CHs) to heighten their reliabilities for self‐powered sensing applications. However, it still remains challenging to simultaneously obtain… read more here.
Keywords: conductive hydrogels; low hysteresis; toughness; fully polymeric ... See more keywords
Multifunctional Nano‐Conductive Hydrogels With High Mechanical Strength, Toughness and Fatigue Resistance as Self‐Powered Wearable Sensors and Deep Learning‐Assisted Recognition System
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DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202409081
Abstract: High mechanical strength, toughness, and fatigue resistance are essential to improve the reliability of conductive hydrogels for self‐powered sensing. However, achieving mutually exclusive properties simultaneously remains challenging. Hence, a novel directed interlocking strategy based on… read more here.
Keywords: toughness fatigue; high mechanical; toughness; recognition ... See more keywords
Biomimetic Interface Engineering Approach for Universal Toughening of Rigid Fibers
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DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202501380
Abstract: The development of a straightforward, universally applicable methodology for transforming short, rigid fibers into ultra‐long, high‐toughness fibers is of significant theoretical and practical importance, presenting considerable challenges in its execution. Inspired by the intricate structure… read more here.
Keywords: biomimetic interface; toughness; interface engineering; approach ... See more keywords
Supramolecular Solvent‐mediated Polymeric Gel with High Adhesion and Toughness for Adaptive Grasping Soft Robotics
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DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202506143
Abstract: Glassy polymers such as polyacrylic acid suffer from fragility, limited extensibility, and toughness. By introducing solvents that weaken polymer‐polymer interactions, glassy polymers can be converted into soft states. To obtain mechanical strength and ductility simultaneously,… read more here.
Keywords: robotics; solvent; toughness; adhesion ... See more keywords
Light-Activated Stress Relaxation, Toughness Improvement, and Photoinduced Reversal of Physical Aging in Glassy Polymer Networks.
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.202007221
Abstract: A covalent adaptable network (CAN) with high glass transition temperature (Tg ), superior mechanical properties including toughness and ductility, and unprecedented spatio-temporally controlled dynamic behavior is prepared by introducing dynamic moieties capable of reversible addition… read more here.
Keywords: toughness; improvement; stress relaxation; raft ... See more keywords
Artificial Nacre with High Toughness Amplification Factor: Residual Stress‐Engineering Sparks Enhanced Extrinsic Toughening Mechanisms
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.202108267
Abstract: The high fracture toughness of mollusk nacre is predominantly attributed to the structure‐associated extrinsic mechanisms such as platelet sliding and crack deflection. While the nacre‐mimetic structures are widely adopted in artificial ceramics, the extrinsic mechanisms… read more here.
Keywords: toughening mechanisms; toughness; extrinsic toughening; fracture toughness ... See more keywords
Uncovering the Intrinsic High Fracture Toughness of Titanium via Lowered Oxygen Impurity Content
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.202408286
Abstract: Titanium (Ti) and its alloys are known to exhibit room‐temperature fracture toughness below 130 MPa m1/2, only about one half of the best austenitic stainless steels. It is purported that this is not the best… read more here.
Keywords: fracture; oxygen; toughness; high fracture ... See more keywords
A Complex Concentrated Alloy with Record‐High Strength‐Toughness at 77 K
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.202410923
Abstract: High strength and large ductility, leading to a high material toughness (area under the stress‐strain curve), are desirable for alloys used in cryogenic applications. Assisted by domain‐knowledge‐informed machine learning, here a complex concentrated Fe35Co29Ni24Al10Ta2 alloy… read more here.
Keywords: complex concentrated; toughness; alloy; record high ... See more keywords
On the Origins of Fracture Toughness in Advanced Teleosts: How the Swordfish Sword's Bone Structure and Composition Allow for Slashing under Water to Kill or Stun Prey
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DOI: 10.1002/advs.201900287
Abstract: Abstract The osseous sword of a swordfish (Xiphias gladius) is specialized to incapacitate prey with stunning blows. Considering the sword's growth and maturation pattern, aging from the sword's base to the tip, while missing a… read more here.
Keywords: prey; sword; bone; advanced teleosts ... See more keywords