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Main Authors: Zhang, Wenjing, Cui, Jizhe, Wang, Xiaoyang, Zhang, Shubo, Chong, Yan, Godfrey, Andy, Tsuji, Nobuhiro, Wang, Kai, Hu, Rong, Xue, Jing, Chen, Junyu, Fang, Gang, Yu, Rong, Liu, Wei
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.18233
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author Zhang, Wenjing
Cui, Jizhe
Wang, Xiaoyang
Zhang, Shubo
Chong, Yan
Godfrey, Andy
Tsuji, Nobuhiro
Wang, Kai
Hu, Rong
Xue, Jing
Chen, Junyu
Fang, Gang
Yu, Rong
Liu, Wei
author_facet Zhang, Wenjing
Cui, Jizhe
Wang, Xiaoyang
Zhang, Shubo
Chong, Yan
Godfrey, Andy
Tsuji, Nobuhiro
Wang, Kai
Hu, Rong
Xue, Jing
Chen, Junyu
Fang, Gang
Yu, Rong
Liu, Wei
contents Alloying by addition of oxygen interstitials during additive manufacturing provides new routes to strengthen and toughen metals and alloys. The underlying mechanisms by which such interstitial atoms lead to enhanced properties remain, however, unclear, not least due a lack of quantitative atomic-scale models linking microstructure to properties. Here using quasi-3D imaging based on multi-slice electron ptychography, we reveal the importance of a new type of interstitial-character lattice defect, namely zero-dimensional stacking domains (ZDSDs), present in high density in AM-processed oxygen-modulated pure titanium. These ZDSDs promote slip diversity, and support intense work hardening, enabling a three-fold enhancement in both strength and ductility in Ti-0.45O compared to conventional pure Ti. The work demonstrates the potential for using interstitial solutes to enhance mechanical properties in a range of critical engineering alloys.
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spellingShingle Zero-Dimensional Stacking Domains Enable Strong-Ductile Synergy in Additive Manufactured Titanium
Zhang, Wenjing
Cui, Jizhe
Wang, Xiaoyang
Zhang, Shubo
Chong, Yan
Godfrey, Andy
Tsuji, Nobuhiro
Wang, Kai
Hu, Rong
Xue, Jing
Chen, Junyu
Fang, Gang
Yu, Rong
Liu, Wei
Materials Science
Alloying by addition of oxygen interstitials during additive manufacturing provides new routes to strengthen and toughen metals and alloys. The underlying mechanisms by which such interstitial atoms lead to enhanced properties remain, however, unclear, not least due a lack of quantitative atomic-scale models linking microstructure to properties. Here using quasi-3D imaging based on multi-slice electron ptychography, we reveal the importance of a new type of interstitial-character lattice defect, namely zero-dimensional stacking domains (ZDSDs), present in high density in AM-processed oxygen-modulated pure titanium. These ZDSDs promote slip diversity, and support intense work hardening, enabling a three-fold enhancement in both strength and ductility in Ti-0.45O compared to conventional pure Ti. The work demonstrates the potential for using interstitial solutes to enhance mechanical properties in a range of critical engineering alloys.
title Zero-Dimensional Stacking Domains Enable Strong-Ductile Synergy in Additive Manufactured Titanium
topic Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.18233