Nature Communications (Aug 2021)

Plastic and low-cost axial zero thermal expansion alloy by a natural dual-phase composite

  • Chengyi Yu,
  • Kun Lin,
  • Suihe Jiang,
  • Yili Cao,
  • Wenjie Li,
  • Yilin Wang,
  • Yan Chen,
  • Ke An,
  • Li You,
  • Kenichi Kato,
  • Qiang Li,
  • Jun Chen,
  • Jinxia Deng,
  • Xianran Xing

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25036-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Zero thermal expansion alloys have unique dimensional stability but suffer from inherent brittleness and compositional sensitivity. Here the authors present the one-step eutectic reaction approach to produce a dual-phase alloy with an axial zero expansion and promising mechanical properties.