Acta Materialia

Papers
(The TQCC of Acta Materialia is 21. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Acta Journals’ Outstanding Reviewers in 2020282
Corrigendum to ‘In situ laser-ultrasonic monitoring of Poisson's ratio and bulk sound velocities of steel plates during thermal processes’ [Acta Materialia (2022) 118097]251
Corrigendum to Emmanuel Clouet Articles231
Restructuring of emergent grain boundaries at free surfaces – An interplay between core stabilization and elastic stress generation209
Coarsening of metal/ceramics bicontinuous structures enhanced by stress-induced instability under cyclic thermal stress202
Thermodynamics and Ferroelectric Properties of Pb1-xSrxTiO3 Solid Solutions201
Architected materials informatics: Construction and application to cellular-structured heat sink optimization193
Simultaneous dependent transformations nucleated at vertices and faces of 3D Poisson-Voronoi tessellations177
Solute clustering in polycrystals: Unveiling the interplay of grain boundary junction and long-range solute attraction effects174
Introducing strain glass transition into high-entropy TiZrHfNiCuCo alloys exhibiting elastocaloric effect and quasi-linear superelasticity172
Kawin: An open source Kampmann–Wagner Numerical (KWN) phase precipitation and coarsening model161
Defect accumulation in β-Ga2O3 implanted with Yb159
Passivating oxidation behavior of Ti0.12Al0.21B0.67 coatings investigated by scanning transmission electron microscopy and chemical environment dependent density functional theory simulations158
In situ synchrotron study of sintering of gas-atomized Ti-6Al-4 V powders using concomitant micro-tomography and X-ray diffraction: Effect of particle size and interstitials on densification and phase148
The origin of graphite morphology in cast iron146
The toughening effect of twins on fracture in nanotwinned Cu during cyclic loading144
Effect of external stress on hydride reorientation in zirconium139
Scalar permeability microstructure model considering crystallographic texture and grain size for magnetic evaluation of anisotropy in steel134
Revealing the impact of acceptor dopant type on the electrical conductivity of sodium bismuth titanate131
Brittle and ductile deformations in uniaxial compression of Si micropillars128
A data science approach for analysis and reconstruction of spinodal-like composition fields in irradiated FeCrAl alloys126
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Intra-grain orientation distributions in deformed aluminium: Synchrotron X-ray diffraction experiment and crystal-plasticity finite-element simulation118
Deformation twin interactions with grain boundary particles in multi-phase magnesium alloys116
Atomistic simulations of pipe diffusion in bcc transition metals116
Short-range order and its impacts on the BCC MoNbTaW multi-principal element alloy by the machine-learning potential114
Atomistically informed mesoscale modelling of deformation behavior of bulk metallic glasses114
Martensitic transformation during electrochemical polishing of metastable austenitic stainless steel113
Strong interfaces: the key to high strength in nano metallic laminates110
Revealing the mechanism of grain refinement and anti Si-poisoning induced by (Nb, Ti)B2 with a sandwich-like structure108
The Effect of Grain Boundary Facet Junctions on Segregation and Embrittlement108
Suppressing embrittlement and enhancing thermal resistance of bulk superlattice alloys by controllable grain-boundary segregation105
Solid solution softening and hardening in binary BCC alloys104
Electronic effects on the radiation damage in high-entropy alloys104
Precipitate dissolution during deformation induced twin thickening in a CoNi-base superalloy subject to creep104
Sudoku-inspired high-Shannon-entropy alloys103
Superhardness Induced by Grain Boundary Vertical Sliding in (001)-textured ZrB2103
Convective effects on columnar dendritic solidification – A multiscale dendritic needle network study103
Ultrastrong and stress corrosion cracking-resistant martensitic steels103
Effect of thermal ageing on the deformation behaviour of ferrite and austenite in a duplex stainless steel: Micropillar characterisation and dislocation density modelling102
Mechanical properties, failure mechanisms, and scaling laws of bicontinuous nanoporous metallic glasses100
Super-defects in superatomic crystals99
Mechanical behavior and size–dependent strength of small noble-metal nanoparticles97
A spall and diffraction study of nanosecond pressure release across the iron ε-α phase boundary96
Effect of CMAS infiltration on the optical properties of thermal barrier coatings: Study of the mechanisms supported by FDTD simulations and ALD96
Uncovering deformation twins in intermetallic AuSn and Au5Sn94
Bimodal structured chromium-tungsten composite as plasma-facing materials: Sinterability, mechanical properties, and deuterium retention assessment94
Formation and self-organisation of nano-porosity in swift heavy ion irradiated amorphous Ge92
Constrained sintering of alumina micro-ring films on stiff and compliant substrates: Constriction or dilation?91
High-throughput microstructure and composition characterisation of microplatelet reinforced composites using directional reflectance microscopy90
The effects of diffusional couplings on compositional trajectories and interfacial free energies during phase separation in a quaternary Ni-Al-Cr-Re model superalloy89
A phase field crystal model for real-time grain boundary formation and motion in complex concentration alloy87
Demonstration of Helide formation for fusion structural materials as natural lattice sinks for helium87
Influence of substrate polarity on thermal stability, grain growth and atomic interface structure of Au thin films on ZnO surfaces86
Ion kinetic energy- and ion flux-dependent mechanical properties and thermal stability of (Ti,Al)N thin films86
Grain boundaries modification of the spinel LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 ceramic cathode towards low interfacial resistance for lithium-ion batteries with ultrahigh areal energy density86
Chemical core-shell metastability-induced large ductility in medium-entropy maraging and reversion alloys85
Formation and switching of chiral magnetic field textures in three-dimensional gyroid nanostructures85
Hydrogen-assisted spinodal decomposition in a TiNbZrHfTa complex concentrated alloy85
Hydrogen concentration and hydrides in Zircaloy-4 during cyclic thermomechanical loading85
Achieving superior lithium storage performances of CoMoO4 anode for lithium-ion batteries by Si-doping dual vacancies engineering84
Discovery of Guinier-Preston zone hardening in refractory nitride ceramics83
Dynamic deformation mechanism in submicro-laminated copper with interlamellar graphene multilayers83
Predicting path-dependent diffusion barrier spectra in vast compositional space of multi-principal element alloys via convolutional neural networks83
Extraction of reversible hydrogen trapped on prior austenite grain boundaries and promoting intergranular fracture in the elastic region of tempered martensitic steel by utilizing frozen-in hydrogen d83
Evolution of martensitic microstructures in nanocrystalline NiTi wires deformed in tension82
Grain boundary segregation predicted by quantum-accurate segregation spectra but not by classical models81
Microstructure evolution in ultra-high purity Fe-Cr alloys under low-PKA proton irradiation81
Cracking mechanism in a laser powder bed fused cold-work tool steel: The role of residual stresses, microstructure and local elemental concentrations81
A model for solute evolution in laser powder bed fused Al-Si alloys and its application to improve thermal conductivity81
First-principles insights into complex interplays among nano-phases in an Al-Cu-Li-Zr alloy81
Critical assessment of hydrogen pipe diffusion at dislocations in metals80
On microstructure development during laser melting and resolidification: An experimentally validated simulation study80
Solid solution and precipitation strengthening effects in basal slip, extension twinning and pyramidal slip in Mg-Zn alloys80
Phase-field modelling of anisotropic solid-state dewetting on patterned substrates79
Enhancing strengthening effect of topologically close-packed superlattices in medium-entropy alloys via enabling imperfect atomic packing79
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Ni coarsening in Ni-yttria stabilized zirconia electrodes: Three-dimensional quantitative phase-field simulations supported by ex-situ ptychographic nano-tomography78
Ternary diagrams of phase, stability, and optical properties of cesium lead mixed-halide perovskites77
A novel two-step grain boundary diffusion process using TaF5 and Pr70Cu15Al10Ga5 for realizing high-coercivity in Nd-Fe-B-sintered magnets without use of heavy rare-earth77
In situ laser-ultrasonic monitoring of Poisson’s ratio and bulk sound velocities of steel plates during thermal processes77
Bilayer period and ratio dependent structure and mechanical properties of TiN/MoN superlattices77
A novel Re-free Ni-based single-crystal superalloy with enhanced creep resistance and microstructure stability76
Ultra-fine-grained and gradient FeCrAl alloys with outstanding work hardening capability76
A Model correlating fluidity to alloy variables in hypoeutectic alloys75
Mechanisms underlying enhanced strength-ductility combinations in TRIP/TWIP Ti-12Mo alloy engineered via isothermal omega precipitation75
The effects of grain boundary structure and bulk Cr content on grain boundary degradation behavior of Ni-Cr binary alloys in high temperature CO274
Fatigue-resistant elastocaloric effect in hypoeutectic TiNi58 alloy with heterogeneous microstructure73
Mapping of microstructure transitions during rapid alloy solidification using Bayesian-guided phase-field simulations73
Substituting Ce with La and Nd in Al11Ce3: Effect on microstructure and mechanical properties72
Cr-promoted formation of B2+L21 composite nanoprecipitates and enhanced mechanical properties in ferritic alloy71
Achieving excellent elevated-temperature mechanical properties in dual-phase high-entropy alloys via nanoscale co-precipitation and heterostructure engineering71
From irregular to regular eutectic growth in the Al-Al3Ni system: In situ observations during directional solidification71
On the exceptional creep resistance in a die-cast Gd-containing Mg alloy with Al addition71
Room temperature plasticity in amorphous SiO2 and amorphous Al71
Microstructural controls on the plastic consolidation of porous brittle solids70
Solid-state dewetting of co-sputtered thin Mo-Cu films accompanied by phase separation70
A grain-size driven transition in the deformation mechanism in slow snow compression70
Flash luminescence, resistive switching and metal-insulator transitions in ceramic oxides70
Time resolved insights into abnormal grain growth by in situ synchrotron measurements70
Size-dependent stress response of nanoscale B2 intermetallic precipitates revealed by in-situ high-energy X-ray diffraction70
Quantum mechanical moduli field70
A discrete dislocation plasticity assessment of the effective temperature in thermodynamic dislocation theory69
Insight into low-temperature sintering of samarium-doped ceria mixed with scavenging lithium69
The grain boundary stiffness and its impact on equilibrium shapes and boundary migration: Analysis of the69
Bridging the gap between the short-range to long-range structural descriptions of the lead magnesium niobate relaxor68
Local charge distortion due to Cr in Ni-based concentrated alloys68
First-principles study of the effect of Al and Hf impurities on Co367
Property and microstructure of Ni50.3Ti29.7Hf20 high-temperature shape memory alloys with different aging conditions67
The dynamics of recrystallized grains during static recrystallization in a hot-compressed Mg-3.2Zn-0.1Ca wt.% alloy using in-situ far field high-energy diffraction microscopy67
The investigation of the influence of B-site disorder on giant exchange bias: Experimental observations and theoretical insights67
Investigations on the crystallographic stacking disordering and properties of novel Ga-containing in-plane chemically ordered (Cr2/3R1/3)2GaC (R=Y, Tb - Lu) i-MAX phases66
Clustering-mediated enhancement of glass-forming ability and plasticity in oxygen-minor-alloyed Zr-Cu metallic glasses66
In situ annealing studies on the microstructural evolution of a macro defect free electroformed nanocrystalline Ni-Co sheet metal and its relation to tensile properties66
Thermodynamic trapping and diffusion model for multiple species in systems with multiple sorts of traps65
A low-temperature prismatic slip instability in Mg understood using machine learning potentials65
Nucleation behavior of the primary FCC-Al phase in a Al86Ni10MM4 metallic glass64
Bulk and grain boundary tracer diffusion in multiphase AlCoCrFeNiTi0.2 compositionally complex alloy64
Editorial Board64
David Dye, 2022 Acta Materialia Silver Medal recipient64
Exploring microcrack formation in cyclic and dwell fatigue in MTR-lean Ti 6242 alloy63
Multiscale modelling with neural network-based crystal plasticity model from meso‑ to macroscale63
Quasi-static modulation of multiferroic properties in flexible magnetoelectric Cr2O3/muscovite heteroepitaxy63
Observation of atomically displacive transformation out of the boundary-reconstructive phase competition63
Kazuhiro Hono, 2024 Acta Materialia Gold Medal Recipient63
Importance of surface roughness on the magnetic properties of additively manufactured FeSi thin walls62
Characterization of nanostructures in a high pressure die cast Al-Si-Cu alloy62
Direct observations of dynamic and reverse transformation of Ti-6Al-4V alloy and pure titanium62
Structural insight using anomalous XRD into Mn2CoAl Heusler alloy films grown by magnetron sputtering, IBAS, and MBE techniques62
Synergistic effect of Fe3C quantum dots, N-doped carbon and selenium on high conductive stable host for lithium sulfur batteries62
Bond strength between TiN coating and microstructural constituents of a high speed steel determined by first principle calculations62
Deformation twins stimulated by {112¯2} twin61
Phase-field model for anisotropic grain growth61
A thermodynamically consistent machine learning-based finite element solver for phase-field approach61
Spinodal decomposition and the pseudo-binary decomposition in high-entropy alloys60
Accessing versatile tensile ductility of amorphous materials by fractal nanoarchitecture design60
Dependence of friction-stir welding on mechanism of hydrogen embrittlement in medium-Mn steel with triplex-phase microstructure60
Molecular dynamics simulations of ultralow hysteretic behavior in super-elastic shape memory alloys60
Unveiling the radiation-induced defect production and damage evolution in tungsten using multi-energy Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy in channeling configuration60
Simultaneous strength and toughness increase in low dose neutron irradiated austenitic stainless steel at sub-zero temperatures due to changes in strain-induced martensitic transformation60
Data-driven optimization of FePt heat-assisted magnetic recording media accelerated by deep learning TEM image segmentation60
Austenite decomposition behavior adjacent to δ-ferrite in a Si-modified Fe-Cr-Ni austenitic stainless steel during thermal aging at 550 °C60
On the habit planes between elastically distorted austenite and martensite in NiTi60
Molecular dynamics study on the ductile-to-brittle transition in W-Re alloy systems60
Stress sensitivity origin of extended defects production under coupled irradiation and mechanical loading60
Synergy ascension of Piezoresponse and curie temperature in bismuth-layered ceramics via defect engineering59
The coordination environment dominated clustering behavior of vacancy and rhenium in molybdenum59
Three orthogonally arranged ultrasounds modulate solidification microstructures and mechanical properties for AZ91 magnesium alloy59
Manipulating Piezoelectric and Electro-strain Properties of BiFeO3-BaTiO3-Based Ceramics through Chemical Doping-Controlled Domain-size Engineering59
In situ transmission electron microscopy investigation of electroplasticity in single crystal nickel59
Third element diffusion induced amorphization of NiTi in a NiTi-Nb nanocomposite59
The time dependence of proton irradiation effect on the intergranular oxidation of 316 L stainless steel in high-temperature hydrogenated water59
Enthalpy of anelasticity and rejuvenation of metallic glasses59
Predicting impact sensitivity of energetic materials: insights from energy transfer of carriers58
Decomposition and phase transformation mechanisms of α2 lamellae in β-solidified γ-TiAl alloys58
Determination of hydrogen diffusibility and embrittlement susceptibility of high-strength steel evaluated at different temperatures based on the local equilibrium theory58
Fe segregation as a tool to enhance electrical conductivity of grain boundaries in Ti(Co,Fe)Sb half Heusler thermoelectrics58
Phase-field investigation on the peritectic transition in Fe-C system58
Pinning of extended dislocations in atomically disordered crystals57
Differentiating the bonding states in calcium carbonate polymorphs by low-loss electron-energy-loss spectroscopy57
Quench rate sensitivity of age-hardenable Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys with respect to the Zn/Mg ratio: An in situ SAXS and HEXRD study57
Large hardening response mediated by room-temperature dynamic solute clustering behavior in a dilute Mg-Zn-Ca-Sn-Mn alloy57
Mechanistic origin of the enhanced strength and ductility in Mg-rare earth alloys57
Ferromagnetism in High Entropy Cantor alloy triggered and tuned by severe plastic deformation57
Precipitation and micromechanical behavior of the coherent ordered nanoprecipitation strengthened Al-Cr-Fe-Ni-V high entropy alloy57
Effects of Ni/Cu replacement on improvement of tensile and hydrogen-embrittlement properties in austenitic stainless steels56
First-principles thermodynamics of precipitation in aluminum-containing refractory alloys56
A new insight into heterogeneous nucleation mechanism of Al by non-stoichiometric TiCx56
Mechanism of elemental segregation around extended defects in high-entropy alloys and its effect on mechanical properties56
Grain boundary engineering during the laser powder bed fusion of TiC/316L stainless steel composites: New mechanism for forming TiC-induced special grain boundaries56
A finite element method to calculate geometrically necessary dislocation density: Accounting for orientation discontinuities in polycrystals56
Realizing near-full density monophasic tetragonal 1.5-mol% yttria-stabilized zirconia ceramics via current-ramp flash sintering56
Revealing 3D intragranular micromechanical fields at triple junctions56
Stability of immiscible nanocrystalline alloys in compositional and thermal fields56
Effect of concurrent thermal grooving and grain growth on morphological and topological evolution of a polycrystalline thin film: Insights from a 3D phase-field study55
CALPHAD-informed phase-field model for two-sublattice phases based on chemical potentials: η-phase55
Coarsening of dendrites in solution-based freeze-cast ceramic systems55
Role of point defects in the formation of relaxor ferroelectrics55
Stress delocalization by grain boundaries densified in microsized alloying particles for advanced sodium storage55
Enhancement of the electrocaloric effect in PbZr0.7Ti0.3O3 ceramics via La doping: Driven by phase co-existence or defect effects?55
Uncovering the fracture mechanism of Laves (1 1 1)/ Ni6Nb7 (0 0 0 1) interfaces by first-principles calculations55
Discovering novel γ-γ′ Pt-Al superalloys via lattice stability in Pt3Al induced by local atomic environment distortion55
Cryogenic deformation strengthening mechanisms in FeMnSiNiAl high-entropy alloys55
Stress-sensitive fatigue crack initiation mechanisms of coated titanium alloy54
Towards pressureless sintering of nanocrystalline tungsten54
Tensile creep behavior of the Nb45Ta25Ti15Hf15 refractory high entropy alloy54
Evolution analysis of γ' precipitate coarsening in Co-based superalloys using kinetic theory and machine learning54
Interface strain gradient enabled high strength and hardening in laminated nanotwinned Cu54
Theory-guided design of high-strength, high-melting point, ductile, low-density, single-phase BCC high entropy alloys54
Characterizing the microstructural effect of build direction during solidification of laser-powder bed fusion of Al-Si alloys in the dilute limit: A phase-field study54
CALPHAD-aided design for superior thermal stability and mechanical behavior in a TiZrHfNb refractory high-entropy alloy54
Comprehensive investigation of crystallographic, spin-electronic and magnetic structure of 54
Hot cracking susceptibility prediction from quantitative multi-phase field simulations with grain boundary effects53
Austenite grain boundary segregation and precipitation of boron in low-C steels and their role on the heterogeneous nucleation of ferrite53
Iver E. Anderson, 2024 Acta Materialia Hollomon Award Medal Recipient53
Gradient nanostructuring via compositional means53
Editors for Acta Materialia53
Predicting the formation enthalpy and phase stability of (Ti,Al,TM)N (TM = III-VIB group transition metals) by high-throughput ab initio calculations and machine learning53
In situ atomic-scale observation of diffusion-assisted pure sliding of coherent twin boundary in Pt52
Plasticity of the Nb-rich μ-Co7Nb6 phase at room temperature and 600°C52
Laser deposited superalloys with rotated substrate orientations: Microstructures and single-crystal formation52
Prediction of novel ordered phases in U-X (X= Zr, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Y, Nb, Mo, Hf, Ta, W) binary alloys under high pressure52
Atom probe tomography-assisted kinetic assessment of spinodal decomposition in an Al-12.5 at.%Zn alloy52
Quantification of the temperature-dependent evolution of defect structures in a CoNi-base superalloy52
Prediction of grain boundary chemistry in multicomponent Mo alloys with coupled precipitation and segregation kinetics simulations52
Extracting free energies from local composition fluctuations in solids: A frequency distribution analysis of simulated atom probe data obtained by TAPSim51
Solid-solution and precipitation softening effects in defect-free faceted Nickel-Iron nanoparticles51
Self-assembly of vertically orientated graphene nanostructures: Multivariate characterisation by Minkowski functionals and fractal geometry51
Formation and modulation mechanisms of Fe-As phases in melting-processed Ba(Fe1-xCox)2As2 superconductor51
Investigating the thermal decomposition of BP into B12P2: experimental insights and kinetic modelling at high temperatures51
Independent enhancement of the in-plane Seebeck effect in 2D PtSe2/PtSe2 homostructures via a facile interface tuning method51
Effect of physical aging on ionic conductivity of network oxide glasses51
Adaptive kinetic Monte Carlo analysis of healing mechanisms in radiation damaged pyrochlore Gd2Ti2O7.51
Editorial Board51
The effect of size, orientation and temperature on the deformation of microcast silver crystals51
Computational discovery of novel U-N-C ternary phases as promising accident-tolerant fuels50
Atomistic study on the origins of the anisotropic lithiation behaviors of the silicon anode using the reactive force field based molecular dynamics simulations50
Parametrically upscaled crack nucleation model (PUCNM) for fatigue nucleation in titanium alloys containing micro-texture regions (MTR)50
Controlling solute channel formation using magnetic fields50
Grain boundary junction disclinations in nanoparticles50
Rattling-like scattering behavior in ALiSb (A = Ca, Sr, Eu, Yb) Zintl phases with low thermal conductivity50
Localized phase transformation at stacking faults and mechanism-based alloy design49
Transient to steady-state morphology evolution of carbon surfaces under ion bombardment: Monte Carlo simulations49
Pseudo-4D view of the growth and form of locked eutectic colonies49
Influence of microstructure on the application of Ni-Mn-In Heusler compounds for multicaloric cooling using magnetic field and uniaxial stress49
Evolving corundum nanoparticles at room temperature49
Grain-boundary-dependent segregation and phase separation in ceria–zirconia from atomistic simulation49
Unique twinning mode and extended twin boundary core structure associated with symmetry breaking in a multifunctional Ti-Nb-based alloy49
Synergistic polarization engineering on BaTiO3 bulk and surface for boosting redox kinetics of polysulfides in lithium–sulfur batteries49
First-principles study of Suzuki segregation at stacking faults in disordered face-centered cubic Co-Ni alloys49
Anomalous twin boundary formation in magnesium alloys by rapid solidification49
Ultra-high strain under low driving field via synergetic design in high-entropy relaxor ceramics48
Unraveling the origin of local chemical ordering in Fe-based solid-solutions48
Effect of Nb incorporation in Mo248
Unusual nanoscale amorphization of metallic chromium interfacing with SiC under high energy irradiation48
Non-Equilibrium Microstructures in Iron-Carbon Thin Films: Co-Evolution of Carbon Clusters and Ferrite Nanograins48
Thermochemistry of sodium rare earth ternary fluorides, NaREF448
Ferroelectric grain boundary complexion transitions48
He bubble-induced phase transformation of W grain boundaries revealed by accelerated molecular dynamics47
Percolation of grain boundaries and triple junctions in three-dimensions: A test of theory47
Nitrogen diffusion in vacancy-rich ferrite and austenite, from first principles to applications47
Formation of core-shell-like structure in β-solidified TiAl alloy and its effect on hot workability47
Evolution of local densities during shear banding in Zr-based metallic glass micropillars47
Solute-strengthening in metal alloys with short-range order47
Understanding the mechanisms behind the development of cube orientation in the non-cube grains during plane strain compression of medium to high stacking-fault energy FCC metals47
Direct evidence of the formation mechanisms of TiC nanoparticles and Al47
Influence of gaseous hydrogen on the fatigue and fracture behaviour of martensitic and martensitic-austenitic ultrahigh-strength steels47
Solute trapping and solute drag during non-equilibrium solidification of Fe–Cr alloys47
Exceptionally small Young modulus in 10M martensite of Ni-Mn-Ga exhibiting magnetic shape memory effect47
Orientation dependent interface morphology and oxide stability in a commercial niobium alloy: Explaining experimental results with density functional theory47
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