One key factor is the formation of dislocations: defects in the crystal structure that develop during the printing process. These defects can significantly impact strength, toughness, and ductility.

High entropy alloys hold the key to studying dislocation avalanches in metals. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2018 / 10 / 181015141511.htm ...

As metal structures get smaller -- as their dimensions approach the micrometer scale or less -- they get stronger. Now scientists have learned how. The researchers observed that compressing ...

Metals with a high density of nanometre-scale twins have demonstrated simultaneous high strength and good ductility, attributed to the interaction between lattice dislocations and twin boundaries.