Effect of processing parameters on microstructure of additively manufactured α+β titanium alloys by Maqina Nonkosi Elizabeth, Janse van Vuuren Arno, Becker Thorsten Hermann

“…The effect of processing parameters on the microstructure was investigated on three α+β alloys, namely Ti6Al4V (Ti64), Ti6Al2Sn4Zr6Mo (Ti6246) and Ti6.5Al3.5Mo1.5Zr0.3Si (TC11) fabricated by laser powder bed fusion (LPBF). Electron Backscattered Diffraction (EBSD) was used to identify microstructural characteristics, including prior beta grains (PBGs) structure, hierarchical lath morphology and orientation. …”
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Electrochemical Behaviour of Textured Beta C Titanium Alloy in 3.5% NaCl Solution by Unissa Nichul, Pankaj Tambe, Vijay Hiwarkar

“…Scanning electron microscopy and electron-backscattered diffractions were used to investigate the microstructural evolution and grain orientation after thermo-mechanical processing. …”
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Effect of extrusion process on the stress corrosion cracking resistance of 7N01 aluminum alloy by Xie H., Yang Z., Ma Q. H., Meng W., Hu L., Yin X. H.

“…In this work, the effect of extrusion process on the mechanical properties and the stress corrosion cracking (SCC) resistance of 7N01 aluminum alloys were systematically investigated by tensile testing, slow strain rate testing (SSRT), electrochemical experiment, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD), and transmission electron microscope (TEM) observation, respectively. …”
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Effect of cold rolling rates on microstructure and corrosion behavior of selective laser melted 316L austenitic stainless steel bipolar plates by Zhiyue Shi, Rui Wang, Jin Qin, Yan Kang, Zhiqiang Yu, Zhijie Yan, Shaohua Zhang, Wei Zhang

“…The effect of varying cold rolling deformation rates on the microstructure and corrosion behavior of selective laser melted (SLMed) 316L austenitic stainless steel (ASS) was investigated using electron backscattered diffraction and electrochemical tests. The results indicate that cold deformation results in an increase in the fraction of low-angle grain boundaries (LAGBs), which significantly enhances corrosion resistance of SLMed 316L ASS. …”
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Microstructure and texture evolution in laser Shock Peened martensitic NiTi shape memory alloy by J.F. Xiao, Y.D. Jing, R. Esmaeilzadeh, C. Cayron, R.E. Logé

“…In this study, we explore how martensitic microstructures evolve in a half cylinder of NiTi under LSP impact using the Electron Backscattered Diffraction (EBSD) technique. A gradient of orientation of martensite is observed after LSP impact: the upper layers show highly oriented martensite, characterized by blocky shapes; while the lower layers display more uniform and needle-like martensitic structures. …”
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Microstructure evolution and deformation mechanisms of service-exposed P91 steel via interrupted uniaxial creep tests at 660 °C by R. Bonetti, N.C. Neate, A. Morris, P.H. Shipway, W. Sun

“…Creep degradation behaviour of service-exposed P91 steel is evaluated during interrupted creep tests at 660 °C and 80 MPa using a number of material characterization techniques including transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and optical microscopy (OM) to identify the microstructural evolution and the associated deformation mechanisms. …”
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Microstructure and mechanical properties of A7N01 aluminum alloy weld joints filled with ER5356 and ER5087 weld wires by Xie H., Hu L., Ma Q.-H., Meng W., Yin X.-H.

“…The mechanical properties and microstructures of the welded joints were investigated by micro-hardness measurement, tensile test, energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). …”
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Effects of Hot rolling Reduction on Microstructural Evolution and Mechanical Properties of 1.25Cr-1Mo-0.5V-0.3C Steel for High-Speed Rail Brake Discs by Hyo-Seong Kim, Moonseok Kang, Minha Park, Byung Jun Kim, Yong-Shin Kim, Tae Young Lee, Byoungkoo Kim, Yong-Sik Ahn

“…The materials were hot-rolled at 0%, 51%, and 66% reduction ratios, and then analyzed by optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and electron backscattering diffraction (EBSD). needle-shaped ferrite block morphology in bainite varied with the rolling ratio. …”
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Superior interface properties and unusual deformation mechanisms of high-entropy alloys through explosive welding by Yaping Zhou, Ze Hua, Lei Li, Yinxin Tan, Jiaohui Yan, Zhihui Lin, Wen Yang, Ke Jin, Ruiwen Shao, Tiansheng Liu

“…Microcolumns near the interface exhibited minimal dislocation slip, and their compressive strength was found to be approximately twice that of regions further from the interface. Electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analyses showed a significant increase in dislocation density and the presence of twinning near the weld interface. …”
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Effects of yttrium addition on microstructure and mechanical property of Nb-1Zr-0.1C alloy by Wanxin Liu, Shengjie Wang, Xiaoxin Zhang, Yanchang Liu, Bin Liang, Shilei Li

“…The effects of Y addition on microstructure and mechanical property of Nb-1Zr-0.1C alloy were investigated. Electron backscattered diffraction results show that no recrystallization was observed in the warm-rolled and annealed Nb-1Zr-0.1C alloys with different Y additions. …”
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Microstructure and properties of SiC particle reinforced AA7075 composites by friction stir processing by Yuhan Duan, Yuehui Dang, Shuang Yi, Xianming Cao, Yu Cao, Zejun Chen

“…The effects of SiC particle volume fraction on microstructure and mechanical properties were investigated using scanning electron microscopy, electron backscattering diffraction, tensile testing, and impact experiments. …”
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Abnormal Grain Growth Mechanism in the Twin-Roller Cast Al-Fe-Si Alloy in the Annealing Process by Y. Z. Zhu, H. Peng, H. Huang, J. C. Li

“…Scanning electronic microscopy observation, energy diffraction spectrum, microarea X-ray diffraction, and electronic backscattered diffraction analysis were performed to study this abnormal grain growth. …”
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Phase evolution in an MCrAlY coating during high temperature exposure by Costa C., Barbareschi E., Guarnone P., Borzone G.

“…Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) observation combined with Electron Backscattered Diffraction (EBSD) and Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) showed that the coating is composed of a γ- Co matrix, β-AlNi, σ-(Cr, Co), Cr carbide and Y-rich phases. …”
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Flow behaviors and dynamic recrystallization mechanisms study of TC4 under different temperatures and strain rates by Duqiang Ren, Chuanyong Chen, Haijun Xuan, Huimin Zhou, Guo Li

“…After hot deformation, the dynamic recrystallization mechanisms were characterized by electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD) technology. The results showed that the flow stress increased with rising strain rate and decreased with increasing temperature. …”
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In-situ EBSD observation of structure evolution in tensile deformation of NiCrMoV high-strength steel at room temperature by Guangyuan Yang, Xianglong Meng, Zhiyong Gao

“…Studying the microstructure evolution during simple tensile loading can help understand the deformation mechanism of low carbon steel and improve the prediction accuracy of numerical simulations, exploring the path to reduce the Bauschinger effect.In this paper, the deformation mechanisms of the NiCrMoV high-strength steel during room-temperature tension were studied in detail by in-situ electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD), visco-plastic self-consistent (VPSC) modeling and slip trace analysis. …”
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Influence of Retrogression and Reaging Treatment on Microstructure and Microhardness of the 3A21/7075 Aluminum Alloy Cladding Material by Ming Hu, Xiaoxue Ren, Jianbo Sun, Yunlong Zhang

“…Then, the electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD) technique and the transmission electron microscope (TEM) together with the energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) and the hardness test were utilized to analyze the influence of RRA treatment on microstructure and hardness of the 3A21/7075 aluminum alloy cladding material. …”
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Microstructural Evolution and Strain-Hardening Behavior in Hadfield Steel Railway Crossings by Gustavo Tressia, Tiago Tepedino, Mohammad Masoumi, Juan Ignacio Pereira

“…Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction, and electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD) methods were employed to characterize microstructural changes near the crack region. …”
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Study on microstructure control of copper-tin biphase interface in hot-dip tin-plated electronic copper strip by Yulu Ouyang, Yahui Liu, Qianqian Zhu, Guoshang Zhang, Kexing Song, Tao Huang, Weiwei Lu, Dong Liu, Aikui Liu, Binbin Wang, Qi Li

“…In order to study the effect of reflow process parameters on the copper-tin biphase interface structure of hot dip tinned electronic copper strip, heat treatment of C14415 hot dip tinned electronic copper strip was carried out. Electron backscattering diffraction (EBSD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to collect and analyze the microcosmic characteristics of the copper-tin biphase interface of hot dip tin-coated electronic copper strip after reflux. …”
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A study on the effect of nano-precipitates on fracture behavior of nano-structured Al-2wt%Cu alloy fabricated by accumulative roll bonding (ARB) process by Azad B., Borhani E.

“…The microstructures were studied by transmission electron microscope (TEM) and electron backscattering diffraction (EBSD). The results showed that the fine precipitates having the average particle size of 16 nm were formed after aging process. …”
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An innovative thermal simulation study of microstructure improvement by delay forging during solidification by Jiongshen Chen, Li Rong, Chenxi Ma, Wu Wei, Shengping Wen, Kunyuan Gao, Hui Huang, Zuoren Nie

“…Microstructural evolution was investigated using methods including Optical Microscopy (OM), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Electron Backscattered Diffraction (EBSD), and Three Dimensional Computed Tomography (3D-CT). …”
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