Mechanical strength and environmental impacts of eco-self-compacting mortar containing dune sand in the Oued-Souf region of Algeria as cementitious materials by Moussa Hadjadj, Youcef Toumi, Selma Lounis, Merouane Guettioui

“…SEM analysis was also conducted to examine the microstructural development of the hardened SCM. The results show that the use of DSP improved the workability of SCM mixtures. …”
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Mock-up pragmatic study on the impact performance of self-compacting concrete incorporating sea sand by B. M. Sindhurashmi, Gopinatha Nayak, N. D. Adesh, Sandhya Parasnath Dubey, Vidya Rao

“…Six SCC variations, incorporating 30 $$\%$$ % Class F Fly Ash (FA), 5 $$\%$$ % Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GGBS), and various fine aggregate combinations, were evaluated for their fresh, mechanical, microstructural, and durability properties. …”
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A narrative review of diffusion kurtosis MRI parameters in diagnosing degenerative spine diseases in animal models by Neil Abraham Barnes, Winniecia Dkhar, Rajagopal Kadavigere, Suresh Sukumar, Vaishali K., Abhimanyu Pradhan

“…Advanced MRI sequences, particularly Diffusion Weighted Imaging (DWI) and Diffusion Kurtosis Imaging (DKI), have determined an important tool for detecting early microstructural changes. This review evaluates the efficacy of DKI parameters for the early diagnosis of degenerative spine disease in animal models. …”
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A critical review of laser welding of steel with titanium alloys for biomedical applications: challenges, developments, and properties by Amit Ratan Biswas, Nirvik Banerjee, Prosun Mondal, Saikat Ranjan Maity, Binayak Sen, Abhijit Bhowmik, Muhammad Imam Ammarullah

“…Furthermore, the review advances current understanding by systematically analyzing weld microstructure, geometry, and mechanical performance, addressing key gaps in existing literature. …”
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The Effect of α-Al(MnCr)Si Dispersoids on Activation Energy and Workability of Al-Mg-Si-Cu Alloys during Hot Deformation by Xiaoguo Wang, Jian Qin, Hiromi Nagaumi, Ruirui Wu, Qiushu Li

“…Dynamic recrystallization (DRX) is main dynamic softening mechanism in safe processing domain of 6061 alloy, while dynamic recovery (DRV) was main dynamic softening mechanism in WQ1 alloy due to pinning effect of α-Al(MnCr)Si dispersoids. α dispersoids can not only resist DRX but also increase power required for deformation of WQ1 alloy. The microstructure analysis revealed that the flow instability was attributed to the void formation and intermetallic cracking during hot deformation of both alloys.…”
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Thermo-mechanical-metallurgical and damage modeling for hot stamping and warm-cutting of boron steel by Yongfeng Li, Hui Zhang, Shuhui Li

“…Finally, the proposed model is applied to the simulation of warm-cutting of typical parts, which can accurately predict the fracture surface quality, microstructure and hardness characteristics of the warm-cutting parts, and provide a reliable model and modeling method for fast pace and low cost hot stamping process and tool design.…”
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Phase Stability and Solidification of 9Cr-ODS Alloys for Wire Additive Manufacturing: A Computational Approach by Sarah Najm Al-Challabi, Ali Samer Muhsan, Thar Mohammed Badri, Mohammad Shakir Nasif

“…While these materials offer remarkable thermomechanical properties, challenges remain in optimizing their phase stability and microstructural evolution during additive manufacturing processes such as Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) and Plasma Additive Manufacturing (PAM). …”
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Static and Fatigue Strength of Graphene Nanoplatelet-Reinforced AA6061-T6 Friction Stir Spot-Welded Lap Joints by Amir Alkhafaji, Daniel Camas, Hayder Al-Asadi

“…This has prompted researchers to focus on these defects and propose and investigate techniques to treat or compensate for their deteriorating effects on microstructural and mechanical properties under different loading conditions. …”
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Effect of B₄C Reinforcement on the Mechanical Properties and Corrosion Resistance of CoCrMo, Ti, and 17-4 PH Alloys by Ömer Faruk Güder, Ertuğrul Adıgüzel, Aysel Ersoy

“…This study investigates the effect of boron carbide (B₄C) ceramic reinforcement on the microstructural, mechanical, electrical, and electrochemical properties of CoCrMo, Ti, and 17-4 PH alloys produced via powder metallurgy for potential biomedical applications. …”
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Improvement Friction Welded 6063 – T6 Aluminum Alloy Joint Properties by Basim M. A. AL BHADLE, Safaa M. HASSONI, Kharia Salman HASSAN

“…The quality of each welded joint was evaluated by hardness test, microstructure analysis, X-ray diffraction, tensile test, and bending test. …”
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Wetting front dynamic study in Brazilian cements using neutron and X-ray imaging techniques by Higor Rosenberger, Márcio Aparecido Bulla Jr, Estela Oliari Garcez, Nikolay Kardjilov, Fabiano Yokaichiya, Margareth K.K.D. Franco

“…The combination of the results from X-ray Tomography and Neutron Radiography shows the potential application of these methods for determining air void parameters and demonstrates how microstructure, type of cement and curing time modified the dynamic water absorption. …”
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Surface Enhancement of Titanium Ti-3Al-2.5V Through Laser Remelting Process—A Material Analysis by Esmaeil Ghadiri Zahrani, Babak Soltani, Bahman Azarhoushang

“…This study evaluates the effects of laser parameters on the surface remelting of the Ti-3Al-2.5V alloy. …”
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Modification of hole expansion ratios in Dual Phase Steels by Hole Edge Thermal Treatments by Mohtta Aman, Amirthalingam Murugaiyan, Chakkingal Uday

“…In order to improve the HER, the microstructure and hardness at the circumference (edge) of the hole can be modified using a micro plasma torch heat source using controlled heat inputs. …”
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Temperature-dependent degradation of Al2O3—CrAl-O—Cr-O—Al-O multilayer coatings on ferritic-martensitic steels in oxygen-saturated lead–bismuth eutectic by Jiaojiao Ma, Lili Xing, Jie Tan, Hui Wang, Xiujie He, Xing Yin

“…The phase transformation and microstructural evolution of the coating, owing to temperature and element diffusion, were characterized in detail at the microscale. …”
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PATNet: Permute attention and transformer-enhanced network for segmentation of musculoskeletal ultrasound images by Yating Wu, Feng Bu, Jin Tian, Li Zhao, Guangfei Yang, Jianming Lu

“…The model is built upon the classical U-Net architecture to enhance the perception of microstructural features in muscle fibers.The Permute Spatial Attention (PSA) module reconstructs spatial information into the channel dimension, improving the model's sensitivity to muscle fiber orientation, density, and fine-grained texture variations. …”
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The Effects of Different Types of Fly Ash on the Compressive Strength Properties of Briquettes by Özlem Çelik Sola, Murat Yayla, Barış Sayın, Cengiz Duran Atiş

“…Particle size distribution and microstructure elemental analyses of the materials used were carried out by a particle size analyzer (Mastersizer) and a scanning electron microscope (SEM-EDS). …”
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Investigation of crystal structure and chemical bonds characteristics on microwave properties of novel Ca-doped Sr1–xCaxTm2O4 (x=0.025–0.300) ceramics by Wenjie Zhang, Yanjun Liu, Guoqiang He, Ziqi Zhao, Yuan Nie, Yiwen Ma, Fangyi Huang, Huanfu Zhou

“…Systematical investigations on the impact of Ca2+ on their microstructures, sintering behaviors, and microwave dielectric properties were detailly conducted. …”
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Oxygen Vacancy in Magnéli Phases and Its Effect on Thermoelectric Performances by Zhou Guan, Chuangshi Feng, Hongquan Song, Lingxu Yang, Xin Wang, Huijun Liu, Jiawei Zhang, Fanqian Wei, Xin Yuan, Hengyong Yang, Yu Tang, Fuxiang Zhang

“…The relationships between the phase evolution, microstructural features, and thermoelectric performance were investigated systematically. …”
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Study on mechanism of influence of low temperature freeze-thaw cycle on spontaneous combustion characteristics of coal gangue by Xun Zhang, Ning Ma, Bing Lu, Fengwei Dai, Ge Huang, Huimin Liang, Chen Yu

“…In order to investigate the influence of the number of freeze-thaw cycles (freeze-thaw) on the spontaneous combustion characteristics of coal gangue, this study simulated the alpine environment and examined the spontaneous combustion characteristics of coal gangue after undergoing multiple freeze-thaw cycles. The evolution of the macro-oxidative exothermic properties and microstructural characteristics of the gangue during the freeze-thaw cycles were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), low-temperature N2 adsorption (LTNA), programmed temperature-expanded oxidation (PTO), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and other experimental means. …”
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Research on the macro-microscopic mechanical characteristics and correlations of warm frozen soil under dynamic and static loads by Hu Zhang, Lijun Xing, Shengjin Zhang, Jintao Hu, Jun Zhao, Lang Dai, Zheng Li, Feng Liu

“…Finally, Micro-CT technology is applied to observe the microstructural changes and microcrack development in warm frozen soil under both static and dynamic loads. …”
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