Heterogeneous energetic material damage simulator (HEDS): A deep learning approach to simulate damage–sensitivity linkages by Irene Fang, Shobhan Roy, Phong Nguyen, Stephen Baek, H. S. Udaykumar

“…However, modeling of damage evolution is challenging for real microstructures of EMs; samples of damaged EMs are difficult to obtain, thereby hindering experiments and direct numerical simulations to determine the sensitivity of EMs at various stages of damage. …”
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A new approach for processing defect-free hot-work tool steels: Quasi-isothermal laser powder bed fusion by Ulf Ziesing, Leon Engelhardt, Santiago Benito, Martin Reuber, Tobias Schwanekamp, Sebastian Weber, Jonathan Lentz

“…The research focuses on understanding the time–temperature-transformation behavior and microstructural evolution during isothermal PBF-LB/M. …”
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Cycle duration dependent hardness and β relaxation behavior of cryogenic-thermal-cycle treated metallic glasses by Kunkun Zheng, Ping Huang, Fei Wang

“…Experimental results demonstrated that the CTC-frequency/single-cycling-duration indeed plays crucial roles in determining the microstructure evolution and mechanical/relaxation behavior of the MG. …”
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Influence of heat treatments on the tensile properties and thermal expansion behavior of Fe-Ni wire by CHEN Bao-an, ZHANG Qiang, WANG Rui-hong, HAN Yu, DING Yi, ZHU Zhi-xiang, CHEN Xin, YANG Chang-long, ZHANG Hong-yu

“…The relative strengthening mechanisms and factors affecting the thermal expansion coefficient are discussed and analyzed in terms of the microstructures. Grain boundary strengthening and dislocation hardening are observed to be the dominant strengthening mechanisms of the Fe-Ni wires, and the solute atom-dislocation interaction is mainly responsible for the evolution of the thermal expansion coefficient. …”
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Fluid Interfaces during Viscous-Dominated Primary Drainage in 2D Micromodels Using Pore-Scale SPH Simulations by Rakulan Sivanesapillai, Holger Steeb

“…We perform pore-scale resolved direct numerical simulations of immiscible two-phase flow in porous media to study the evolution of fluid interfaces. Using a Smoothed-Particle Hydrodynamics approach, we simulate saturation-controlled primary drainage in heterogeneous, partially wettable 2D porous microstructures. …”
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The Effect of Rare Earth on the Precipitated Phases During Aging Process of T91 Heat-resistant Steel by Li　Gen, Liu　Jun, Wang　Shijun, Jia　Lei, He　Xikou

“…However， the creep performance degradation caused by phase precipitation and microstructure instability during long-term service is still the key bottleneck limiting its service life.This study systematically investigates the effects of rare earth （RE） w［Ce+Y］ addition （0%， 0.027%， and 0.064%） on the precipitation phases evolution of T91 steel during aging at 550 ℃. …”
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Corrosion Crack Nucleation Mechanism in the Welded Structures of X65 Steel in Natural Seawater by Linyue Bai, Lei Gao, Kebin Jiang

“…The results show that the main factors of determining surface corrosion morphology evolution law of welded structures are microstructures of the weld joint, heat-affected zone (HAZ), and the fusion line. …”
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Interactions between dynamic recrystallization and dynamic precipitation during hot forming of magnesium alloy: Multilevel cellular automaton modeling by Yu-Ying He, Li-Ping Lei, Gang Fang

“…This study establishes a multilevel cellular automaton (CA) model to predict the microstructure evolution of wrought magnesium alloys undergoing both dynamic recrystallization (DRX) and dynamic precipitation (DP), surpassing the capabilities of traditional DRX models. …”
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On the role of the preheat temperature in electron-beam powder bed fusion processed IN718 by Nana Kwabena Adomako, Michael Haines, Nima Haghdadi, Sophie Primig

“…In electron beam powder bed fusion (E-PBF), the preheat temperature is an important parameter to be optimized as it significantly influences the microstructure and properties. Here we compare the effect of two preheat temperatures (1000 and 950°C, above and below δ-phase solvus temperature) on the microstructural evolution of E-PBF IN718 Ni-based superalloy. …”
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A multiscale crystal plasticity-multistage fatigue coupling framework for prediction of low-cycle fatigue life in laser additively manufactured titanium alloy by Ning Guo, Jiang Yu, Qingjun Zhou, Jilai Wang, Guangchun Xiao, Bingtao Tang, Zhongguo Zhang

“…Existing aerospace fatigue life models inadequately predict high-strain cycle failures in TC11 titanium alloys due to overlooked dynamic microstructural evolution and multiscale damage, undermining critical airframe safety assessments. …”
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Correlation between structure and orientation of TC17 titanium alloy during thermal deformation and heat treatment by YUAN Jing-jun, JI Zhong-shuo, ZHANG Mai-cang

“…In the previous studies on the microstructure and orientation of titanium alloys, the microstructural and orientational evolution of typical titanium alloys during thermal compression have been studied in depth. …”
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Twinning mediated intralayer frustration governs structural degradation in layered Li-rich oxide cathode by Tingting Yang, Maolin Yang, Zhongyuan Huang, Rui Wang, Wenhai Ji, Peng-Han Lu, Tao Zeng, Zenan Li, Jun Wang, Rafal E. Dunin-Borkowski, Lei Jin, Yinguo Xiao

“…In order to address the degradation mechanisms, we use operando neutron diffraction and scanning transmission electron microscopy to follow the microstructural degeneration of the LRM oxides in a prepared full cell with a graphite anode. …”
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EVOLUTIONARY CONCEPTION OF SNOW METAMORPHISM BASED ON CRYSTAL-MORPHOLOGY AND THEORY OF SYMMETRY by E. G. Kolomyts

“…Morphological classification of snow crystals in seasonal snow cover is developed on the base of evolutionary model. Evolution of snow microstructure is conditioned by a marked degree by probabilistic conformity to natural laws, manifesting itself in the processes of auto-regulation of metamorphism. …”
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Manipulating martensite transformation to achieve superior strength-ductility synergy in laser powder bed fusion of nickel-aluminium-bronze alloy via heat treatments by Changjun Han, Yujin Zou, Zhi Dong, Gaoling Hu, Shentao Xu, Yongqiang Yang, Di Wang

“…The influence of heat treatment temperature on the microstructure evolution, mechanical properties, and fracture behaviour of the as-built NAB alloy was investigated. …”
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Genetic effect of electric pulse-assisted cold ring rolling-quenching and tempering treatment of M50 bearing steel by ZENG Xiaobao, ZHANG Guoliang, CHEN Yu

“…The evolution behavior of the microstructure during quenching and tempering was systematically analyzed.ResultsThe findings indicate that compared with specimens subjected to conventional cold ring rolling followed by quenching and tempering, those processed via EPCRR-QT exhibited a 15.2% refinement in prior austenite grain size. …”
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Kinetic analysis of Nico electrodeposition with saccharin using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy by Jae-Ik Choi, Inyeol Park, Suyeon Park, Min Jun Yi, Wonbong Jang, Jong Hyun Seo

“…At low saccharin concentrations, reduced competition led to rapid hydrogen evolution, resulting in non-uniform and rough microstructures. …”
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Effect of heat treatment on thin wall of bimetallic austenitic steel fabricated through wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) by Rupendra S. Tanwar, Suyog Jhavar

“…In this study, bimetallic SS316L-SS309 thin wall was fabricated using WAA M and subjected to heat treatments at 400°C, 950°C, and 1200°C, each for a duration of two hours, to investigate the resultant effects on microstructural evolution and mechanical properties. The as-built specimens exhibited δ-ferrite dendrites within an austenitic (γ) matrix, with finer grain structures compared to heat-treated samples. …”
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Suppression of Cr nanoclusters and enrichments in Fe–Cr based alloys with cryogenic processing for future energy sector by Matic Jovičević-Klug, Carlo Alberto Brondin, Antonio Caretta, Carsten Bonnekoh, Florian Gossing, Alexandra Vogel, Michael Rieth, Jeffrey McCord, Michael Rohwerder, Patricia Jovičević-Klug

“…The study shows that CP modifies the microstructural evolution immediately after application and during tempering. …”
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A competitive coevolution-based evolutionary algorithm for the parallel inverse design of multiple soft network materials by Xiao Feng, Yuchen Lai, Xing Yang, Yongbin Yu, Fangling Li, Xiangxiang Wang, Jiacheng Liang, Jingye Cai, Shunze Cao

“…Soft network materials (SNMs) incorporating curved microstructures within lattice architectures have emerged as critical components in flexible electronics and tissue scaffolds. …”
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New insights into the kinetics of dynamic and post-dynamic softening in Alloy 718 engine disks by E. Farabi, V.V. Rielli, F. Godor, C. Gruber, A. Stanojevic, B. Oberwinkler, S. Primig

“…Our aim is to reveal the critical parameters controlling the grain size and recrystallised fractions after thermo-mechanical processing (TMP) to model the post-dynamic microstructure evolution.Two initial microstructures with different δ-phase fractions are subjected to 1.4 strain with 0.1–10 s−1 strain rates to simulate industrial conditions. …”
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