Impact of Vegetal Protein on the Physicochemical and Microstructural Properties of Microencapsulated Mexican Red Pitaya (<i>Stenocereus thurberi</i>) Juice by David Neder-Suárez, Carmen Oralia Meléndez-Pizarro, Esther Pérez-Carrillo, Jesús Alberto Vázquez-Rodríguez, María del Cielo Valdez-Cárdenas, Martha Graciela Ruiz-Gutiérrez, Carlos Abel Amaya-Guerra, Francisco Paraguay-Delgado, Armando Quintero-Ramos

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Microstructure and tribological properties of WC-12Ni/Cu composite coating prepared by laser cladding on 45 steel surface by Fulong Zhang, Junquan Zhang, Lu Ping, Zhang Wentao, Shuangyu Liu, Huang Chuanjin, Zhang Qiushi, Bo Cui, Wang Binhua

“…The results showed that, in terms of microstructure, element diffusion occurred around the WC particles, and partial dissolution of WC particles at their sharp corners led to the formation of new compounds with other elements. …”
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Colocasia esculenta leaf extracted cobalt oxide nanoparticles: A comprehensive investigation of the microstructural, morphological, antibacterial, and photocatalytic activity by Md. Estabrak Ahammod Sakib, Md. Lael Hasan, Hridoy Roy, Md. Mahfujul Hasan, Md. Mintu Ali

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Tuning biodegradable Mg–4Sn alloy with Ag addition and heat treatment: Unveiling microstructural, mechanical, and corrosive behaviors by Shakiba Saadatmand Hashemi, Reza Alizadeh, Hossein Aashuri

“…. %) and heat treatment on the microstructure, mechanical properties, and corrosion behavior of an as-cast Mg–4Sn alloy was investigated. …”
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Microstructural analysis and preliminary wear assessment of wire arc additive manufactured AA 5083 aluminum alloy for lightweight structures by Prasanna Nagasai Bellamkonda, Maheshwar Dwivedy, Kaushik N.Ch

“…Using SEM and XRD, microstructural changes during the WAAM process are analyzed, and tensile testing evaluates the mechanical properties, including ultimate tensile strength (UTS) and elongation. …”
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Physical, Compressive Strength, and Microstructural Characteristics of Alkali-Activated Engineered Composites Incorporating MgO, MWCNTs, and rGO by Mohammad Ali Hossain, Khandaker M. A. Hossain

“…The effects of material variables, namely binary or ternary combination source materials (fly ash C or F and ground granulated blast furnace slag ‘GGBFS’), two types of reagents with varying chemical ratios and dosages of additives (from 0 to 5% MgO and from 0 to 6% MWCNT/rGO), on the physical (slump flow, flow time, flow velocity, and density), hardness (compressive strength from 0 to 180 days and 28-day ultrasonic pulse velocity ‘UPV’), and micro-structural (SEM/EDS, XRD and FTIR) properties were evaluated. All these variables, individually or combined, influenced the properties and microstructural aspects of AAECs. …”
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Effect of Pre-cold Deformation and Welding Current Mode on Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of GTAWed Nimonic 80A Superalloy by Amirreza Bali Chalandar, Amirreza Farnia, Hamidreza Najafi, Hamid Reza Jafarian

“…The objective is to evaluate the effect of the initial microstructure on the welding behavior of Nimonic 80A and compare the weldments produced using GTAW and PCGTAW. …”
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Conventional and non-conventional experimental techniques for evaluating the properties of construction materials by Ahed Habib, Ausamah AL Houri, Salah Al-Toubat, M. Talha Junaid

“…This study provides a thorough review of both conventional and innovative experimental techniques used to characterize construction materials, with a focus on mechanical, chemical, thermal, microstructural, durability, physical, and rheological properties. …”
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Experimental evaluation of mechanical strength of silica fume-cemented sand reinforced with 3D-printed fibers by Mohammad Hematibahar, Nikolai Vatin, Jana Petrů, Muhammad Nasir Bashir, Ali Hasanzadeh, Tesfaldet Gebre, Amir Ali Milani, Amir Bakhtiyari

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Evaluation of brain microstructure changes in surviving fetus of monochorionic twin pregnancies with single intrauterine fetal death using diffusion weighted imaging: a MRI-based cohort study by Aonan Wang, Ran Huo, Yuan Wei, Xiaoyue Guo, Zheng Wang, Qiang Zhao, Ying Liu, Huishu Yuan

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Analyzing microstructural features, surface topography, and scratch resistance of innovative nano-composites coated with high velocity air-fuel technology by G. J. Naveen, P. Sampathkumaran, A. Sathyanarayanaswamy, Avinash Lakshmikanthan

“…All of the compositions that were treated have undergone microstructure investigations. A scratch test is conducted in accordance with ASTM guidelines. …”
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Influence of themo-mechanical treatments and microstructural state on the fatigue behaviour of a weld seam: case of API X60 steel by Fethi Sebaa, Benattou Bouchouicha

“…This evolution is characterized by a disturbance due to the repeated change of microstructure.…”
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Novel insight into the microstructure evolution and strengthening mechanism of nanocrystalline copper prepared by hot-pressing sintering: A molecular dynamics study by Qianwen Feng, Xiang Zhang

“…Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation is employed to investigate the microstructure and performance of the prepared NC copper. …”
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Fracture toughness and microstructural analysis of rotary friction welded S355J2 and SS316L steels for critical applications by Rajkumar Das, Giribaskar Sivaswamy, Himanshu Lalvani, Ajit Pal Singh

“…Welding preforms were created from respective pipe pup pieces. The evaluation involves microstructural analysis, tensile testing, hardness testing, and fracture toughness testing using compact tension specimens derived from various zones of the weld joints. …”
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White matter microstructural integrity continues to develop from adolescence to young adulthood in mice and humans: Same phenotype, different mechanism by David J. Piekarski, Natalie M. Zahr, Qingyu Zhao, Uran Ferizi, Kilian M. Pohl, Edith V. Sullivan, Adolf Pfefferbaum

“…As direct evaluation of a mouse model of human neurodevelopment, adolescent and young adult mice and humans underwent MR diffusion tensor imaging to quantify age-related differences in microstructural integrity of brain white matter fibers. …”
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Polymorphism and Microstructural Changes in Avocado Pulp (<i>Persea americana</i> Mill.) After Scraped-Surface Heat Exchanger Processing by Amanda Valle-Gómez, Raúl Borja-Urby, Alicia Ortiz-Moreno, Darío Iker Téllez-Medina

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Durability of prestressed high-strength concrete (PHC) piles in landfill leachate: Corrosion behavior, microstructural evolution, and structural integrity assessment by Yu Wang, Yinglei Wang, Rihong Zhang, Zhuqing Yu, Min Deng, Anqun Lu, Jiajin Zhou

“…Through accelerated corrosion tests simulating 50 years of service, the research reveals a critical overlooked factor in traditional durability analyses: the uneven layered microstructure of PHC piles induced by centrifugal force during manufacturing. …”
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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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Effect of inert gas blowing on the microstructure and mechanical properties of semi-solid cast Al–20 %Mg2Si composite by Moein G. Shabestari, Ahad Nasimi Asl, Saeed G. Shabestari

“…Additionally, GISS operations were conducted to evaluate the increase in entry points for the inert gas into the melt, utilizing two diffusers separately on a fixed sample. microstructural evaluations revealed that the sample produced at 660 °C, with a flow rate of 6 L min−1 using two graphite diffusers for 20 s, exhibited an average particle size of 32 μm for the primary Mg2Si, a sphericity of 65 %, and a primary Mg2Si particle count of 405 per mm2. …”
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Influence of Welding Parameters on Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of Similar Low-Carbon Steel AISI 1005 Welding by Resistance Spot Welding by Osamah Sabah Barrak, Sami Chatti, Slim Ben-Elechi

“…A tensile-shear force fracture test was used to assess the mechanical properties Using a universal tensile testing machine. The microstructure of the fusion zone was examined using a scanning electron microscope (SEM). …”
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