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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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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Unveiling first self‐healing in metallised film capacitor: A macro–micro analysis by Yushuang He, Feipeng Wang, Guoqiang Du, Lei Pan, Jian Li, Hongming Yang, Xiao Zhang, Zhicheng Zhang, Kaizheng Wang

“…The quantified relationship between the macroscopic characteristics and microstructure evolution (polypropylene decomposition and aluminium electrode vaporisation) is established in MFCs under diverse SH energy levels. …”
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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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Model of the Mechanical Behavior of Cementitious Matrices Reinforced with Nanomaterials by Victor D. Balopoulos, Nikolaos Archontas, Stavroula J. Pantazopoulou

“…Experimental evidence supports this concept; however, testing at the nanoscale may only be conducted through nanoindentation, which has a limited range only providing localized results that cannot be extrapolated to general stress states. To evaluate the restraining action of nanomaterials in the gel microstructure, a computational mechanistic model has been developed where the material phases (gel, nanotubes, and pores) are modeled explicitly allowing for natural randomness in their distribution and orientation. …”
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Introducing MagBERT: A language model for magnesium textual data mining and analysis by Surjeet Kumar, Russlan Jaafreh, Nirpendra Singh, Kotiba Hamad, Dae Ho Yoon

“…This NER model can extract mechanical, microstructural, and processing properties related to Mg alloys. …”
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Investigation of Plane-Strain Fracture Toughness and Failure Analysis of AISI-4140 Alloy Steel by Y. S. Upadhyaya, Rutuja Balaji Kottawar, Narahari Suresh Patil, Vishwanath Managuli

“…Scanning electron microscopy analysis of the fractured surfaces allowed for a detailed examination of the fracture features, including crack propagation paths and microstructural characteristics. The average fracture toughness value for the AISI-4140 alloy steel is determined as 44.8 MPa <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msqrt><mi>m</mi></msqrt></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>.…”
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Investigation of bioactivity, biocompatibility, and antibacterial properties of a hydroxyapatite-enhanced nanocomposite for dental applications by Xin Yan, Ali ebrahimi, Reza Mohammadi, Mona Mohajeri Tehrani, Pardis Chaboki, Mohammed Mustafa, Almustafa Alhumadi, I. B. Sapaev, Ahmed Hjazi, Khadije Yousefi, Mojdeh Yousefi

“…Specimens containing 0, 10, and 20 weight% (W%) hydroxyapatite were subjected to assessment utilizing the MTT assay for cytotoxicity, the Gilmore needle for measuring setting time, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) for microstructural and phase analyses, as well as antibacterial evaluations against Enterococcus faecalis (PTCC 1394). …”
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Characterizing variability in passive myocardial stiffness in healthy human left ventricles using personalized MRI and finite element modeling by Fikunwa O. Kolawole, Vicky Y. Wang, Bianca Freytag, Michael Loecher, Tyler E. Cork, Martyn P. Nash, Ellen Kuhl, Daniel B. Ennis

“…This includes the gross cardiac geometry (e.g. from conventional cine imaging), regional diastolic kinematics (e.g. from tagged MRI), microstructural configuration (e.g. from diffusion tensor imaging), and ventricular diastolic pressure, whether invasively measured or non-invasively estimated. …”
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Synergistic Effects of Hollow Glass Microspheres and Sisal Fibers in Natural Gypsum-Based Composites: Achieving Lightweight, High-Strength, and Aesthetically Superior Construction... by Chang Chen, Yuan Gao, Shaowu Jiu, Yanxin Chen, Yan Liu

“…The multifunctional effects of these additives were comprehensively assessed via integrated mechanical characterization, spectrophotometric whiteness evaluation, and microstructural interrogation. The findings revealed that the incorporation of HGMs resulted in a significant decrease in the NGBC density while concurrently enhancing whiteness; they also exerted an adverse impact on both processability and mechanical properties. …”
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Effect of Glutinous Rice Slurry on the Reinforcement of Silt in the Yellow River Basin by Microbially Induced Carbonate Precipitation (MICP): Mechanical Property and Microcosmic St... by Jianwei Yue, Limin Zhao, Baoxi Zhang, Qingmei Kong, Siyuan Wang, Hao Wang

“…Based on the technology of ancient glutinous rice mortar and microbial-induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP), experiments on optimal mass ratio of cementitious liquid to bacterial liquid and optimal concentration of cementitious liquid for MICP and improved MICP technology were carried out by measuring the production of CaCO3, and direct shear test and unconfined compressive strength test of plain silt, glutinous mixing silt, and improved silt with MICP and modified MICP were conducted. The microstructure of the reaction products of MICP and improved MICP technology were also evaluated based on scanning electron microscopy (SEM). …”
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Harvesting Reactor Pressure Vessel Beltline Material from the Decommissioned Zion Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 by Thomas M. Rosseel, Mikhail A. Sokolov, Xiang (Frank) Chen, Randy K. Nanstad

“…Material segments containing the Linde 80 flux, wire heat 72105 (WF-70) beltline weld and the A533B Heat B7835-1 base metal, obtained from the intermediate shell region with a peak fluence of 0.7 × 10¹⁹ n/cm² (E > 1.0 MeV), were extracted, cut into blocks, and machined into test specimens for mechanical and microstructural characterization. The segmentation process involved oxy-propane torch-cutting, followed by precision machining using wire saws and electrical discharge machining (EDM). …”
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Carbon-based solid lubricants: An overview by José Daniel Biasoli de Mello

“…Initially, we present a brief description of the processing route for obtaining these materials, followed by their microstructural characterization and a synthesis of the most relevant aspects of tribological evaluation. …”
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Assessment of axonal injury in multiple sclerosis: combined analysis of serum light-chain neurofilaments and diffusion tensor imaging by Mohammadreza Sharifi, Milad Jalilian, Mohammadreza Elhaie, Iraj Abedi

“…Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) enables non-invasive investigation of microstructural white matter alterations, while serum neurofilament light chain (NFL) holds promise as a fluid biomarker of axonal injury.Objectives To use DTI and serum NFL measurements to evaluate white matter pathology in patients with MS and explore the relationship between in vivo imaging and biochemical indicators of axonal damage.Methods 41 patients with relapse-remitting MS and 41 age-matched healthy controls underwent brain MRI including DTI acquisition. …”
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Effects of Different Freezing Methods on the Quality of Braised Beef with Potato by CUI Liye, LIN Hengxun, HU Xiaojia, CHEN Jinyu, CHEN Yong, YANG Yiping, GUAN Wenqiang, ZHANG Chunhui, LI Xia

“…The effects of immersion freezing and air freezing at different temperatures (-18 and -38 ℃) on the quality of braised beef with potato were studied by physicochemical measurements, microstructural observation and sensory evaluation. The results showed that freezing at -38 ℃ maintained better quality of braised beef with potato compared with freezing at -18 ℃, and immersion freezing was significantly superior to air freezing. …”
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Fracture Analysis of Compressor Impellers in Olefin Units: Numerical and Metallurgical Approach by Mojtaba Esmailzadeh, Maryam Delshah, Seyedeh Mina Amirsadat, Ahmad Azari, Rouhollah Fatehi, Mohsen Rezaei, Hasan Bazai, Farhad Ghadyanlou, Amir Saidizad, Mohsen Sharifpur

“…Some characterizations such as chemical composition, microstructure, and hardness tests were conducted to obtain a detailed evaluation of the base alloy. …”
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