Application of Metamodels to Identification of Metallic Materials Models by Maciej Pietrzyk, Jan Kusiak, Danuta Szeliga, Łukasz Rauch, Łukasz Sztangret, Grzegorz Górecki

“…Flow stress models and microstructure evolution models of various complexity of mathematical formulation were considered. …”
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Microscopic pore combination type identification of tight sandstone reservoir based on improved swin transformer architecture by Zhenyu Pang, Zhicong Chen, Sijie Lu, Zhenbo Cai, Yuqing Lu, Mengting Peng

“…These findings indicate that the SwinLSC model effectively addresses the generalization deficiencies of conventional approaches in recognizing microstructural features in cast thin section imagery. …”
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Sustainable engineered geopolymer composites incorporating recycled waste rubber as full replacement of fine aggregates by Feihong Wan, Yutao Guo, Miaozi Zheng, Binbin Li, Ahmed Y. Elghazouli

“…A detailed experimental evaluation is conducted in this study through mechanical testing, microstructural characterisation, and life cycle assessment (LCA), for understanding the fundamental performance of RU-EGCs. …”
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Microscopic Parameter Extraction and Corresponding Strength Prediction of Cemented Paste Backfill at Different Curing Times by Xuebin Qin, Lang Liu, Pai Wang, Mei Wang, Jie Xin

“…To accurately and intuitively study the influence of microscopic parameters and mechanical responses of the consolidation process of cemented paste backfill (CPB), a method is proposed for characterizing its geometric and morphological characteristics and its mechanical response. A set of microstructure parameter software is developed for analyzing the CPB consolidation process, which quantitatively analyzes the mechanical response of CPBs at a microscopic scale. …”
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Strength–Ductility Synergy of Lightweight High Entropy Alloys by Fainah Madewu, Nicholus Malatji, Mxolisi Brendon Shongwe, Tawanda Marazani, Lehlogonolo Rudolf Kanyane

“…This study evaluated and figured out that the balance between strength and ductility in LWHEAs can be enhanced by optimizing microstructure through customized alloying and heat treatments. …”
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Distortion correction of diffusion weighted MRI without reverse phase-encoding scans or field-maps. by Kurt G Schilling, Justin Blaber, Colin Hansen, Leon Cai, Baxter Rogers, Adam W Anderson, Seth Smith, Praitayini Kanakaraj, Tonia Rex, Susan M Resnick, Andrea T Shafer, Laurie E Cutting, Neil Woodward, David Zald, Bennett A Landman

“…Diffusion magnetic resonance images may suffer from geometric distortions due to susceptibility induced off resonance fields, which cause geometric mismatch with anatomical images and ultimately affect subsequent quantification of microstructural or connectivity indices. State-of-the art diffusion distortion correction methods typically require data acquired with reverse phase encoding directions, resulting in varying magnitudes and orientations of distortion, which allow estimation of an undistorted volume. …”
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Investigating the Oxidation Resistance of HfCZrCTiC Composite at 1200 °C: The Role of Nano Carbon Black and Silicon by Shahroukh Malae Hezarvandi, Zohre Balak

“…The oxidation process was carried out using differential thermal analysis (DTA) and thermal gravimetry analysis (TGA) at a temperature of 1200 °C. Microstructural evaluation and phase identification were done using a scanning electron microscope and X-ray diffraction.Results: The results showed that the weight changes for HfZrTi, HfZrTi-C.Bn, HfZrTi-Si and HfZrTi-C.Bn-Si samples were obtained to be 13.5%, 16.9%, 12.9%, and 7%, respectively. …”
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Elucidation of novel, alternative, fiber-reinforced iron-based pozzolanic composites as SCMs by Hafiz Muhammad Nadir, Ash Ahmed, Ikram Moshi

“…NAFRIC specimens demonstrated minimal surface deterioration/elongation and negligible/no strength reduction after 270 days of concentrated sulfate attack. The microstructural analysis using X-ray diffraction/fluorescence, scanning electron microscopy/energy-dispersive analysis with X-ray spectroscopy supported the strength and durability parameters by showing minimal/no ettringite formation and increased calcium silicate hydrates gel formation due to the use of FeCO3 and pozzolans. …”
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Interfacial investigation of AISI 321 / Al in compound casting: Casting temperature and melt to solid ratio by Ali Bakhtiari, Zahra-Sadat Seyedraoufi, Yazdan Shajari

“…To assess the mechanical properties, the hardness of the samples was evaluated using a Vickers microhardness tester. The microstructure of the samples revealed that the casting process resulted in a composite material. …”
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Development of low carbon concrete with high cement replacement ratio by multi-response optimization by Suliman Khan, Safat Al-Deen, Chi King Lee

“…Carbon footprint study showed that the LCC mixes led to significant reduction of carbon footprint when compared with OPC concrete. Finally, microstructure analysis was conducted to study in the microstructure characteristics of the LCCs.…”
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Structural Evolution and Mechanical Properties of FeCoNiAlTi HEA Coatings Fabricated by Plasma Surfacing by WANG Yonghong, ZHANG Chunlin, ZHANG Shihan, YU Jianping, LIU Yingfu, JIE Zhiwen

“…In order to deeply study the influence of the surfacing current on the microstructure and mechanical properties of FeCoNiAlTi highentropy alloy coatings in the plasma surfacing process parameters， five different surfacing currents (140， 160， 180， 200， 220 A) were used for coating preparation， and the microstructure， hardness， wear resistance and tensile properties of the coatings were evaluated by XRD， OM，SEM， micro-Vickers hardness tester， profilometer， friction wear tester and universal testing machine， respectively.Results showed that the porosity and elemental segregation of the coating were significantly improved with the increase of the surfacing current，but there was no significant effect on the coating phase composition.The coating mainly consisted of the typical FCC solid solution phase and Co3 Ti precipitation phase.When the surfacing current was 180 A， the surface microhardness of the obtained T3 coating was up to 322.77 HV0.2， which was about twice that of the substrate.At the same time， the T3 coating showed the best wear resistance， with a maximum wear depth of only 2.144 μm， an average friction coefficient of 0.362 and the lowest wear rate of 3.83×10－6 mm3/(N·m).In addition， the tensile strength and elongation of the T3 coating were 948 MPa and 26.61%， respectively， showing excellent strength and toughness.…”
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Neural Network Prediction and Enhanced Strength Properties of Natural Fibre-Reinforced Quaternary-Blended Composites by Pavithra Chandramouli, Mohamed Riyaaz Nayum Akthar, Veerappan Sathish Kumar, Revathy Jayaseelan, Gajalakshmi Pandulu

“…Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis was performed to assess the microstructural characteristics. This research aimed to formulate a novel quaternary binder that may minimise our reliance on cement. …”
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Optimizing Wear Resistance and Tensile Strength of Nickel-Based Coatings through Tungsten Carbide Reinforcement by Li Zhang, Shengli Li, Chunlin Zhang, Shihan Zhang, Xingang Ai, Zhiwen Xie

“…The coatings were comprehensively evaluated through microstructural analysis, hardness testing, wear resistance assessment, and tensile testing. …”
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Dependency of solid particle erosion behaviour of plasma sprayed NiTi coating on primary gas flow rate by B. Swain, S. Mantry, S.S. Mohapatra, P. Mallick, A. Behera

“…Various erosion mechanisms such as groove formation, scratches, cutting, plastic deformation etc. has been observed from the microstructural analysis of the eroded samples at 45˚ impingement angle and splat fragmentation, splat delamination form the 90˚ impingement angle.…”
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Effects of Laser Shock Processing on Fatigue Performance of Ti-17 Titanium Alloy by Huang Shuai, Zhu Ying, Guo Wei, Qiao Hongchao, Diao Xungang

“…Ti-17 titanium alloy was treated by laser shock processing (LSP) and the high-frequency fatigue properties were evaluated. The fatigue fracture and the microstructures were observed by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). …”
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Effects of Hydrated Lime on High-Temperature Rheological Properties of High-Viscosity Modified Asphalt by Wenjing Zhou, Yihan Sun, Fengxia Chi, Qinling Cheng, Bo Han

“…Temperature scanning (DSR-TS), multiple stress creep recovery (MSCR) by using a dynamic shear rheometer, and scanning electron microscope (SEM) tests were carried out to evaluate the high-temperature rheological properties and microstructure morphology characteristics of the asphalt mortars. …”
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Exploring mean kurtosis in MR diffusion kurtosis imaging for early detection of lumbar spine degeneration: a systematic review [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Abhimanyu Pradhan, Suresh Sukumar, Priya P.S., Rajagopal Kadavigere, Neil Abraham Barnes, Winniecia Dkhar, Vaishali K

“…Results Findings indicate that MK plays a crucial role in detecting microstructural changes in the intervertebral disc space of the lumbar spine. …”
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Addition of chicken fat to cooked rice improved its flavor, cooking quality, and digestibility by Wangyang Shen, Wenjie Cao, Ning Zhang, Zhili Ji, Xiwu Jia, Weiping Jin, Yaoqi Tian

“…Additionally, the microstructure of rice flour showed smaller and uniform pores (∼10 μm) on the surface. …”
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Investigation of electrostatically tunable adhesion and instability of flying head slider by Fan Zhang, Yu Wang, Yueqiang Hu, Mingquan Zhang, Baotong Li

“…Abstract The interfacial adhesion between microstructures is inevitable in a micro-electro-mechanical system (e.g., hard disk drive (HDD)), which may lead to complicated microtribodynamics problems. …”
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Impact of graphene nanoparticles on DLP-printed parts' mechanical behavior by Md Imran Hossain, Ola L.A. Harrysson, Mohammad Asaduzzaman Chowdhury, Nayem Hossain

“…This research delves into evaluating and comparing different properties, including microstructure, surface texture, and mechanical behavior, of resin-based polymer composites fabricated using the DLP 3D printing technology. …”
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