Effects of processing parameters on the reversible phase transition of germanium telluride by Haoran Ma, Shaorui Yang, Yi Liu, Yaguang Ye, Le Liu, Lei Liu, Wei Xiong, Leimin Deng, Tianting Chen

“…In this article, the microstructure evolution and phase transition mechanism of germanium telluride (GeTe) film under different deposition conditions, laser modes, and scanning parameters were investigated. …”
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Modeling the effects of initial grain size, martensitic transformation induced dynamic grain refinement, phases, and texture on strength of a high entropy alloy using crystal plast... by Zhangxi Feng, Brandon A. McWilliams, Rajiv S. Mishra, Marko Knezevic

“…Microstructurally flexible high entropy alloys (HEAs) can be tailored for strength via dual-phase strengthening mechanisms, which originate from the strain-induced phase transformation microstructural phenomena. …”
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Study on the Mechanical Properties and Degradation Mechanisms of Damaged Rock Under the Influence of Liquid Saturation by Bowen Wu, Jucai Chang, Jianbiao Bai, Chao Qi, Dingchao Chen

“…The results indicate that oil–water soaking induces the loss of silicon elements and the deterioration of microstructure, leading to surface peeling, crack propagation, and increased porosity of the sample. …”
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Compression Deformation Behavior of AZ81 Magnesium Alloy at Elevated Temperatures by Xiaoping Luo, Shue Dang, Li Kang

“…The relationships among flow stress, strain rate, and deformation temperature were analyzed, and the deformation activation energy and stress exponent were calculated. The microstructure evolution of the AZ81 magnesium alloy under high deformation was examined. …”
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Enhancement of electro-optic response in BaTiO3 films integrated on Si via heating and cooling rate control by Marc Reynaud, Moaz Waqar, Chaojie Du, Agham B. Posadas, Xiaoqing Pan, Alexander A. Demkov

“…The film’s crystallographic microstructure is visualized via plan-view transmission electron  microscopy to visualize the near surface lattice relaxation and crystallographic domain morphology. …”
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Creep Properties and Constitutive Model of Salt Rock by Qiang Zhang, Zhanping Song, Junbao Wang, Yuwei Zhang, Tong Wang

“…The opinions and suggestions on the research priority and direction of salt rock's mechanical properties in the future are put forward: (1) permeability variation of salt rock under the coupling effect of temperature and stress; (2) damage mechanism and evolution process under the effect of creep-fatigue interaction and low frequency cyclic loading; (3) microdeformation mechanisms of salt rock and the relationship between microstructure variations and macrocreep behavior during creep process; (4) the establishment of the creep damage constitutive model with simple form, less parameters, easy application, and considering the damage self-healing ability of salt rock simultaneously.…”
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Resolving nanograin morphology and sub-grain nanodomains via scanning probe acoustic microscopy in high energy density BaTiO3 ferroelectric films by Jun Ouyang, Yinxiu Xue, Meiling Yuan, Chuanqi Song, Kun Wang, Yuyao Zhao, Hongbo Cheng, Hanfei Zhu, Chao Liu

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Thermal stability and thermal fatigue resistance improvement of new high toughness 5% Cr hot working die steel by Yingnan Di, Dangshen Ma, Hongxiao Chi, Jinbo Gu, Bo Fu, Jian Zhou

“…The concrete study involves: conducting on the evolution of microstructures and mechanical properties of two steels during the 60-h holding process at 600 °C, as well as the thermal fatigue behavior under the cyclic heating-water quenching conditions. …”
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The influence of orientation on the behaviour of the acoustic emission in face centered cubic metal single crystals compressed in a channel-die by A. PAWEŁEK, A. PIĄTKOWSKI, Z. JASIEŃSKI, S. PILECKI

“…It has been stated that the orientation of crystal affects the final stage of the microstructure evolution (shear bands of the V or X shape or the bands of complex structure), and the orientation dependence of the AE behaviour is only a consequence of the orientation dependence of the deformation mechanisms. …”
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The Elitist Non-Dominated Sorting Crisscross Algorithm (Elitist NSCA): Crisscross-Based Multi-Objective Neural Architecture Search by Zhihui Chen, Ting Lan, Dan He, Zhanchuan Cai

“…A variable-length crisscross optimization strategy, which creatively iterates the evolution through inter-individual horizontal crossovers and intra-individual vertical crossovers, is employed to simultaneously optimize the microstructure parameters and macroscopic architecture of the CNN. …”
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Evaluation of crystal structure and tensile properties at the micro level of friction stir weld developed with n-MQL by Mystica A, Senthil Kumar VS

“…The retention of precipitates in HAZ and entanglement of dislocations in NZ are obtained through the instant quenching action of n-MQL. The evolution of microstructure and precipitation in the developed weld zones are studied using TEM. …”
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Experimental insights into the effects of Mg addition and ECAP processing on the anomalous anneal strengthening of pure zinc by Zahra Ramezanroudi, Sara Sarvarpour, Reza Alizadeh

“…Although ECAP processing refines and homogenizes the Zn–1Mg microstructure, it does not markedly improve mechanical strength. …”
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La lexicographie bilingue français-espagnol : tradition et modernité by Ascensión Sierra Soriano

“…Nous établirons également une comparaison des éléments caractéristiques des ouvrages de ce type de lexicographie (format, support, langues, microstructure, etc.) en analysant les dernières éditions d’un même dictionnaire sur papier, et des dernières versions sur différents supports (papier, électronique, en ligne), ce qui nous permettra de mettre ainsi en évidence quelle a été la contribution des nouvelles technologies dans la mise à jour et dans l’amélioration de la qualité de la lexicographie français-espagnol. …”
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Virtual melting and cyclic transformations between amorphous Si, Si I, and Si IV in a shear band at room temperature by Hao Chen, Valery I. Levitas

“…The release of shear stresses quenches the microstructure, and shows reasonable qualitative correspondence with existing experiments.…”
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DEM-CFM analysis of Lode angle influence on the undrained cyclic behavior of anisotropically consolidated soils by Mohammad Salimi, Nazanin Irani, Torsten Wichtmann

“…In tandem with macro-scale observations, the evolution of the microstructure within assemblies is analyzed using the coordination number, redundancy index, inter-particle contact fabric tensor, and particle orientation fabric tensor. …”
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Engineered/strain-hardening cementitious composites (ECC/SHCC) for resilient cold-region infrastructure: A critical review of freeze-thaw durability by Yang Liu, Wei-Zhe Wu, Yi-Xin Zhang, Wei Hou, Han Zhang, Li-Gang Peng

“…In summary, this study establishes a microstructural and micromechanical framework for understanding the tensile and compressive performance of ECC after FT exposure, offering new insights into enhancing durability and sustainability.…”
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Optimal mix ratio and numerical simulation study of concrete modified by nano-silica synergistically reinforced with basalt fibers by Changxing Zhu, Duo Li, Shengran Zhang, Huazhe Jiao, Jiaqi Guo, Xinming Chen

“…Mechanical tests and microstructural observations were conducted on specimens prepared with the optimal mix. …”
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Deformation twinning and hcp-to-fcc phase transformations of CP-Ti induced by long-term static compressive stresses at ambient temperatures by Tong Yin, Lingfeng Pan, Zijie Zhou, Zhenhua Dan, Hui Chang, Lian Zhou

“…Microstructural evolution and phase transformation of Gr. …”
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A finite difference method for thermal behaviour and stress analysis during laser directed energy deposition considering airflow convection effects by Zhichao Yang, Yichao Dun, Lida Zhu, Jinsheng Ning, Miao Yu, Peihua Xu, Shuhao Wang, Pengsheng Xue, Bo Xin

“…Thermal behaviour in directed energy deposition (DED) governs both the microstructural evolution of deposited layers and the distribution of residual stresses. …”
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Enhanced strength and ductility in Mg-9Gd-4Y–2Zn-0.5Zr alloy under high-temperature compression enabled by the LPSO phase by Rui Guo, Yihao Dong, Xi Zhao, Qiang Wang, Fulei Zhu, Yayun He, Qian Yin, Zhao Zhang

“…In particular, the dynamic precipitation of the lamellar LPSO phase during deformation inhibited DRX nucleation and triggers the strong basal texture, in contrast to the behavior of pre-existing lamellar LPSO phases. These microstructural disparities induce the superior strength-ductility synergy of the CC alloy relative to CN alloy during high-temperature compression at 400 °C. …”
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