Advanced WBG power semiconductor packaging: nanomaterials and nanotechnologies for high-performance die attach paste by Young-Min Ju, Tae-Wan Kim, Seung-Hyun Lee, Ho-Jin Lee, Jinho Ahn, Hak-Sung Kim

“…Furthermore, we examine the reliability of these materials in extreme operating conditions by evaluating their thermal cycling performance, shear strength stability, and microstructural evolution. …”
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Electromagnetic shielding effectiveness of three-dimensional multilayered interlaced woven fabrics using stainless steel fibers by Brigita Kolcavová Sirková, Veronika Tunáková, Maros Tunák, Karol Jezik

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Study on the Effect of Rock Mass Wetting and Drying Cycle on the Mechanical Behavior of Rock-Socketed Piles on Slopes by CAO Ting, HE Liu, WANG Wei, ZHAO Wang, LIU Zhao, ZHONG Junhui

“…Scanning electron microscope results highlight significant damage to the rock specimens' microstructure after 28 cycles, including an increase in cracks and pores and an expansion of the dissolution area. …”
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Precipitation Dynamics and Mechanical Properties Analysis of a Nickel-Based Superalloy Cooled Under Different Rates by Jinhe Shi, Liwei Xie, Shengyu Liu, Baojin Chen, Lei Zhao, Kailun Zheng

“…It examines the precipitation and microstructure evolution law of the material under different cooling rates and its impact on the macroscopic mechanical properties of the material. …”
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A Nanoindentation Approach to Investigating Dislocation Density in Additive-Manufactured SS316L-Graded Lattice Structures by Kamal Sleem, Gabriele Grima, Marcello Cabibbo

“…Components were fabricated using laser powder bed fusion with 316L stainless steel. The microstructural analysis revealed that the distribution of mechanical deformation across the bodies of the parts was higher in the reduced-size GLS compared to that obtained for the GLS. …”
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Influence of crystallographic orientations and nanovoid on the plastic mechanism and damage behavior of single-crystal tungsten under shock by Ziyi Li, Wensheng Liu, Yunzhu Ma, Chaoping Liang

“…These mechanisms and the associated microstructural evolution explain the anisotropic spallation behavior and provide insights into the rapid decline in spall strength for specific orientations.…”
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Experimental characterization and atomistic simulation of grain boundary segregation in Mg-Y alloys by Qianying Shi, Vaidehi Menon, Liang Qi, John Allison

“…To achieve a more fundamental understanding on how Y addition affects the microstructural evolution and mechanical properties, the Y segregation behavior at grain boundaries was investigated in Mg-1wt.…”
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Adjusting the early rheology of alkali-activated slag by sodium silicate by Jie Hou, Xiuzhi Zhang, Chong Zhang, Jing Wang, Peiqi Zheng, Jingli Huang, Shuxia Feng, Jinbang Wang, Guangbin Duan

“…The early microstructural evolution process of alkali-activated materials (AAMs) paste plays a crucial role in determining its workability and mechanical properties, which are reflected in the paste’s rheological behavior. …”
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Influence of Nd:YAG Laser Melting on an Investment-Casting Co-Cr-Mo Alloy by Francisco Cepeda Rodríguez, Carlos Rodrigo Muñiz Valdez, Juan Carlos Ortiz Cuellar, Jesús Fernando Martínez Villafañe, Jesús Salvador Galindo Valdés, Gladys Yerania Pérez Medina

“…This study investigates the microstructural, mechanical wear and bioactive behavior of investment-cast Co-Cr-Mo parts subjected to a Nd:YAG laser surface treatment. …”
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Finite Element Modeling of Acoustic Nonlinearity Derived from Plastic Deformation of 35CrMoA Steel by Shumin Yu, Lei Hu, Xingbin Yang, Xiangyu Ji

“…Acoustic nonlinearity derived from microstructural evolution of metallic materials during plastic deformation has been found to be a promising nondestructive technique to identify early stage plastic damage in metallic structural components. …”
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Glass transition temperature of asphalt binder based on atomistic scale simulation by Yongwei Fang, Yingying Pang, Jiandong Zhang, Yihan Nie, Hongquan Lu

“…It is found that the calculation range for the glass transition temperature sits between 100 and 400 K. The evolution of asphalt binder structure is influenced by different cooling rates, where lower cooling rates allow sufficient microstructural rearrangement, resulting in a smaller volume at the lower temperature. …”
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Deterioration characterization of sandstone physical and mechanical properties under mining and water action by Zhangyin Dai, Ting Xia, Wenfu Meng, Qingli Luo, Hongwei Bai, Yunqin Cao

“…The total deterioration rate increases with the number of wet and dry cycles, the stage deterioration rate and the average stage deterioration rate first decrease and then increase, and the degree of fragmentation gradually increases; (3) According to the microscopic test results, the microstructural evolution of “mining cracking → water adsorption → water–rock interaction” model was established.…”
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Interaction mechanisms between C15 Laves phase clusters and 〈1 1 1〉 dislocation loops in BCC-Fe: An atomistic perspective by Amin Esfandiarpour

“…These findings provide new atomistic insights into the role of C15 clusters in microstructural evolution under irradiation and offer valuable input parameters for higher-scale modeling techniques such as object kinetic Monte Carlo (OKMC).…”
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Smart extrusion via data-driven prediction of grain size and peripheral coarse grain defect formation by Marco Negozio, Lorenzo Donati, Adrian H. A. Lutey

“…The present work proposes a data-driven method for predicting grain size and PCG formation, combining finite element method (FEM) simulation data with experimental microstructural observations to train machine learning (ML) algorithms for classification and regression. …”
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Effect of fabrication techniques of high entropy alloys: A review with integration of machine learning by Mohamed Yasin Abdul Salam, Enoch Nifise Ogunmuyiwa, Victor Kitso Manisa, Abid Yahya, Irfan Anjum Badruddin

“…Each method's advantages, limitations, and impacts on microstructural properties are discussed in detail. Additionally, the integration of Machine Learning (ML) techniques in HEA research is highlighted, demonstrating their potential for optimizing fabrication parameters and predicting phase stability, microstructure evolution, and mechanical properties. …”
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A Critical Review on the Comparative Assessment of Rare-Earth and Non-Rare-Earth Alloying in Magnesium Alloys by Hafiz Muhammad Rehan Tariq, Muhammad Ishtiaq, Hyun-Hak Kang, Umer Masood Chaudry, Tea-Sung Jun

“…This review critically examines and compares the effects of RE and non-RE alloying elements on the microstructural evolution, corrosion resistance, and strengthening implications of Mg alloys. …”
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High temperature stress-strain data for SAE 5120 steel under various strain ratesDataverse by Philippe Moreau, Jean-Dominique Guérin, José Grégorio La Barbara Sosa, Eli Puchi Cabrera, André Dubois, Laurent Dubar

“…Finite Element simulations are often used to model and optimize these processes, requiring accurate material flow stress and strain hardening data under varying deformation conditions and microstructures. Traditional constitutive models, often based on parametric laws, have limitations: they assume flow stress depends solely on temperature and strain rate, neglecting softening effects from dynamic recrystallization (DRX) and failing to capture stress evolution during transient loading conditions. …”
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A Framework for the Comparative Analysis of Music Theory Textbooks by Ádám MIKE

“…The analysis is structured into three methodological phases: macrostructural examination, microstructural analysis of selected chapters, and evaluation of thematic coherence with particular attention to the treatment of chords borrowed from the parallel minor. …”
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Crack of a helicopter main rotor actuator attachment: failure analysis and lessons learned by L. Allegrucci, F. De Paolis, A. Coletta, M. Bernabei

“…Finally, the hydrogen content of the material was evaluated by the total hydrogen analysis. Microstructural and technological alloy characteristics were verified as well by using metallographic microscopy and hardness testing of the material. …”
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Signatures of Plastic Instabilities and Strain Localization in Acoustic Emission Time-Series by Alexey Vinogradov

“…This study underscores AE’s potential for non-destructive evaluation and failure prediction in structural metals, emphasizing its sensitivity to microstructural changes and instabilities. …”
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