Thermophysical and microstructural characterization of Ti-6Al-4V in powder and laser powder bed fusion-processed state within the global temperature field range by J. Rottler, T.K. Tetzlaff, A. Wohninsland, A. Lion, M. Johlitz

“…The macroscopic density exhibited a linear relationship up to 880C∘, showing only a minor impact from microstructural effects. The evolution of α′ martensitic microstructure was analyzed by examining linear thermal expansion coefficients indicating direction dependency. …”
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Effect of Cold Compression and Heat Treatment on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu Alloyure and mechanical properties of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy by Xiaodong ZHAO, Wenjie WANG, Yueping FANG, Yajie LI, Fengming QIN

“…The microstructural evolution of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy under different stress and aging temperature was studied using cold compression and heat treatment. …”
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Joining B4C–TiB2 ceramics with Ti interlayer via spark plasma sintering: Temperature-dependent interfacial microstructure and mechanical strength by Wei Wang, Lei Zhao, Ao Han, Yaxin Wang, Gang Wang, Songlin Ran, Xing Jin

“…Mechanical characterization indicated that these temperature-dependent microstructural changes significantly affected joint performance. …”
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Microstructural characterization and hardness prediction of AlCuCrFeNi high entropy alloys using Transformer-based Physics-Informed Neural Networks (T-PINN) by Mohamed Yasin Abdul Salam, Enoch Nifise Ogunmuyiwa, Victor Kitso Manisa, Abid Yahya, Irfan Anjum Badruddin

“…Synthesized alloys were heat-treated at different temperatures to enhance phase stability, induce microstructural evolution and hardness performance. The findings indicate that the AlCuCrFeNi HEAs have a dual-phase composition, characterized by a Body-Centered Cubic (BCC) and Face-Centered Cubic (FCC) structure, with a dendritic and interdendritic microstructure. …”
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Effect of heat-treatment processing on microstructure and properties of 40Cr3Mn3Ni3Si2Mo ultra-high strength steel by SUN You, CHEN Xiong, HU Jiafeng, ZHAO Zhuo, WANG Lijun, LIU Chunming

“…A medium carbon alloy steel 40Cr3Mn3Ni3Si2Mo is designed and prepared， and tempering is carried out after hot rolling， hot rolling plus refrigerating treatment， as well as quenching plus refrigerating treatment respectively. Microstructural characterization and properties testing are conducted on the heat-treated samples to investigate microstructural evolution. …”
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Forming quality, microstructure, and ductility-oriented mechanical performance of laser powder bed fusion processed Ni-based superalloy using different thermal input modes by Jingjia Sun, Dongdong Gu, Guangjing Huang, Jianfeng Sun, Menghuan Yin, Qi Wu

“…These findings underscore the importance of thermal input mode selection in controlling microstructural evolution and ductility-oriented mechanical performance in LPBF-fabricated GH4169 components, offering valuable insights for additive manufacturing of Ni-based superalloys.…”
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Effect of Different T6 Heat Treatment Conditions on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Al-7%Si-0.35% Mg (A356) Alloy for Use in Motorcycles by Reinaldo Almeida Rodrigues, João Carlos Martins da Costa, Antonio Claudio Kieling, Nayra Reis do Nascimento, Joaquim Souza de Oliveira, Joziane Silva da Cunha, Samantha Coelho Pinheiro, Gilberto Garcia del Pino, José Luis Valin Rivera, Meylí Valin Fernández, José Costa de Macedo Neto

“…The effects of the reduction of treatment time on mechanical behavior were evaluated in terms of hardness, Charpy and tensile tests, as well as morphological analysis of fractures and microstructural behavior via optical microscopy, SEM-EDS, measurement of eutectic Si evolution, and XRD. …”
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Magnesium-induced phase transition and enhanced dielectric performance in ((Ba₀.₈₅Sr₀.₁₅)₁₋ₓMgₓTiO₃) ceramics synthesized by the sol-gel method by Mohammed Mesrar, Taj-dine Lamcharfi, Abdelhalim Elbasset, Farid Abdi, Laila Mesrar, Nor-Said Echatoui

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2D and 3D imaging of the deformation behavior of partially devulcanized rubber/polypropylene blends by P. S. Garcia, R. F. Gouveia, J. M. Maia, C. H. Scuracchio, S. A. Cruz

“…Based on the 3D images, it is clear that breakup mechanisms of the dispersed phase, like parallel breakup, have played an important role in the evolution of the blend’s microstructure, mainly in the region of higher shear rate during processing. …”
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Numerical simulation of GTAW for ZW61 magnesium alloy thin plates: Coupling the finite element method with the cellular automata method by Qichi Le, Weiyang Zhou, Qiyu Liao, Dazhi Zhao, Ye Shi

“…Thus, the cooling rate during solidification of the molten pool decreases, increasing the size of the weld microstructure. Meanwhile, solute concentration plays an essential role in the weld microstructure evolution. …”
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In-situ neutron diffraction revealing microstructure changes during laser powder bed fusion and in-situ laser heat treatments of 316L and 316L-Al1 by Claire Navarre, Shieren Sumarli, Florencia Malamud, Efthymios Polatidis, Markus Strobl, Roland E. Logé

“…In-situ non-destructive bulk characterization with neutron diffraction enables following the evolutionary process on larger scales, confirming the microstructure evolution phenomena within representative materials volume with greater statistics.…”
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Synergistic enhancement of mechanical strength and thermal conductivity in a novel Al-Mg-Si-Zr-Ce alloy fabricated by powder bed fusion-laser beam by Li Zhang, Zhengzhen Lu, Li Cao, Jianhong Wang, Jinfang Zhang, Xiaohui Yang, Yuankui Cao, Bin Liu, Xiaofeng Li

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Direct energy deposition of TiC/Ti6Al4V graded materials and heat resistance improvement during the ablation process by Leilei Wang, Xukang Cai, Bowen Shi, Jiahao Zhang, Xiaohong Zhan

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Enhanced strength-ductility synergy in hybrid additive manufactured Ti–6Al–4V via interlayer friction stir processing assisted laser-directed energy deposition by Han Xie, Siyu Zhou, Baosheng Guan, Yuhang Ren, Zhonggang Sun, Guoqing Dai, Guang Yang

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High-temperature flow behavior and processing map of Inconel 625 alloy under electric heating by Changyuan Jia, Han Yin, Kaitian Mei, Wangqing Wu, Bingyan Jiang

“…The flow stress behavior and microstructural evolution under varying deformation conditions were systematically investigated, along with optimization of processing parameters. …”
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Microstructure simulation of maraging steel 1.2709 processed by powder bed fusion of metals using a laser beam: A cellular automata approach with varying process parameters by Kai-Uwe Beuerlein, Mohammad Shojaati, Mazyar Ansari, Hannes Panzer, Shahriar Imani Shahabad, Mohsen K. Keshavarz, Michael F. Zaeh, Saeed Maleksaeedi

“…Meanwhile, the grain alignment angle has shown no explicit dependency on process parameters, underscoring the complex dynamics governing microstructural evolution. This methodology paves the way for advancing material design in various industries by enabling a precise control over mechanical properties through microstructure tailoring.…”
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Innovative Micro- and Nano-Architectures in Biomedical Engineering for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Applications by Nargish Parvin, Sang Woo Joo, Jae Hak Jung, Tapas K. Mandal

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Molten material movement trajectories and geometries in the ultrasonic vibration-assisted laser directed energy deposition by Sarower Kabir, Bo Zhao, Weilong Cong

“…But the LDED method is associated with issues such as porosity, lack of fusion, and inhomogeneity in microstructure and material distribution. Incorporating ultrasonic vibration- assisted (UV-A) LDED can greatly improve the fabricated components' quality while reducing the occurrence of these defects. …”
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Effect of Deformation Parameters on Thermomechanical Behaviour of GH500 Superalloy by Fu　Hao, Wang　Minshi, Dai　Pengchao

“…Based on the stress-strain curves and microstructural evolution obtained from hot compression tests， suitable forging processes have been explored. …”
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Rheological Evaluation of Soil Mechanical Stability During Vegetation Restoration by WANG Xinyu, ZHOU Lin, MENG Jing, HU Shaojie, LÜ Yinyan, XU Chenyang, HU Feinan

“…[Objective] This study is aiming to evaluate the dynamic evolution of soil microstructure stability during vegetation restoration on the Loess Plateau. …”
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