Effects of Low-Temperature Environment on the Mechanical Properties and Crystal Characteristics of Alkali-Slag-Cementitious Materials by Guodong Huang, Chengcheng Wang, Houmin Mei, Fengan Zhang, Qi Lu, Yonghao Huang, Zijian Chen

“…Further, the formation and growth characteristics of alkali-activated slag crystals in a low-temperature environment, as well as the microstructure formation, development, and evolution, were examined by microscopic analyses. …”
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Research progress of K438 prepared by electron beam additive manufacturing by CUI Zhaowen, JIAO Shikun, JIANG Tao, QIAN Yuanhong, ZHU Yanliang

“…Compared with the traditional preparation process, the additive manufacturing (AM) technology has become an ideal process for “non-weldable” K438 superalloys due to the advantages of short production process, homogeneous microstructure, and good high-temperature mechanical properties of the components. …”
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Enhancing steel slag cement mortar performance under low-temperature curing through alkali activation: mechanisms and implications by Wei Ye, Tengteng Feng, Wangwen Sun, Lauren Y. Gómez-Zamorano

“…Advanced characterization techniques, including thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), were employed to examine the hydration products and microstructural evolution of optimally activated samples. …”
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Effect of Heat Treatment on Corrosion of an AlCoCrFeNi_2.1 Eutectic High-Entropy Alloy in 3.5 wt% NaCl Solution by Jun Jiang, Haijing Sun, Jie Sun

“…On one hand, this microstructure evolution can make the passive film have more Cr₂O₃ and less Al₂O₃, thereby enhancing its protective properties, as confirmed by the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis. …”
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Ultrasonic velocity and acoustic emission properties of concrete eroded by sulfate and its damage mechanism by LIU Juan-hong, ZHAO Li, SONG Shao-min, JI Hong-guang

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Surface hydrogenation treatment facilitating ultra-low temperature diffusion bonding of Zr-4 alloy by Xinrui Guo, Qing Chang, Lixia Zhang, Zhan Sun, Bo Zhang, Zeming Wang, Zhenwen Yang, Boyu Zhang

“…The microstructure of the hydrogenated layer was detected as δ-ZrH2 and ε-ZrH2. γ-ZrH phase was detected on the interface between the hydrogenated layer and α-Zr base metal. …”
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Wear-resistant Ti/TiCp composite coatings via synchronous powder supplied wire arc additive manufacturing by Xinxin Guo, Ming Ma, Shuaifeng Zhang, Zhengying Wei

“…The effects of welding current on the composites' microstructure evolution and wear resistance were systematically investigated. …”
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Quasi-superplasticity in an Mg–Li–Al–Y alloy processed by rolling by Furong Cao, Bijin Zhou, Panning Xu, Guangming Xu

“…In order to explore the high temperature ductility of ultra-light magnesium-lithium alloy, a new Mg-7.28Li-2.19Al-0.091Y (LAY720) alloy was prepared by casting and rolling. The microstructural evolution, mechanical properties, model, and deformation mechanism under hot tension were studied by optical microscope, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope, energy dispersive spectroscopy, and tensile tester. …”
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Abrasion resistant characteristics of UHPC based on high-speed underwater method: Efficiency, process, evaluation, and mechanisms by Xuan Qiu, Jihui Zhao, Zhong Li

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The effect of Zn content on the age-hardening response and precipitation behavior for Al–8Si-0.6Mg-0.1Cu alloys by Lili Hu, Chenggang Wang, Feng Li, Jingqi Zhang, Maohui An, Jinguo Wang, Ruifang Yan

“…However, for the sample of 0Zn and 0.9Zn, the precipitates consist of β'' phase and trace Q′ phase, the Mg–Zn precipitation phase is not found in the microstructure. Finally, a precipitation schematic is proposed based on the precipitation behaviour of the three alloys, which reveal the evolution of the microstructure of the Al–8Si-0.6Mg-0.1Cu-XZn (X=0, 0.9, 3.6) alloy.…”
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Impact of Microwave Pre-Curing on Pore Structure and Environmental Performance of Metakaolin- and Fly Ash-Based Geopolymers by Yanhui Dong, Mohamed R. El-Naggar, Runhui Gao, Yefan Li, Yixin Zhao

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Enhancing strength and toughness of 2-GPa-grade press-hardened steel by novel electroshock treatment by Ye Li, Yanli Song, Jue Lu, Junhao Hu, Yanfeng Gu, Yikuan Yang, Lin Hua

“…This study combined electroshock treatment (EST) with conventional hot stamping to address the poor toughness and strength–toughness trade-off in 2-GPa-grade press-hardened steels. Multiscale microstructural characterization and mechanical testing systematically revealed the intrinsic relationship between microstructural evolution and strengthening–toughening mechanisms. …”
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Macro and Micro Characteristics of Extreme Heavy Rainfall Process in Jincheng of Shanxi Province on 11 July 2021 by Hongxia WANG, Aimei MIAO, Guiqiang QIU, Zhiyong QU, Junmei YANG, Linyi LÜ

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Interfacial texture-driven failure behaviors of Gd/Yb co-doped YSZ thermal barrier coatings under thermal cyclic loading: Design and optimization by Kehan Yang, Junmiao Shi, Kaiming Zhang, Xiaolong Chen, Fuqiang Tian, Song Wu, Xiancheng Zhang

“…Specifically, eight interfacial textures were deposited at the interfaces between YSZ and RYSZ (where R represents two rare-earth oxides, Gd2O3 and Yb2O3, R = 6.5 wt%) layers, followed by thermal cycling tests to explore their critical roles in the failure behaviors of DCL TBCs. Microstructural evolutions, phase compositions, and stress variations were investigated in detail. …”
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Advances in Experimentation and Numerical Modeling of Aluminum and Copper Ultrasonic Welding by Zhe Li, Shiying Wu, Huan Li

“…For Al/Cu joints, advancements in understanding the microstructure evolution, joint performance, and finite element modeling of the welding process have been systematically reviewed and summarized. …”
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Effects of twins on deformation and recrystallization behaviors in the preparation of ultrathin grain-oriented electrical steel by Ning Zhang, Li Meng, Jiangjie Xu, Chengzhou Niu, Fengliang Tan

“…When preparing ultrathin grain-oriented electrical steel using commercial grain-oriented electrical steel strip as the starting material, an abundance of deformation twins is observed in initial dominant Goss oriented grains. In this study, the evolution and effect of these twins are focused in terms of both crystallographic orientation and local strain and, based on this study, to explore their influence on recrystallization microstructure and texture evolution. …”
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In Situ Capture of High-Temperature Precipitate Phases in Ti-48Al-2Cr-2Nb Alloy Using Convolutional Neural Networks by Xiaolei Li, Chuanqing Huang, Sen Zhao, Linlin Cui, Shirui Guo, Bo Zheng, Yinghao Cui, Yongqian Chen, Yue Zhao, Lujun Cui, Chunjie Xu

“…TiAl intermetallic alloy is a crucial high-performance material, and its microstructure evolution at high temperatures is closely related to the process parameters. …”
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Multi-level model describing phase transformations of polycrystalline materials under thermo-mechanical impacts by Peter Trusov, Elena Makarevich, Nikita Kondratev

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Synthesis and Property Characterization of Low-Activity Waste-Derived Quaternary Cementitious Materials by Linlin Jiang, Xianhui Zhao, Haoyu Wang

“…Fresh properties (fluidity, pH, and electrical conductivity), compressive strength, and drying shrinkage were evaluated, while SEM-EDS, XRD, FTIR, and TG-DSC analyzed microstructural evolution. The results show that FA-RM alone failed to solidify, but CS enhanced hydration, reducing fluidity and increasing strength, while SS improved thermal stability as a micro-aggregate. …”
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Regulating the Mechanical and Corrosion Properties of Mg-2Zn-0.1Y Alloy by Trace SiC with Different Morphologies by Furong Guo, Kaibo Nie, Kunkun Deng, Yanan Li

“…The effects of SiC morphology on the microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of MZY alloy were studied. …”
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