Influence of heat treatments on the tensile properties and thermal expansion behavior of Fe-Ni wire by CHEN Bao-an, ZHANG Qiang, WANG Rui-hong, HAN Yu, DING Yi, ZHU Zhi-xiang, CHEN Xin, YANG Chang-long, ZHANG Hong-yu

“…The relative strengthening mechanisms and factors affecting the thermal expansion coefficient are discussed and analyzed in terms of the microstructures. Grain boundary strengthening and dislocation hardening are observed to be the dominant strengthening mechanisms of the Fe-Ni wires, and the solute atom-dislocation interaction is mainly responsible for the evolution of the thermal expansion coefficient. …”
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Kinetic analysis of Nico electrodeposition with saccharin using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy by Jae-Ik Choi, Inyeol Park, Suyeon Park, Min Jun Yi, Wonbong Jang, Jong Hyun Seo

“…At low saccharin concentrations, reduced competition led to rapid hydrogen evolution, resulting in non-uniform and rough microstructures. …”
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A competitive coevolution-based evolutionary algorithm for the parallel inverse design of multiple soft network materials by Xiao Feng, Yuchen Lai, Xing Yang, Yongbin Yu, Fangling Li, Xiangxiang Wang, Jiacheng Liang, Jingye Cai, Shunze Cao

“…Soft network materials (SNMs) incorporating curved microstructures within lattice architectures have emerged as critical components in flexible electronics and tissue scaffolds. …”
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Investigation on the thermal deformation mechanisms and constitutive model of Ti-55511 titanium alloy by Xintong Wang, Pengwei Liu, Chuangxiong Liang, Tonggang Lu, Tianyi Feng, Haozhe Niu, Yue Dong, Xingang Liu

“…The investigation focuses on the influence of various hot deformation parameters on the microstructural evolution of distinct phase regions within the alloy. …”
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Multiple symmetry protected BIC lines in two dimensional synthetic parameter space by Zhang Fengyuan, Chu Qiongqiong, Wang Qiang, Zhu Shining, Liu Hui

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Heterogeneous energetic material damage simulator (HEDS): A deep learning approach to simulate damage–sensitivity linkages by Irene Fang, Shobhan Roy, Phong Nguyen, Stephen Baek, H. S. Udaykumar

“…However, modeling of damage evolution is challenging for real microstructures of EMs; samples of damaged EMs are difficult to obtain, thereby hindering experiments and direct numerical simulations to determine the sensitivity of EMs at various stages of damage. …”
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Crystallographic texture of hot rolled uranium-molybdenum alloys by Guilherme Fernandes Nielsen, Nathanael Wagner Sales Morais, Nelson Batista de Lima

“…The as-cast and processed alloys microstructures were characterized by optical and electronic microscopies. …”
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Effect of Elastic Strain Energy on Dynamic Recrystallization During Friction Stir Welding of Dissimilar Al/Mg Alloys by Faliang He, Lei Shi, Chuansong Wu

“…Dynamic recrystallization (DRX) is a critical microstructural evolution mechanism in friction stir welding (FSW) of metallic materials, directly determining the mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of weld joints. …”
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The Effect of Rare Earth on the Precipitated Phases During Aging Process of T91 Heat-resistant Steel by Li　Gen, Liu　Jun, Wang　Shijun, Jia　Lei, He　Xikou

“…However， the creep performance degradation caused by phase precipitation and microstructure instability during long-term service is still the key bottleneck limiting its service life.This study systematically investigates the effects of rare earth （RE） w［Ce+Y］ addition （0%， 0.027%， and 0.064%） on the precipitation phases evolution of T91 steel during aging at 550 ℃. …”
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A mechanistic study of retained δ-ferrite in additively-manufactured Grade 91 steel by Zhe Lyu, William Hoffmann, Waris Khan, Thomas Lienert, Leijun Li

“…A combined experimental, characterization, and simulation study has been conducted to develop a quantitative description for microstructural evolution during Laser-Directed Energy Deposition (L-DED) of Grade 91 steel. …”
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Fluid Interfaces during Viscous-Dominated Primary Drainage in 2D Micromodels Using Pore-Scale SPH Simulations by Rakulan Sivanesapillai, Holger Steeb

“…We perform pore-scale resolved direct numerical simulations of immiscible two-phase flow in porous media to study the evolution of fluid interfaces. Using a Smoothed-Particle Hydrodynamics approach, we simulate saturation-controlled primary drainage in heterogeneous, partially wettable 2D porous microstructures. …”
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Twinning mediated intralayer frustration governs structural degradation in layered Li-rich oxide cathode by Tingting Yang, Maolin Yang, Zhongyuan Huang, Rui Wang, Wenhai Ji, Peng-Han Lu, Tao Zeng, Zenan Li, Jun Wang, Rafal E. Dunin-Borkowski, Lei Jin, Yinguo Xiao

“…In order to address the degradation mechanisms, we use operando neutron diffraction and scanning transmission electron microscopy to follow the microstructural degeneration of the LRM oxides in a prepared full cell with a graphite anode. …”
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First-Principles Study on the CO₂ Reduction Reaction (CO₂RR) Performance of h-BN-Based Single-Atom Catalysts Modified with Transition Metals by Xiansheng Yu, Can Zhao, Qiaoyue Chen, Lai Wei, Xucai Zhao, Lili Zhang, Liqian Wu, Yineng Huang

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Effect of forging deformation on the formation of {10–12}<10–1–1> twins and their influence on the tensile properties of TC4 by Ren Duqiang, Chen Chuanyong, Xuan Haijun, He Yue, Qu Mingmin, Gang Li, Wenya Peng

“…This study investigates the deformation behavior and microstructural evolution of TC4 titanium alloy subjected to 20–80 % forging deformation during thermomechanical processing at 930 °C. …”
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A new approach for processing defect-free hot-work tool steels: Quasi-isothermal laser powder bed fusion by Ulf Ziesing, Leon Engelhardt, Santiago Benito, Martin Reuber, Tobias Schwanekamp, Sebastian Weber, Jonathan Lentz

“…The research focuses on understanding the time–temperature-transformation behavior and microstructural evolution during isothermal PBF-LB/M. …”
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Cycle duration dependent hardness and β relaxation behavior of cryogenic-thermal-cycle treated metallic glasses by Kunkun Zheng, Ping Huang, Fei Wang

“…Experimental results demonstrated that the CTC-frequency/single-cycling-duration indeed plays crucial roles in determining the microstructure evolution and mechanical/relaxation behavior of the MG. …”
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Grain size effects on strain localization and fracture behavior in ferrite–martensite dual-phase steels characterized by digital image correlation analysis by Myeong-heom Park, Yuichi Tagusari, Akinobu Shibata, Nobuhiro Tsuji

“…In the present study, the underlying mechanism responsible for improved post-uniform elongation through grain refinement was investigated using high-resolution digital image correlation (DIC) and detailed microstructural analysis of micro-void evolution. Two DP microstructures with ferrite grain sizes of 28.9 μm and 11.8 μm were fabricated, exhibiting markedly different local deformation behaviors. …”
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Development of geometrically necessary dislocation density and micromechanical fields in solid state thermal cycle by Anderson Nascimento, Irene J. Beyerlein

“…These findings underscore the critical role of thermal cycling in shaping microstructural evolution and residual states in additively manufactured components, offering new insights into aspects that currently cannot be directly captured via experimental measurements.…”
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Synergistic effects of alkali content and silicate modulus optimization for enhanced properties in alkali-activated ultra-high performance concrete at ambient and high temperature by Yunfeng Qian, Dingyi Yang, Yunxiao Yan, Guosheng Ren, Miao Liu

“…This study comprehensively examines the combined effects of alkali content and silicate modulus on the mechanical properties, moisture transport behavior, and microstructural evolution of alkali-activated ultra-high performance concrete (A-UHPC) under both ambient and elevated temperatures. …”
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Synergistic Effects of Molten Salt Corrosion and Proton Irradiation on Grain Boundary Strength in Ni-20Cr by Fei Teng, Weiyue Zhou, Yingxin Zhu, Yachun Wang, Xiang Liu, Daniel Murray, Yang Yang, Michael P. Short, Lingfeng He

“…While there have been extensive studies on the impact of fluoride/chloride-based molten salt corrosion on the microstructural evolution of various nickel-based alloys, the effects of simultaneous molten salt corrosion and radiation on the mechanical integrity of grain boundaries (GBs) remain underexplored. …”
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