Nonlinear Optical Imaging of Entangled Heterophase Polydomains in Ferroelectric BZT Films by Piyali Maity, Hongbo Chen, Jun Ouyang, Yuhang Ren

“…The SHG imaging spectroscopy is well‐suited for understanding microstructural variations in ferroelectrics, which are directly relevant to device performance in memory and energy storage applications.…”
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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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Stress sensitivity of permeability in high-permeability sandstone sealed with microbially-induced calcium carbonate precipitation by Chenpeng Song, Derek Elsworth

“…Imaging by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) reveals the evolution of the stress sensitivity to permeability associated with the evolving microstructures after MICP-grouting. …”
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Transportation carbon emission efficiency network formation mechanism and spatial structural complexity analysis: Evidence from China by Lin Liu, Yuming Liu, Rong Zhao

“…This study employs the super-efficiency SBM model and social network analysis to examine the mechanistic formation of carbon emission networks, emphasizing temporal and gradient distribution patterns of efficiency networks, spatial transfer pathways, efficiency evolution characteristics, and the complexity of microstructures. …”
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Fracture Mechanisms of Electrothermally Fatigued 631 Stainless Steel Fine Wires for Probe Spring Applications by Chien-Te Huang, Fei-Yi Hung, Kai-Chieh Chang

“…These results establish the endurance limit of 631 stainless steel wire under coupled thermal–mechanical–electrical stress and clarify the roles of Joule heating, oxidation, and microstructural evolution in electrical fatigue resistance. …”
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Simulation of microscopic fracture characteristics of fractured rock based on CZM-FDEM method by Qianjin Zou, Haigang Li, Yu Zheng, Xinru Zhang, Liuyue Wang, Jiyong Zhang

“…Abstract Microstructural damage is an important cause of macrofracture in fissured rocks. …”
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Behaviors of Oxide Film during Semisolid Brazing of SiCp/6063Al Composite Materials by Jing Xiao, Shun Li, Shuxin Bai, Jiuchun Yan, Degan Xiong

“…Effects of the temperature on microstructural evolution and deformation behavior of the filler metal, interfacial structure, and shear strength of the bonded joint were discussed, and the disruption behavior of the surface oxide film was studied. …”
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Design and Development of a Bespoke Rotary Friction Welding Machine in Exploration of Joining Dissimilar Materials for Nuclear Applications by Michail Dellepiane, Laurie Da Silva, Athanasios Toumpis

“…The workpieces were friction welded at four sets of rotational speeds with constant friction and forging pressures. The microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of the dissimilar material welds were investigated via optical and scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectroscopy, 4-point bend testing and microhardness measurements. …”
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Isothermal Pre-Reduction Behavior of Nchwaning Manganese Ore in H₂ Atmosphere by Alok Sarkar, Trygve Lindahl Schanche, Jafar Safarian

“…The ore and reduced samples were characterized by XRF, XRD, BET and SEM techniques to outline the H₂ reduction behavior of the ore from mineralogical, microstructural, and chemical points of view. The rate and extent of reduction were studied using the continuous mass changes during the reduction. …”
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Processibility of Al5356 wire on Al6082 substrate by WAAM using MIGwelding power by Ifeyinwa G. Ibekwe, Ahmed H. Awad, Marawan Abdelwahed, Fatai O. Aramide, Mohamed A. Taha

“…Computational simulations using Simufact software corroborated experimental thermal profiles, demonstrating how cyclic heating influences grain evolution. The study establishes that precise control of thermal dynamics and cooling strategies is pivotal for optimizing microstructure homogeneity and mechanical integrity in aluminium WAAM components.…”
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Effect of high chromium content additions in iron-bonded Ti(C,N) cermets: a hardness-toughness tradeoff by Tabeen Halawat Pampori, Mart Kolnes, Kristjan Juhani, Marek Tarraste, Jakob Kübarsepp

“…This study investigates the effect of varying chromium (Cr) concentrations (20, 30, and 40 binder wt%) on the microstructural evolution, phase composition, and mechanical properties of Fe-bonded Ti(C,N)-based cermets. …”
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Rate-dependent serration behavior of twinning-induced plasticity steel at ultra-low temperature by Taeho Lee, Chetan Singh, You Sub Kim, Dong-Hyun Lee, Jun Hyun Han, Jun-Yun Kang, Soo Yeol Lee

“…The serration type changes from type A to type C with decreasing strain rate, resulting in a quasi-cleavage fracture at the crack initiation site. Microstructural analysis unveils a correlation between strain rate and the evolution of bundle twins, nano-twins, and ε-martensites. …”
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Understanding early-stage radiation damage in nuclear alloys through positron annihilation and semi-empirical modeling by Vladimír Kršjak, Yamin Song, Veronika Lučanská, Stanislav Sojak, Pavol Noga, Martin Petriska, Branislav Stríbrnský, Sofia Gašparová, Igor Neuhold, Matej Kubiš, Dušan Vaňa, Tielong Shen, Vladimír Slugeň, Jarmila Degmová

“…This work complements and expands current understanding of helium bubble swelling in nuclear materials, offering new insights into the microstructural evolution of materials for the next generation of nuclear facilities.…”
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The effects of wetting-drying and freezing-thawing cycles on mechanical properties of biopolymer-fiber treated soil by Dianzhi Feng, Yong Wan, Jiaxu Jin, Xingxing He, Bing Liang, Qiang Xue

“…Particular emphasis is placed on mechanical strength characteristics, stress-strain behavior, failure patterns, and associated microstructural evolution encompassing pore structure modifications. …”
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Macroscopic perspective on phase transition behavior of natural single-crystal graphite under different pressure environments by Xiaoshuang Yin, Songyang Li, Lijuan Wang, Peiyuan Liu, Zhihai Cheng, Huiyang Gou, Liuxiang Yang

“…Despite considerable experimental and theoretical progress, current experimental studies have mainly focused on the local microstructural characterizations of recovered samples, which has certain limitations for high-temperature and high-pressure products, which often exhibit diversity. …”
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Precipitation behavior of Nb in hot-rolled Nb-microalloyed TRIP steel during high-temperature deformation by FENG Qing-xiao, LI Long-fei, YANG Wang-yue, SUN Zu-qing

“…Hot-rolled TRIP steel with 0.038% Nb was thermomechanically processed on a Gleeble simulation test machine. The microstructural evolution and the precipitation behavior of Nb were analyzed by optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. …”
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Synergetic engineering of SrO vacancies and core‒rim interfacial structures in dielectric Sr1–xBaxTiO3 ceramics by Qing-Qiao Fu, Hui Gu, Juan-Juan Xing, Qiang Zheng

“…High dielectric constant can be reached in a reductive-sintered Sr1–xBaxTiO3 barrier-layer capacitor with core‒rim structures as dominant microstructural features. By SEM and aberration-corrected TEM observations, an interfacial zone between the core and rim, named as white-rim (w-rim), was found always enriched with Ba, while the core was free of Ba solution. …”
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Mechanistic study on mechanical strengthening in As-extruded Mg-xSn (x = 0.5, 2, 4, 6 and 8 wt%) alloys by Tingting Song, Fu Yang, Xiaowei Niu, Zheng Jia, Zheng Jia

“…This study systematically investigates the influence of Sn content (0.5–8 wt%) on the microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of as-extruded Mg-Sn alloys. …”
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Influence of initial damage distribution and sinks in fusion materials: A parametric OKMC study of W vs Fe by Jintong Wu, Juan-Pablo Balbuena, Ville Jantunen, Maria J. Caturla, Fredric Granberg

“…Using long-timescale Object Kinetic Monte Carlo simulations, we systematically investigated the influence of different parameters and temperature on the microstructural evolution of tungsten and iron under irradiation. …”
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Dynamic Radiation Effects Induced by Short-Pulsed GeV U-Ion Beams in Graphite and h-BN Targets by Philipp Bolz, Philipp Drechsel, Alexey Prosvetov, Pascal Simon, Christina Trautmann, Marilena Tomut

“…The increase of Young’s modulus up to 3 times the pristine value for the highest accumulated fluence of 3 × 1013 ions/cm2 is attributed to the beam-induced microstructural evolution into a disordered structure similar to glassy carbon. …”
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