Achieved strength-ductility simultaneous enhancement of AZ31 magnesium alloy square tube through a novel tube continuous expanding shear extrusion processing by Wei Zhang, Chaowei Zeng, Hui Zhao, Hongjun Hu, Dingfei Zhang, Rui Hong, Ting Yuan, Zhenwei Sun, Wei Peng

“…Compared to previously reported hot-extruded Mg alloy tubes, the tCESE samples exhibit simultaneous enhancements in both strength and ductility. The microstructure evolution during the tCESE process was analyzed in detail. …”
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Rolling contact fatigue performance of a TiN coating deposited on AISI 440C by plasma based ion implantion and deposition by Mar�a Paula Gonz�lez, Diego A. Colombo, Diego O. Fernandino

“…In this work, the microstructural evolution, surface characteristics and wear behavior of high hardness AISI 440C samples coated with a TiN film synthesized at room temperature were investigated. …”
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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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Unveiling high-temperature stability and growth dynamics of CVD-SiOC coatings across different deposition conditions and environments by Weichen Jing, Naeem ul Haq Tariq, Wenkang Hou, Tianying Xiong, Mingqiang Tang

“…It was found that the composition and microstructure of SiOC coatings, environmental atmosphere, and heat treatment temperature can affect the thermal stability and high-temperature reaction mechanism of SiOC coatings. …”
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Atomistic insights into void distribution characteristics in a NiTi cylindrical shell exposed to explosion loading by Xiang Chen, Xiaoyang Pei, Hao Zhang, Xin Yang, Weilong Yang, Shang Gao, Yixuan Peng, Fang Wang

“…Atomistic simulations are performed to capture the void distribution characteristics during the formation of spallation, when the loading velocity is 1.2 km/s. Microstructure evolutions are also examined to reveal the role of shear deformation band in dynamic damage. …”
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Nonlinear Raman-Nath diffraction in submicron-thick periodically poled lithium niobate thin film by Xiao-Ni Li, Ling-Zhi Peng, Yuan-Yuan Liu, Li-Hong Hong, De-Ming Hu, Yuan-Yuan Zhao, Xuan-Ming Duan, Bao-Qin Chen, Zhi-Yuan Li

“…Abstract Nonlinear Raman-Nath diffraction (NRND) is a unique diffraction pattern formed when a high-intensity laser interacts with a nonlinear microstructure bulky medium relying only on the transverse phase matching condition. …”
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Achieving superior resistance to high–temperature creep in laser powder bed fusion of Inconel 718 via grain boundaries serration by Qiankun Shi, Shuya Zhang, Xianglei Dong, Donghong Li, Hongliang Zhao, Xin Lin, Weidong Huang

“…The creep tests under 650 °C/750 N have been performed on samples with different microstructure, one featuring non-serrated and the other with serrated grain boundaries, while keeping other aspects of the microstructure invariant. …”
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Investigating the Influence of Mechanical Loads on Built-Up Edge Formation Across Different Length Scales at Diamond–Transition Metal Interfaces by Mazen S. Alghamdi, Mohammed T. Alamoudi, Rami A. Almatani, Meenakshisundaram Ravi Shankar

“…The corresponding inter-diffusion was examined by elucidating the phase evolution, element concentration profiles, and microstructure evolution via high-resolution TEM/Images equipped with an TEM/EDS system for elemental characterization.…”
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Data selection strategies for minimizing measurement time in materials characterization by Alexander Liehr, Kristina Dingel, Daniel Kottke, Sebastian Degener, David Meier, Bernhard Sick, Thomas Niendorf

“…., the investigated microstructure, is seen to be a very effective approach. …”
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Influence of Irradiation on Mechanical Properties of Nickel by Lei Ma, Changsheng Li, Xue Shang, Wangyu Hu

“…By analyzing the stress-strain curves and the microstructure evolution, it is found that the effect of irradiation accelerates the damage of the internal structure due to the existence of irradiation defects, and high-energy irradiation leads to the instability of the structure in the process of plastic deformation.…”
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Challenges and opportunities utilizing multilayer MXene as precursors for oriented TiCx in ceramic composites by Barak Ratzker, Or Messer, Dor Goldstein, Nitzan Maman, Vladimir Ezersky, Maxim Sokol

“…This study investigates the use of multilayered Ti3C2Tz MXene as a precursor for forming bulk TiCx/Al2O3 composites with highly oriented carbide reinforcement. To evaluate this prospect, we conducted a side-by-side comparison of the processing, microstructure, and properties of MXene-derived TiC0.67/Al2O3 and conventional TiC/Al2O3 composites. …”
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Effect of segregations on mechanical properties and crack propagation in spring steel by B. Žužek, M. Sedlacek, B. Podgornik

“…Effect of the microstructure refinement was evaluated in terms of tensile strength, elongation, fracture and impact toughness, and fatigue resistance under bending and tensile loading. …”
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Unraveling Temperature-Induced Vacancy Clustering in Tungsten: From Direct Microscopy to Atomistic Insights via Data-Driven Bayesian Sampling by Anruo Zhong, Clovis Lapointe, Alexandra M. Goryaeva, Kazuto Arakawa, Manuel Athènes, Mihai-Cosmin Marinica

“…The evolution of the microstructure of materials is primarily governed by defect-mediated diffusion. …”
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Experiment Analysis of Concrete’s Mechanical Property Deterioration Suffered Sulfate Attack and Drying-Wetting Cycles by Wei Tian, Nv Han

“…Changes in ions in the solution at different sulfate attack periods were tested by inductively coupled plasma (ICP). The damage evolution law, as well as analysis of the concrete’s meso- and microstructure, was revealed by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and computed tomography (CT) scanning equipment. …”
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An artificial market model for the forex market by Kimihiko Sasaki, Daisuke Yokouchi

“…This study aims to construct an artificial foreign exchange market referencing market microstructure theory, without relying on the assumption of information or technical traders. …”
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Media e-lexicography in the focus of modern globalization processes by Dmytro Syzonov

“…An attempt is made to classify media e-dictionaries based on their emergence and functioning in the virtual space, the parameters of media lexicographic editions of a new type are defined, their register part, macro- and microstructure, illustrative material, description features of dictionary entries, and data update formats are analyzed. …”
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Effect of heat treatment and Cu addition on the mechanical, electrochemical, and precipitation behavior of Al–Mg–Si alloys by Hyun-Bin Hong, Raj Narayan Hajra, Eunjoo Shin, Jae-Kook Kim, Jong-Sook Lee, Jeoung Han Kim, JaeHwang Kim, Hoon-Hwe Cho

“…This work bridges the gap between microstructural evolution and performance optimization, providing insights into balancing strength and corrosion resistance in Cu-modified Al–Mg–Si alloys for industrial applications.…”
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Irradiation Performance of a Multiphase MoNbTiVZr Refractory High-Entropy Alloy: Role of Zr-Rich Phase Precipitation by Liqiu Yong, Yilong Zhong, Hongyang Xin, An Li, Dongsheng Xie, Lu Wu, Jijun Yang

“…This study investigated the microstructure evolution and radiation damage behavior in equiatomic MoNbTiVZr RHEA under Au-ion irradiation at fluences of 2 × 10¹⁵, 4 × 10¹⁵, and 1 × 10¹⁶ ions/cm². …”
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Impact of hot and warm deformation on the bainite morphology and kinetics during continuous cooling of low- and medium-C carbide-free bainitic steels by Pedro José de Castro, Antonio Carlos de Figueiredo Silveira, Alexandre da Silva Rocha, Andreas Stark, Thomas Sourmail, Jérémy Epp

“…This work aims to describe the microstructural evolution of bainite during continuous cooling from austenite with varying grain size, morphology and defect density in two carbide-free bainitic steels with low and medium C contents. …”
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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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