Strength–Ductility Synergy of Lightweight High Entropy Alloys by Fainah Madewu, Nicholus Malatji, Mxolisi Brendon Shongwe, Tawanda Marazani, Lehlogonolo Rudolf Kanyane

“…This study evaluated and figured out that the balance between strength and ductility in LWHEAs can be enhanced by optimizing microstructure through customized alloying and heat treatments. …”
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Performance Degradation Law and Model Construction of Hydraulic Concrete Under Freeze-Thaw Cycles: A Comprehensive Review by Xiangyi Zhu, Xiaohe Zhou, Yuxuan Xia, Xudong Chen

“…By capitalizing on the resultant microstructure, a more accurate predictive model can be established. …”
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A Multi-Scale Investigation of Sandy Red Clay Degradation Mechanisms During Wet–Dry Cycles and Their Implications for Slope Stability by Wei Xie, Zhenguo Liu, Zhigang Kong, Lu Jing, Rui Xiao

“…Concurrently, the relative expansion rate (<i>δ_r</i>) and relative shrinkage rate (<i>η_r</i>) gradually declined. (2) At the microscale, wet–dry cycles induced significant changes in the microstructure, characterized by increased particle rounding, disrupted stacked aggregates, altered inter-particle contacts, enlarged and interconnected pores, increased number of pores, and a reduction in clay mineral content. (3) At the mesoscale, cracks initiated and propagated. …”
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Investigation of electrostatically tunable adhesion and instability of flying head slider by Fan Zhang, Yu Wang, Yueqiang Hu, Mingquan Zhang, Baotong Li

“…Abstract The interfacial adhesion between microstructures is inevitable in a micro-electro-mechanical system (e.g., hard disk drive (HDD)), which may lead to complicated microtribodynamics problems. …”
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Interfacial investigation of AISI 321 / Al in compound casting: Casting temperature and melt to solid ratio by Ali Bakhtiari, Zahra-Sadat Seyedraoufi, Yazdan Shajari

“…To assess the mechanical properties, the hardness of the samples was evaluated using a Vickers microhardness tester. The microstructure of the samples revealed that the casting process resulted in a composite material. …”
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Development of low carbon concrete with high cement replacement ratio by multi-response optimization by Suliman Khan, Safat Al-Deen, Chi King Lee

“…Carbon footprint study showed that the LCC mixes led to significant reduction of carbon footprint when compared with OPC concrete. Finally, microstructure analysis was conducted to study in the microstructure characteristics of the LCCs.…”
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A novel approach to improving the quality of whole-cotyledon tofu by control-released coagulant and the role of fiber by Mengnan Gao, Chunxia Dong, Yanqiu Yuan, Qian Ju, Sibo Zhao, Yayun Hu, Guangzhong Luan

“…Effects of control-released coagulant and unfiltered treated on rheological properties, proximate composition, microstructure, and texture of tofu were investigated. …”
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Effect of Reduction Ratio below Austenite Recrystallization Stop Temperature on Mechanical Properties of an API X70M PSL2 Line Pipe Steel by Ramazan Tütük, Eyüp Sabri Kayalı, Mustafa Merih Arıkan

“…Differentreduction ratios were utilized and the effect of reduction ratios on mechanicalproperties and microstructures were investigated during the trials. It wasobserved that final grain size decreased and strength and toughness increasedwith increasing reduction ratio.…”
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Effect of Pyrolysis Temperature on Microwave Heating Properties of Oxidation-Cured Polycarbosilane Powder by Chang-Hun Hwang, Jong-Ha Beak, Sang-In Kim, Se-Yun Kim

“…The maximum temperature of the samples pyrolyzed at 1500 °C was relatively low, but the rate of heating was the highest. The microstructures and crystal structures of the microwaves as a function of the pyrolysis temperature were investigated.…”
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Study on Secondary Remelting Modification of Laser Cladding Ni60/WC Composite Coatings by Jianwen Zhang, Gui Wang, Jingquan Wu, Jiang Huang, Wenqing Shi, Fenju An, Xianglin Wu

“…The results underscore the critical influence of laser scanning velocity and remelting frequency on microstructural evolution, mechanical strength, and electrochemical stability. …”
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Application of Composite Soaking Solution in Fillet Storage and Caco-2 Cell Antioxidant Repair by Qing Shao, Zhongqiang Wang, Shumin Yi

“…The results of the microstructure analysis showed that the tissue structure of fillets treated by the compound soaking solution was more orderly. …”
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Unraveling the synergistic influence of Nb, V, and Ce on corrosion and high temperature performance of austenitic alloys by J. Ramirez, F. Zuñiga, S. Shiva Samhitha, Srivathsava Surabhi, A. Ríos R, J.P. Sanhueza, A.F. Jaramillo, A.G. Onate, M.F. Meléndrez, D. Rojas

“…Thermodynamic modeling (Thermo-Calc) was employed to optimize the composition, and their production was carried out from stainless steel scrap and ferroalloys in the open atmosphere induction melting process to contribute to the circular economy. The morphology, evolution, and mechanisms of the microstructure of the zone affected by oxidation were determined by applying various characterization techniques such as X-ray diffraction, electron spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (XRD, XPS, RAMAN, and SEM) and thermodynamic calculations. …”
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A New Sustainable Approach to Enhancing the Subtractive Process in the Additive–Subtractive Hybrid Manufacturing of AISI H13 Dry Machining by Hiva Hedayati, Maryam Aramesh

“…Parts made through additive manufacturing often have low machinability due to factors like residual stresses and fine, hard microstructures. In ASHM, intermediate heat treatments are not possible, leading to the increased hardness of the printed material. …”
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The Influence of Zn and Ca on Tensile Properties and Creep Resistance of MgSn6 Alloy by T. Rzychoń

“…The microstructure of investigated alloys has been analysed using the scanning electron microscope, coupled with EDS spectrometer to enable the analysis of chemical composition of individual microstructural constituents. …”
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Effect of chemical segregation on accuracy of local lattice distortions determination by pair distribution functions by Yao Hu, Sheng Guo, Magnus Hörnqvist Colliander

“…In this study, the effect of chemical segregation on LLD quantification was investigated through fitting simulated two-phase composite PDFs, representing segregated microstructures, with a single-phase model and evaluating the errors to assess the accuracy and reliability of small-box analysis in this context. …”
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The Dual Influence of Silicon Content and Mechanical Stress on Magnetic Barkhausen Noise in Non-Oriented Electrical Steel by Aroba Saleem, Mehdi Mehdi, P. Ross Underhill, Youliang He, Thomas W. Krause

“…It is observed that increasing the Si content increases the pinning density, which, together with the microstructure and texture, largely impacts the MBN response. …”
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Effects of Hydrated Lime on High-Temperature Rheological Properties of High-Viscosity Modified Asphalt by Wenjing Zhou, Yihan Sun, Fengxia Chi, Qinling Cheng, Bo Han

“…Temperature scanning (DSR-TS), multiple stress creep recovery (MSCR) by using a dynamic shear rheometer, and scanning electron microscope (SEM) tests were carried out to evaluate the high-temperature rheological properties and microstructure morphology characteristics of the asphalt mortars. …”
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Investigating the resistance to severe environmental erosion of modified Pisha sandstone composite materials by Changming Li, Yaozong Wang, Shunbo Zhao, Biao Jia, Yongsheng Tong, Ruijuan Li, Yanxin Gong

“…This study aimed to investigate the microstructural evolution and the erosion resistance of modified Pisha sandstone composite materials (PCM) in severe environmental erosion, including water, alkali, acid, and sulfate solutions. …”
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Enhancing strength without sacrificing ductility in medium-carbon multiphase bainitic steel through increased intercritical annealing temperatures by Wenlu Yu, Kaifang Li, Lihe Qian, Yipeng Ding, Zhixuan Jia, Chaozhang Wei, Limei Ren, Zhaoxiang Chen, Fucheng Zhang, Jiangying Meng

“…In this paper, a medium-carbon multiphase bainitic steel was produced through intercritical annealing (IA) at various temperatures, followed by isothermal bainite transformation (IBT) at 300 °C, and its microstructural evolution and mechanical properties were systematically investigated. …”
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Multiphase Identification Through Automatic Classification from Large-Scale Nanoindentation Mapping Compared to an EBSD-Machine Learning Approach by Carl Slater, Bharath Bandi, Pedram Dastur, Claire Davis

“…The phases/regions considered are ferrite, ferrite containing mobile dislocations, bainite, tempered martensite, and untempered martensite. A range of microstructures with varying fractions of phases were evaluated using both SEM/EBSD and nanoindentation. …”
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