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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Damage of bamboo and wooden materials based on linear elastic fracture mechanics in garden design by Tang Haiyan

“…Wooden materials and bamboo materials with clear microstructure are composite biomaterials which can be studied under multiple scales. …”
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Effect of Nitrogen Content on Hot Deformation Behavior and Grain Growth in Nuclear Grade 316LN Stainless Steel by Ming-wei Guo, Zhen-hua Wang, Ze-an Zhou, Shu-hua Sun, Wan-tang Fu

“…In the processing maps, both power dissipation ratio and unstable region increased with increasing N concentration. In terms of microstructure evolution, N promoted dynamic recrystallization kinetic and decreased dynamic recrystallization grain size. …”
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Elucidating the deformation behaviour of DX54 steel under a continuous strain path change by Sisir Dhara, Rahul Rakshit, Sumit Hazra, Sumantra Mandal, Sushanta Kumar Panda

“…This study investigates the impact of a uniaxial to biaxial continuous strain path change on the microstructure and texture evolution of DX54 steel. Cruciform samples were tested in-situ using electron backscatter diffraction in a scanning electron microscope (SEM), with additional digital image correlation experiments conducted outside the SEM to monitor strain evolution. …”
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Synergistically enhanced cryogenic strength and ductility in 304L stainless steel made by directed energy deposition additive manufacturing by Yen-Ting Chang, Andrew Hattoon Enriquez, Yuheng Nie, Didun Oladeji, Marie A. Charpagne

“…We find that regardless of the printing strategy, DED AM 304L exhibits synergistically enhanced strength and ductility from room temperature down to cryogenic temperature (77 K); that surpasses the mechanical performance of 304L synthesized via conventional processes. We follow the evolution of statistically representative microstructure regions using electron microscopy during quasi in-situ tensile tests interrupted at different strain levels and reveal the deformation mechanisms responsible for this behavior. …”
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Electron Backscatter Diffraction Analysis of Low-Misorientation-Angle Boundary and High-Energy Boundary in the Hot-Rolled Plate of Grain-Orientated Silicon Steel by Xiang Zou, Qingyou Liu, Shengtao Qiu

“…In order to study the texture evolution and the formation of an inhomogeneous microstructure in hot-rolled plate of grain-orientated silicon steel, Fe₃C (hexagonal) and ferrite phases in the subsurface layer were studied using electron backscatter diffraction. …”
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Characteristics, origin and significance of chessboard subgrain boundaries in the WAIS divide ice core by Joan J. Fitzpatrick, Larry A. Wilen, Donald E. Voigt, Richard B. Alley, John M. Fegyveresi

“…Observation of thin sections of the WAIS (West Antarctic Ice Sheet) Divide ice core in cross-polarized light reveals a wealth of microstructures and textural characteristics indicative of strain and recovery in an anisotropic crystalline substance undergoing high-temperature plastic deformation. …”
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Mimicking Symmetry‐Breaking Einstein Ring by Optical Lens by Jun‐Liang Duan, Wen Xiao, Minyong Guo, Tong Liu, Huanyang Chen, Jin‐Hui Chen

“…The celebrated theory of general relativity has inspired research on optical simulations using artificial microstructures to mimic curved space–times. The gravitational lensing that bends light close to large mass concentrations is one of the most fascinating predictions by general relativity. …”
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Influencia de la temperatura y el tiempo en la tixoconformación del hierro fundido gris hipoeutéctico//Influence of temperature and time in the thixoformability of gray cast iron by Rodolfo López-Nadal, Eugênio José‐Zoqui, Angel Sánchez‐Roca, Hipólito Domingo Carvajal‐Fals

“…<br /><br /><strong>Key words:</strong> thixoforming, semisolid materials, ferrous alloys, morphology evolution, microstructure.</p>…”
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A comparative morphology of trichobothrial bases in araneoid spiders and its significance for the phylogeny and system of the superfamily Araneoidea (Arachnida, Araneae) by Kirill Y. Eskov, Yuri M. Marusik

“…Only three taxa have been proposed earlier as the sister group of the superfamily Araneoidea: Nicodamoidea, Deinopoidea, and Leptonetoidea; morphology of bothria, as well as other cuticular microstructures, clearly supports the araneoid-nicodamoid relationship hypothesis, purely ‘molecular’ to date. …”
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Effect of interface morphology on tensile response of Ti6Al4V alloy fabricated by laser hybrid additive manufacturing: Experiments &amp; simulations by Wei Fan, Guang Hu, Yuguang Chen, Yue Du, Yijie Peng, Yongxia Wang, Yunlong Li, Hua Tan, Fengying Zhang, Xin Lin

“…Despite its promise, the inherent disparity in microstructures between the wrought substrate and DED part introduces cross-regional mechanical heterogeneity, limiting structural reliability. …”
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High-Temperature Properties of LP-DED Additive Manufactured Ferritic STS 430 Deposits on Martensitic STS 410 Base Metal by Samsub Byun, Hyun-Ki Kang, Namhyun Kang, Seunghun Lee

“…The analyses of phase transformations and microstructural evolutions of LP-DED FSS 430 on MSS 410 BM were carried out using X-ray diffraction, SEM, and EBSD. …”
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Research on Interfacial Bonding Property of Modified Fiber Reinforced Concrete and Present Situation Analysis by ZHANG Xiaoli, YUAN Yuan

“…So far,scholars at home and abroad have done a lot of research to improve the bonding strength between the fiber and the matrix in concrete and ultimately to enhance the fiber reinforcement effect.This paper summarizes tests at home and abroad on the interfacial bonding property of fiber reinforced concrete and their evaluation indexes and analyzes the mechanism and the influence of the interfacial bonding property of modified fiber reinforced concrete from the two aspects of matrix property and fiber surface characteristics.It is concluded that nanomaterials,organic polymers,and part of the active minerals all affect the hydration process of cement concrete. The hydration evolution process,microstructure,and modification mechanism of the matrix in concrete under multi-mineral and polymer hybrid modification need to be studied immediately.Optimal modification methods for different fibers should be proposed according to economical efficiency,construction technology,and modification effect.…”
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Numerical and Experimental Analyses of the Effect of Heat Treatments on the Phase Stability of Inconel 792 by Maria M. Cueto-Rodriguez, Erika O. Avila-Davila, Victor M. Lopez-Hirata, Maribel L. Saucedo-Muñoz, Luis M. Palacios-Pineda, Luis G. Trapaga-Martinez, Juan M. Alvarado-Orozco

“…A study about the precipitation and phase stability was carried out in an IN-792 superalloy used as a blade in a gas turbine. Microstructure analysis was conducted experimentally on three different cross sections of the blade designated as high temperature (HT), medium temperature (MT), and low temperature (LT). …”
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Degradation Characteristics of Coal Samples Under the Dry–Wet Cycle Action of Acidic, High-Salinity Solutions: Experimental Study and Fractal Analysis by Leiming Zhang, Min Wang, Bin Zhang, Xun Xi, Ying Zhang, Jiliang Pan

“…Furthermore, under the influence of dry–wet cycling in acidic, high-salinity solutions, defects such as pores and cracks in the microstructure of the coal samples became more pronounced, and the degradation effect continuously intensified.…”
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Investigation by operando synchrotron X-ray diffraction of the phase transformation in 316L-IN625 multi-material direct energy deposition by N. Martin, T. Denoréaz, M. Bambach, S. Van Petegem, M.G. Makowska

“…Although designed to be fully austenitic, its microstructure, grain morphology, and phase composition vary with different processes and parameters, sometimes displaying a significant fraction of ferrite. …”
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An Efficient Computational Algorithm for the Nonlocal Cahn–Hilliard Equation with a Space-Dependent Parameter by Zhengang Li, Xinpei Wu, Junseok Kim

“…This suggests that spatial control of average composition could be used to engineer desirable microstructures in polymeric materials. This study provides a robust computational framework for investigating nonlocal pattern formation in heterogeneous systems, enables simulations in complex spatial domains, and contributes to the theoretical understanding of morphology control in polymer science.…”
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Mechanism of steel slag powder stabilization and improvement of expansive clay by Yinlei SUN, Chuan YU, Lei LIAO, Zhifei LI

“…By reducing the particle size of SSP, adding alkaline exciters or compound modification can improve its cementation activity and hydration rate. (3) SSP as a soil conditioner can significantly improve the performance of expansive clay, including expansion and contraction and mechanical properties. (4) The studies on the interaction mechanism between SSP and clay and the application effect of composite exciters remain insufficient and requires further investigation. (5) Future research should consider the chemical and physical properties under the coupling of different factors, including the chemical-mineral composition and the microstructure evolution law of the soil, as well as the mechanical properties of the soil under the water-chemical-force interactions. …”
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Fabrication of HMX/Fluororubber composite microspheres with enhanced mechanical and safety properties via channel assembly technology by Jinqiang Zhou, Kunlun Gu, Xueyong Guo, Rui Liu

“…The microstructure of composite explosives is crucial to the improvement of their safety performance. …”
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Capturing short-range order in high-entropy alloys with machine learning potentials by Yifan Cao, Killian Sheriff, Rodrigo Freitas

“…Abstract Chemical short-range order (SRO) affects the distribution of elements throughout the solid-solution phase of metallic alloys, thereby modifying the background against which microstructural evolution occurs. Investigating such chemistry–microstructure relationships requires atomistic models that act at the appropriate length scales while capturing the intricacies of chemical bonds leading to SRO. …”
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