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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Numerical simulation and experimental study of the temperature field of AlCoCrFeNi2.1 by selective laser melting by Congcong YUE, Ruixiang ZHANG, Wanting SUN, Dongzhou JIA, Ying FU, Xiangqing KONG

“…This scientific data is valuable for future SLM-based AlCoCrFeNi2.1 eutectic high-entropy alloy structure design, microstructure evolution, and mechanical property enhancement, contributing to the theoretical foundation for manufacturing high-quality eutectic high-entropy alloy products in industry.…”
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Influence of Y/Zn Ratio on Secondary Phase Strengthening of Mg-Y-Zn Alloy by Jie Hu, Jiageng Wu, Xiangquan Liu, Dong Zhao, Liang Liang, Jian Peng

“….%) ratio while maintaining the total mass of Y and Zn unchanged, the evolution of the microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg-Y-Zn alloy castings with different phase types was investigated. …”
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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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Spatial Persistence of High Strain Events During Brittle Failure by Jessica McBeck, Benoît Cordonnier, Wenlu Zhu, François Renard

“…This influence is larger in the sandstone experiments than the granite experiments, likely due to the microstructure of the sandstone. These results have important implications for detecting precursors to catastrophic failure.…”
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Study on the Hydrogen Charging and Dehydrogenation Behavior ofTypical Materials in Hydrogen System by XU Shu-jian, LIU Xiao-hui, QU Ding-rong, QIU Zhi-gang, XU Ke

“…For providing a certain technical guidance for constant temperature dehydrogenation operation during the shutdown process of the hydrogenation unit, the experiments of hydrogen charging and dehydrogenation of seven typical materials were carried out to measure the changes of mechanical properties of materials before and after hydrogen charging, observe the changes of microstructure and fracture morphology of materials before and after hydrogen charging, and determine the hydrogen permeation state by calculating the hydrogen diffusion coefficient in room temperature and measuring the hydrogen content under different dehydrogenation processes. …”
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Characterization of Plastic Deformation in CuZr Metallic Glasses Subjected to the Rolling Process by Ramaswamy Sivaraman, Farag M. A. Altalbawy, Alaa Mohammed Hussein Wais, Holya A. Lafta, Seyedmasoud Hashemi

“…Using the rolling process, it is possible to induce multiple shear bands in the microstructure of metallic glasses (MGs) and improve the overall plasticity in the subsequent mechanical loadings. …”
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Influences of multi-pass friction stir alloying on characterization of AZ91D alloy-based dual reinforcement bio-ceramic nano-composites by Surendra Kumar Patel, Guoxin Dai, Lu Liu, Zhen Sun, Lei Shi

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Microbial Carbonates of Upper Triassic Doi Long Formation, Lampang Group: A Study of New Outcrop Localities in Northern Lampang, Central North Thailand by Kritsada Moonpa, Mongkol Udchachon, Jirattikarn Jainanta, Sathit Kanthata

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Liquid Crystalline Self‐Assembly with Accelerated Kinetics and Higher Structural Orderliness in Centrifugal Acceleration Fields Beyond 7251 Times Gravity of Earth by Lingyan Xu, Hongbo Zhao, Pei‐Xi Wang

“…Through non‐ionic in situ free‐radical polymerization initiated by time‐controllable oxidation–reduction reactions between tert‐butyl hydroperoxide (oxidants) and thiourea (thiocarbamide, reductants) at room temperature (298 kelvins), ordered soft microstructures formed by entropy‐driven self‐assembly are immobilized within crosslinked polyacrylamide matrixes at various evolution stages (e.g., after 10, 30, or 60 min) in centrifuge tubes. …”
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Study on the irradiation damage effect of heavy ions on carbon foil by Xu Zhiyou, Liu Yong, Zhang Junjie, Tao Zechao, Jia Hui, Zhao Huanyu, Sun Liangting

“…Various characterization methods were used to study the changes in surface morphologies, microstructures, and physical properties of the foils. …”
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Unraveling carbonate fault dynamics, from friction to decarbonation, through the 1959 Mw 7.2 earthquake in Montana by Nina Zamani, Michael A. Murphy, Eric C. Ferré, Fabrice Barou

“…Abstract Seismic rupture in carbonate rocks influences fault friction behavior through thermal evolution and mineral reactions. Focusing on the 1959 Mw 7.2 Hebgen Lake event in western Yellowstone, Montana, the largest earthquake on a normal fault in the United States, we analyze fault rock microstructures and mineralogical changes to constrain frictional heating on the fault plane. …”
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Electrochemical additive manufacturing of ultra-low friction multilayered Ni nanocomposite coatings reinforced by heterostructured 2D materials by Honggang Zhang, Jiaheng Ling, Ning Hou, Haibin Liu

“…This method enables precise layer-by-layer control and selective integration of 2D materials, forming dense, grain-refined microstructures with tailored surface textures. Remarkably, the optimized triple-layer Ni-(WS2-MoS2-BN) coating achieves a hardness of 252 HV and an ultra-low coefficient of friction of 0.04, outperforming single- and double-layer coatings. …”
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Analysis of Shear Crushing Behavior of Graded Calcareous Sand in Building Applications by Shuyue Liu, Peng Cao, Ziyu Wang

“…Calcareous sand, a critical construction material in reef engineering and building foundations, possesses unique internal microstructures and inherent mechanical properties. Given these characteristics, it is essential to thoroughly evaluate its strength under various loading conditions to ensure its reliability in building applications. …”
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Correlated fermionic-bosonic insulating states in twisted hetero-trilayer semiconductors by Boyi Xu, Jinyue Fu, Lanyu Huang, Cuihuan Ge, Zheyuan Xu, Weihao Zheng, Qiqi Deng, Shengyi Xie, Qingjun Tong, Dong Li, Ying Jiang, Hongtao Yuan, Anlian Pan

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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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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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