Non-equilibrium solidification and microsegregation in centrifugally cast high speed steel for rolls by Klančnik U., Košec B., Mrvar P., Medved J.

“…When regarding as-cast microstructures of highly alloyed metals, microsegregation of alloying elements is a common feature resulting from non-equilibrium conditions during solidification. …”
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Investigation on the characterization and modelling of Fracture Process Zone behavior in Concrete Beams subjected to Three-Point Loading Tests by H. S. Vishwanatha, S. Muralidhara, B. K. Raghu Prasad

“…These models serve as valuable tools for simulating and analyzing the intricate behavior occurring at the microstructural level during the fracture process. By complementing experimental observations, these numerical approaches provide deeper insights into the fracture behavior of quasi-brittle materials and enhance the understanding of material failure. …”
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Ultrablack color in velvet ant cuticle by Vinicius Marques Lopez, Wencke Krings, Juliana Reis Machado, Stanislav Gorb, Rhainer Guillermo-Ferreira

“…Our findings reveal a highly specialized cuticle, characterized by microstructures that effectively minimize reflectance and enhance light absorption. …”
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EBSD characterization of the effect of welding parameters on HAZ of AISI409 by Ranjbarnodeha E., Weissb S., Hankeb S., Fischerb A.

“…In the present study, microstructural characteristics of tungsten inert gas (TIG) welded AISI409 ferritic stainless steel were investigated. …”
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Valorization of phosphate by-products to produce acidic geopolymers by S. En-naji, S. Chhaiba, S. Mabroum, R. Hakkou, I. Garcia Lodeiro

“…Pastes were prepared and characterized from the mechanical (compressive strengths), microstructural (BSEM/EDX and MIP), mineralogical (XRD and FTIR), and nanostructural (27Al, 29Si and 31P MAS NMR) point of view. …”
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Rotation symmetry mismatch and interlayer hybridization in MoS2-black phosphorus van der Waals heterostructures by Zailan Zhang, Alberto Zobelli, Chaofeng Gao, Yingchun Cheng, Jiuxiang Zhang, Jonathan Caillaux, Lipeng Qiu, Songlin Li, Mattia Cattelan, Viktor Kandyba, Alexei Barinov, Mustapha Zaghrioui, Azzedine Bendounan, Jean-Pascal Rueff, Weiyan Qi, Luca Perfetti, Evangelos Papalazarou, Marino Marsi, Zhesheng Chen

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Room temperature ferroelectricity in monolayer graphene sandwiched between hexagonal boron nitride by Fanrong Lin, Xiaoyu Xuan, Zhonghan Cao, Zhuhua Zhang, Ying Liu, Minmin Xue, Yang Hang, Xin Liu, Yizhou Zhao, Libo Gao, Wanlin Guo, Yanpeng Liu

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A micromechanical approach for the micropolar modeling of heterogeneous periodic media by M.L. De Bellis, D. Addessi

“…Computational homogenization is adopted to assess the homogenized two-dimensional response of periodic composite materials where the typical microstructural dimension is not negligible with respect to the structural sizes. …”
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Effect of weld parameter on mechanical and metallurgical properties of dissimilar joints AA6082–AA6061 in T6 condition produced by FSW by H. S. Patil, S. N. Soman

“…In order to analyse the microstructural evolution of the material, the weld’s cross-sections were observed optically and SEM observations were made of the fracture surfaces. …”
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Experimental and Numerical Study of the Drying Process of a Consolidated Clay Soil by Wen-Qing Cheng, Han-B ing Bian, Qian-Feng Gao, Mahdia Hattab

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Effect of weld parameter on mechanical and metallurgical properties of dissimilar joints AA6082–AA6061 in T6 condition produced by FSW by H. S. Patil, S. N. Soman

“…In order to analyse the microstructural evolution of the material, the weld’s cross-sections were observed optically and SEM observations were made of the fracture surfaces. …”
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Fracture of elastic-brittle and elastic-plastic material in cantilever cyclic bending by Andrzej Kurek, Tadeusz Lagoda

“…On the other hand, in the case of the aluminium specimen, the load condition practically does not affect the fatigue life. Microstructural analysis revealed almost homogeneous fatigue cracks in the 16Mo3 steel samples which are practically elastic-plastic. …”
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Influence of MicroCT Resolution and Segmentation Techniques on Porosity Analysis in Carbonate Rocks by Olga M. O. Araújo, Alessandra Silveira Machado, Cíntia Ferreira, Davi F. Oliveira, Ricardo Tadeu Lopes

“…The resolution is essential due to the necessity to capture important microstructures. Lacustrine carbonate rocks form hydrocarbon accumulations, some of which are contained in oil fields and coquinas are one of the main reservoirs. …”
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Stress-Softening and Residual Strain Effects in Suture Materials by Alex Elías-Zúñiga, Beatriz Montoya, Wendy Ortega-Lara, Eduardo Flores-Villalba, Ciro A. Rodríguez, Hector R. Siller, José A. Díaz-Elizondo, Oscar Martínez-Romero

“…It is found that all tested suture materials exhibit stress-softening and residual strain effects related to the microstructural material damage upon deformation from the natural, undistorted state of the virgin suture material. …”
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Liquid and Gas Corrected Permeability Correlation for Heterogeneous Carbonate Reservoir Rocks by Sadonya Jamal Mustafa, Fraidoon Rashid, Khalid Mahmmud Ismail

“…The porosity and permeability relationships, permeability distribution, pore system and rock microstructures are the dominant factors that influenced on the limitation of these modules for calculating absolute liquid permeability from the klinkenberg-corrected permeability. …”
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The study of plant growth promoter production from leather industrial solid waste by John Sundar

“…The obtained product is characterized and field application studies have been conducted with ladyfinger plants (Abelmoschus esculentus).Results The detailed characterization of PGPs through physicochemical analyses gave a deeper understanding of microstructures. Spectroscopic features and FT-IR studies confirmed the potential of PGP.  …”
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A new species of genus Provanna (Gastropoda, Abyssochrysoidea) from gas hydrate-bearing sediments of the northern South China Sea by Cong Wu, Fang Chen, Ying Tian, Kazutaka Amano, Xin Su

“…A basic morphological description together with the observation of shell microstructures was made, and a brief comparison to known Provanna species was summarized. …”
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The influence of isothermal ageing and subsequent hydrogen charging at room temperature on local mechanical properties and fracture characteristics of martensitic-bainitic weldment... by Falat L., Čiripová L., Homolova V., Kroupa A.

“…Hardness profile measurements revealed pronounced hardness peaks in over-heated regions of the individual steels heat-affected zones which remained preserved also during subsequent expositions at 600°C for up to 5000 hours. Gradual microstructural degradation of these regions included precipitate coarsening and the formation of new secondary phases during thermal exposure. …”
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Organic Amendments and Earthworm Addition Improve Properties of Nonacidic Mine Tailings by P. M. Rutherford, J. M. Arocena

“…Organic residues in combination with earthworm addition may improve the chemical and microstructural properties of non-acidic mine tailings, producing a substrate conducive for plant establishment.…”
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Evaluation of Normal and Nanolayer Composite Thermal Barrier Coatings in Fused Vanadate-Sulfate Salts at 1000°C by Mohammadreza Daroonparvar, Muhamad Azizi Mat Yajid, Noordin Mohd. Yusof, Hamid Reza Bakhsheshi-Rad, Mohammad Sakhawat Hussain, Esah Hamzah

“…Hot corrosion behavior of yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ), YSZ/normal Al2O3, and YSZ/nano-Al2O3 coatings was investigated in the presence of molten mixture of Na2SO4 + V2O5 at 1000°C. Microstructural characterization showed that the creation of hot corrosion products containing YVO4 crystals and monoclinic ZrO2 is primarily related to the reaction between NaVO3 and Y2O3 during hot corrosion. …”
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