Influence of crystallographic orientations and nanovoid on the plastic mechanism and damage behavior of single-crystal tungsten under shock by Ziyi Li, Wensheng Liu, Yunzhu Ma, Chaoping Liang

“…These mechanisms and the associated microstructural evolution explain the anisotropic spallation behavior and provide insights into the rapid decline in spall strength for specific orientations.…”
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Effect of the Fabrication Technique on Compressive Properties of Cu-PTFE Composites by Xuezhi Tang, Zhijun Wang, Jianping Yin, Jianya Yi

“…The specific fracture processes were recorded by using a high-speed camera, and the failure microstructures of the specimens were analysed by SEM. …”
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Comparison of properties of silver-metal oxide electrical contact materials by Ćosović V., Talijan N., Živković D., Minić D., Živković Ž.

“…Studied silvermetal oxide composites were produced by powder metallurgy method from very fine pure silver and micro- and nanoparticle metal oxide powders. Very uniform microstructures were obtained for all investigated composites and they exhibited physical properties that are comparable with relevant properties of equivalent commercial silver based electrical contact materials. …”
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Influence of B4C addition on the tribological properties of bronze matrix brake pad materials by Kuş Hüsamettin

“…In this study, the effects of B4C particle addition on the microstructural, mechanical, and tribological properties of bronze matrix brake pad materials were analyzed. …”
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An Implicit Algorithm Based on Continuous Moving Least Square to Simulate Material Mixing in Friction Stir Welding Process by Abdelaziz Timesli, Bouazza Braikat, Hassane Lahmam, Hamid Zahrouni

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Raking Effects on Aggregate Densification and Channelling in Thickening by Xu Zhou, Hong-jiang Wang, Hua-zhe Jiao, Liu-hua Yang

“…Thickening performance is greatly influenced by aggregate densification and channelling development; however, the microstructures of aggregates and channelling are unable to directly observe because of high turbidity mud bed during thickening. …”
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Gradient-enriched linear-elastic tip stresses to perform the highcycle fatigue assessment of notched plain concrete by C. Bagni, H. Askes, L. Susmel

“…Gradient Elasticity (GE) allows the stress analysis to be performed by taking into account the size of the dominant source of microstructural heterogeneity via a suitable length scale parameter. …”
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Gradient enriched linear-elastic crack tip stresses to estimate the static strength of cracked engineering ceramics by Harm Askes, Luca Susmel

“…According to Gradient Mechanics (GM), stress fields have to be determined by directly incorporating into the stress analysis a length scale which that takes into account the material microstructural features. This peculiar modus operandi results in stress fields in the vicinity of sharp cracks which are no longer singular, even though the assessed material is assumed to obey a linear-elastic constitutive law. …”
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On the use of length scale parameters to assess the static strength of notched 3D-printed PLA by Adnan A. Ahmed, Luca Susmel

“…(i) a critical distance whose length is closely related to the material microstructural features and an inherent (i.e., a defect free) material strength. …”
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Hess J1731-347 is likely a quark star based on the density-dependent vMIT bag model by Min Ju, Pengcheng Chu, Xuhao Wu, He Liu

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Investigation on Friction Stir Weldability Characteristics of AA7075-T651 and AA6061-T6 Based Nanocomposites by M. Madhusudan, S. P. Shanmuganatan, Kurse Shridhar, Jacob John, R. Krishnamurthy, Bashyam Sasikumar

“…Besides, unreinforced and reinforced weldments were analyzed for mechanical properties like tensile strength and microhardness. Microstructural characterization was also carried out using FESEM and XRD techniques. …”
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Hot deformation behavior of micro-alloyed steel using processing maps developed with different constitutive equations by Thakur S.K., Das A.K., Jha B.K.

“…The dynamic recrystallization behavior of experimental steel was affected by both deformation temperature and strain rate which was explained in detail through microstructural examination.…”
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Nanostructure‐Mediated Photothermal Effect for Reinforcing Physical Killing Activity of Nanorod Arrays by Guannan Zhang, Zehao Li, Menlin Sun, Ying Lu, Jianbo Song, Wangping Duan, Xiaobo Huang, Ruiqiang Hang, Xiaohong Yao, Paul K Chu, Xiangyu Zhang

“…However, the antibacterial efficiency of biomedical implants derived solely from nanostructures or microstructures is insufficient to combat bacteria against common infections, such as methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus with thick cell walls. …”
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A polysaccharide-based hydrogel platform for tumor spheroid production and anticancer drug screening by Elliot Lopez-Vince, Teresa Simon-Yarza, Claire Wilhelm

“…To ensure micro-structuring of the hydrogel and enable spheroid formation, 3D printed molds consisting of a network of 200-µm-diameter micropillars were used to generate microstructured hydrogel constructs that fit into a multi-well plate. …”
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Shock wave attenuation in a high-entropy alloy with pre-existing dislocation network by Hongcai Xie, Guoxiang Shen, Zhichao Ma, Wei Zhang, Hongwei Zhao, Luquan Ren

“…However, the in-depth understanding of dynamic deformation mechanisms remains limited due to technological constraints in real-time detection of microstructural evolution at the atomic level. In present work, non-equilibrium molecular dynamics (NEMD) simulations were performed to study the shock response of FeCoNiCrCu HEAs with pre-existing dislocation network. …”
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Graphene nanoplatelets in titanium coatings deposited by cold spray: Mechanical properties by Edwin Torres Díaz, Alessio Silvello, Edwin Rúa Ramirez, Rodolpho Fernando Vaz, Irene García Cano

“…Wear tests demonstrated a 25% reduction in friction coefficient, attributed to the lubricating effect of GNPs. Microstructural analysis confirmed the successful integration of GNPs with minimal degradation, though Raman spectroscopy indicated minor structural defects at higher temperatures. …”
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DCE-MRI and DWI Integration for Breast Lesions Assessment and Heterogeneity Quantification by C. Andrés Méndez, Francesca Pizzorni Ferrarese, Paul Summers, Giuseppe Petralia, Gloria Menegaz

“…Results show that the joint exploitation of the information brought by DCE and DWI leads to consistent results accounting for both perfusion and microstructural information yielding a greater refinement of the segmentation than the separate processing of the two modalities, consistent with that drawn manually by a radiologist with access to the same data.…”
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Macroscopic perspective on phase transition behavior of natural single-crystal graphite under different pressure environments by Xiaoshuang Yin, Songyang Li, Lijuan Wang, Peiyuan Liu, Zhihai Cheng, Huiyang Gou, Liuxiang Yang

“…Despite considerable experimental and theoretical progress, current experimental studies have mainly focused on the local microstructural characterizations of recovered samples, which has certain limitations for high-temperature and high-pressure products, which often exhibit diversity. …”
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Crack initiation and propagation paths in small diameter FSW 6082-T6 aluminium tubes under fatigue loading by Roberto Tovo, Luca Susmel, M. Neil James, Danie G. Hattingh, Enrico Maggiolini

“…Work is still in progress to follow the crack path through the various microstructural zones associated with the weld. A simple statistical analysis was used to characterize the most typical crack initiation site. …”
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Modification of wheat bran insoluble and soluble dietary fibers with snail enzyme by Xin Liu, Keke Suo, Pei Wang, Xue Li, Limin Hao, Jiaqing Zhu, Juanjuan Yi, Qiaozhen Kang, Jinyong Huang, Jike Lu

“…Meanwhile, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis indicated the microstructures of IDF and SDF powders were significantly changed. …”
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