A material design guideline for self-assembled vertically aligned nanocomposite thin films by Jiawei Song, Haiyan Wang

“…This review aims to offer valuable guidelines for future material selection and microstructure design in the development of self-assembled VAN films.…”
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Characterization of Boride Coatings on AISI 8620 Steels without and with Hydrogen Permeation by Marco Antonio Doñu Ruiz, Ernesto David García Bustos, Tomas de la Mora Ramirez, David Sánchez Huitron, Víctor Jorge Cortes Suarez, Noé López Perrusquia

“…The present work studied the characterization of boriding coatings without and with exposed hydrogen permeation on AISI 8620 through microstructure and mechanical behavior. A dehydrated paste pack process was carried out for the formation of boride coatings on AISI 8620 at 1173, 1223, and 1273 K for 6 h of exposure time for each temperature. …”
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In-situ EBSD observation of structure evolution in tensile deformation of NiCrMoV high-strength steel at room temperature by Guangyuan Yang, Xianglong Meng, Zhiyong Gao

“…Studying the microstructure evolution during simple tensile loading can help understand the deformation mechanism of low carbon steel and improve the prediction accuracy of numerical simulations, exploring the path to reduce the Bauschinger effect.In this paper, the deformation mechanisms of the NiCrMoV high-strength steel during room-temperature tension were studied in detail by in-situ electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD), visco-plastic self-consistent (VPSC) modeling and slip trace analysis. …”
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EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR OF022Cr18Ni14Mo2 STAINLESS STEEL AT HIGH TEMPERATURE AND HIGH STRAIN RATE by JIA HaiShen, ZHANG JiLin, YI XiangBin, LUO WenCui

“…In addition, the microstructure observation by scanning electron microscope（SEM） shows that deformation twins are mainly present in the grains, and a deformation zone with positioning or stacking faults is present in the grains. …”
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Effect of ultrasonic radiation on the organization and mechanical properties of laser-melted Ni-based WC coatings by Changlong Zhao, Weilong Du, Zice Yu, Zihao Zhang, Haifeng Zhang

“…Firstly, the influence of the ultrasonic amplitude parameter on the macroscopic morphology and microstructure of the coating was investigated, and the dissolution law of WC was analyzed. …”
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Use of industrial waste-based zeolites in the fabrication of cementitious materials by J.L. García Calvo, P. Carballosa, I. Padilla, R. Jarabo, M. Romero, A.. López-Delgado

“…Both zeolites are proposed to be used in cementitious mortars by substituting cement content in 5, 10 and 15%. The microstructure of both zeolites was characterized and they have certain interesting characteristics to be used as supplementary cementitious materials. …”
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Preparation, Structure, and Properties of Modified Asphalt with Waste Packaging Polypropylene and Organic Rectorite by Youliang Cheng, QianGang Fu, Changqing Fang, Qingling Zhang, Chan Lu

“…The morphologies, microstructure, and thermal properties of WPP-modified asphalt and WPP/OREC-modified asphalt were characterized by fluorescence microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and thermogravimetry (TG). …”
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Short review: Potential impact of delamination cracks on fracture toughness of structural materials by X.C. Arnoult, M. Ružicková, K. Kunzová, A. Materna

“…In general, the delamination cracks are present in metal alloys having a high texture and microstructure anisotropy. Three types of delamination cracks have been observed and are classified as crack arrester delamination, crack divider delamination and crack splitting delamination. …”
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Mechanical characterization and analysis of tensile fracture modes of ultrasonically stir cast Al6082 composites reinforced with Cu powder premixed Metakaolin particles by Renjin J Bright, P. Hariharasakthisudhan

“…The composites with Cu powder premixed Metakaolin particles showed improvement in tensile strength, ductility, compressive strength and hardness. The microstructure evaluation of the composites was performed by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and Optical Microscope (OM). …”
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Preparation and Characterization of Ni-Doped Calcium Silicate Hydrate Based on Steel Slag: Adsorption Capacity for Rhodamine B from Aqueous Solution by Lu Zeng, Ligang Yang

“…The addition of Ni(NO3)2 had great influence on microstructure of the composites, and SCSH possesses a mesoporous structure with slit-shaped pores, but NSCSH has narrow distributions of pore size. …”
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Enhanced Fatigue Strength of Commercially Pure Ti Processed by Rotary Swaging by Hasan ALkhazraji, Ehab El-Danaf, Manfred Wollmann, Lothar Wagner

“…The high cycle fatigue performance was discussed in detail based on microstructure and mechanical properties.…”
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Higher skeletal muscle mitochondrial oxidative capacity is associated with preserved brain structure up to over a decade by Qu Tian, Erin E. Greig, Christos Davatzikos, Bennett A. Landman, Susan M. Resnick, Luigi Ferrucci

“…Higher kPCr is also associated with less microstructural integrity decline in white matter around cingulate, including superior longitudinal fasciculus, corpus callosum, and cingulum. …”
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Mesostructural Design and Manufacturing of Open-Pore Metal Foams by Investment Casting by Alexander Martin Matz, Bettina Stefanie Mocker, Daniel Wyn Müller, Norbert Jost, Gunther Eggeler

“…The alloy used for investment casting open-pore metal foamsis AlZn11. The microstructural evolution of these foams is evaluated as a function of the mesostructure. …”
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Consolidation and characterization of Cu, Mg substituted hydroxyapatite by cold sintering by Hmood Firas J., Sabri Israa K., Najim Allaa S.

“…The yield geometries were characterized for density, thermal stability, microstructure, and the biodegradation in Tris-HCl buffer. …”
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Evolution of secondary phases in 0.17C-16Cr-11Mn-0.43N austenitic stainless steel at 800 and 850°C: Thermodynamic modeling of phase equilibria and experimental kinetic studies by Čička R., Bakajová J., Štefániková M., Dománková M., Janovec J.

“…Cells consisting of alternating Cr2N and austenite lamellae were observed in the steel microstructure after sufficiently long annealing. The metastable chi phase was also found in all the annealed samples. …”
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Improving the Hydrophobicity of ZnO by PTFE Incorporation by Meenu Srivastava, Bharathi Bai J. Basu, K. S. Rajam

“…It was found that microstructure of the coating was influenced by the additives employed. …”
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Evaluation of the Physical Performance and Working Mechanism of Asphalt Containing a Surfactant Warm Mix Additive by Jingtao Shi, Weiyu Fan, Tihong Wang, Pinhui Zhao, Fa Che

“…The effect of the additive on asphalt’s microstructure was explored by infrared (IR) spectral analysis. …”
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Issues of German-Russian glossary creation at translation of texts of militarytechnical theme by V. N. Belyaeva, I. R. Levin

“…Particularly this work has an applied character but it also allows us to formulate some conclusions about linguistic features of the terminology prevailing in special texts concerning air-defense systems; to study the use of Russian analogue texts in a translation practice; to describe a macro- and microstructure of a future military and technical dictionary…”
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Ti(C, N)-Based Cermets with Two Kinds of Core-Rim Structures Constructed by β-Co Microspheres by Hui Yan, Ying Deng, Yong Yao Su, Shan Jiang, Qiao Wang Chen, Shi Xiu Cao, Bing Liu

“…At the same time, to optimize the microstructure, (Ti, W, Mo, Ta) (C, N) powders are added to form two kinds of core-rim morphologies. …”
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AC Humidity Sensing Properties of Mesoporous K2CO3-SiO2 Composite Materials by Liang Guo, Xuefeng Chu, Xiaohong Gao, Chao Wang, Yaodan Chi, Xiaotian Yang

“…Characterization of microstructure and morphology of materials indicated that the composite material had saved the porous framework of mesoporous silica SBA-15. …”
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