Giant and flexible toroidal circular dichroism from planar chiral metasurface by Shijie Kang, Haitao Li, Jiayu Fan, Jiusi Yu, Boyang Qu, Peng Chen, Xiaoxiao Wu

“…However, as toroidal dipoles are typically represented by solenoidal currents circulating on a three-dimensional (3D) torus, toroidal circular dichroism is usually observed in 3D intricate microstructures. Facing corresponding challenges in fabrication, integration, and application, it is generally difficult to employ toroidal circular dichroism in compact metasurfaces for flexible modulation of chiral interactions between electromagnetic waves and matter. …”
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The Effect of Magnetization on the Production Process of Soft Magnetic Composite Stators of Axial Flux Motors by Emir Poskovic, Fausto Franchini, Elisa Fracchia, Silvio Vaschetto, Luca Ferraris, Alberto Tenconi

“…These results are further explained through microstructural analyses.…”
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Effect of Different Cooling Regimes on the Mechanical Properties of Cementitious Composites Subjected to High Temperatures by Jiangtao Yu, Wenfang Weng, Kequan Yu

“…Different cooling regimens had a significant influence on the mechanical properties of postfire ECC specimens. The microstructural characterization was examined before and after exposure to fire deterioration by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). …”
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Fast Formation of Surface Oxidized Zn Nanorods and Urchin-Like Microclusters by R. López, T. Díaz, G. García, E. Rosendo, R. Galeazzi, A. Coyopol, H. Juárez, M. Pacio, F. Morales, A. I. Oliva

“…Entangled Zn-ZnO nanorods and urchin-like microstructures were synthesized by the hot filament chemical vapor deposition technique at 825 and 1015°C, respectively. …”
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Effect of Weld Properties on the Crush Strength of the PWR Spacer Grid by Kee-nam Song, Sang-hoon Lee

“…Mechanical properties in a weld zone are different from those in the base material because of different microstructures. A spacer grid in PWR fuel is a structural component with an interconnected and welded array of slotted grid straps. …”
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TiC0.5N0.5-Based Cermets with Varied Amounts of Si3N4 Nanopowders Prepared by Spark Plasma Sintering by Changchun Lv, Zhijian Peng, Zhiqiang Fu, Chengbiao Wang

“….%) were prepared by spark plasma sintering. The microstructural and mechanical properties of these cermets were investigated. …”
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Analisi dell’anisotropia microstrutturale in materiali compositi rinforzati con fibre corte by A. Bernasconi, F. Cosmi, D. Dreossi

“…Synchrotron light microtomography has proved to be particularly efficient in order to analyze the microstructural characteristics in terms of reinforce fibre distribution and orientation in glass fibre reinforced composites. …”
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Pressure-Less Liquid-Phase Sintering of Aluminum-Based Materials by Ana Teresa Sucgang, Laurent Cuzacq, Jean-Louis Bobet, Yongfeng Lu, Jean-François Silvain

“…This was confirmed by microstructural analysis using SEM, which revealed the progression of density—from initial particle coalescence at 4 vol.% AlSi₁₂ to the development of microstructures with filled pores and well-defined grain boundaries at 20 vol.% AlSi₁₂. …”
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Study of Structural, Dielectric, and Phase Transition of Strontium Doped BaTiO₃ by Asmaa Zouitine, Abdelhak El Ghandouri, Abdelhalim Elbasset, Farid Abdi, Taj-dine Lamcharfi, Hicham Laribou, Lamiae Mrharrab, Zouhairi Mohammed

“…In this paper, we studied the effect of strontium doping on the structural, microstructural, dielectric, and electrical properties of Ba1-xSrxTiO3 (BSxT) ceramics prepared via the sol-gel method, with x = 0.00 to 0.15. …”
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Immittance Spectroscopy of Smart Components and Novel Devices by Mohammad A. Alim, Sanjida Khanam, Martin A. Seitz

“…The variation in the ac response, complemented via dc measurements within a range of tolerating temperature, delineates competing phenomena occurring in the microstructures of these engineering material systems. …”
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Biaxial fatigue tests of notched specimens for AISI 304L stainless steel by G. Beretta, V. Chaves, A. Navarro

“…The notch fatigue limits for different hole diameters were compared with the predictions done with a microstructural fracture mechanics model.…”
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High temperature effects on fatigue performance and crack initiation mechanisms of 316LN stainless steel for nuclear power pipelines by JianNeng Zheng, JunChao Hu, YueHui Jiang, QingYuan Wang, Kun Yang

“…This study performed high-cycle fatigue tests on 316LN stainless steel (SS) for nuclear power application to evaluate its fatigue behavior at both room temperature (RT) and 350 °C. Moreover, its microstructural features and fatigue crack nucleation mechanisms were further studied. …”
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Influence of Nitrogen Content on the Corrosion Behavior of Powder Metallurgy Nickel-Free Austenitic Stainless Steel by Weili Yu, Changhai Du, Hongren Shen, Hao He, Yong Yu, Yimin Li, Fenghua Luo

“….% N. Study of the microstructures and corrosion resistances of the as-prepared samples revealed that the corrosion weight loss, size, number of corrosion pits, and corrosion depth decreased as the N content increased from 1.19 to 1.37 wt.%. …”
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UNCONVENTIONAL TECHNIQUE USED TO MANUFACTURE POROUS HIGH-STRENGTH GLASS FOAM by LUCIAN PAUNESCU, SORIN MIRCEA AXINTE, MARIUS FLORIN DRAGOESCU, BOGDAN VALENTIN PAUNESCU, FELICIA COSMULESCU

“…The product characteristics were: the apparent density of 0.66 g·cm-3, the thermal conductivity of 0.155 W/m·K, the compressive strength of 5.3 MPa and a microstructural homogeneity with pore size between 0.20-0.50 mm. …”
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Effect of Aging Treatment on the Damping Capacity and Mechanical Properties of Mg-6Al-1Zn Alloy by Abdel-Wahab El-Morsy, Ahmed I. Z. Farahat

“…The damping characteristics of un-heat-treated, solution treated, and aged Mg-6Al-1Zn specimens were determined by measuring the damping ratio and the logarithmic decrement of free vibrations of a bending beam clamped at one side. The microstructural evaluations confirmed that the β-Mg17Al12 phase was reprecipitated after aging and increased with an increase in aging time. …”
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A dimensional analysis approach to fatigue in quasi-brittle materials by Marco Paggi

“…According to this theoretical approach, the microstructural-size (related to the volumetric content of fibres in fibre-reinforced concrete), the crack-size, and the size-scale effects on the Paris’ law and the Wöhler equation are presented within a unified mathematical framework. …”
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Crystal Growth Behaviors of Silicon during Melt Growth Processes by Kozo Fujiwara

“…Fine control of macro- and microstructures, grain size, grain orientation, grain boundaries, dislocation/subgrain boundaries, and impurities, in a Si multicrystal ingot, is therefore necessary. …”
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Wetting and interfacial reactions: Experimental study of the Sb-Sn-X (X = Cu, Ni) systems by Novaković R.M., Delsante S., Borzone G.

“…Experimental studies of the Cu-Sb-Sn and Ni-Sb-Sn systems have been carried out by the wetting tests, followed by the analysis of the microstructural evolution occurring at the interface between the liquid alloy and solid substrate. …”
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X-Ray Diffraction Technique for Residual Stress Measurement in NiCrMo Alloy Weld Metal by Vladimir Ivanovitch Monine, João da Cruz Payão Filho, Rodrigo Stohler Gonzaga, Elisa Kimus Dias Passos, Joaquim Teixeira de Assis

“…This technique presents some difficulties in performing measurements in coarse and preferentially oriented weld metal microstructures. It is proposed a preliminary surface treatment by rotating steel wire brushing to perform the stress analysis through XRD technique possible for this kind of material. …”
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Highly Thermally Conductive and Flame-Retardant Waterborne Polyurethane Composites with 3D BNNS Bridging Structures via Magnetic Field Assistance by Hao Jiang, Yuhui Xie, Mukun He, Jindao Li, Feng Wu, Hua Guo, Yongqiang Guo, Delong Xie, Yi Mei, Junwei Gu

“…Highlights By simultaneously incorporating the magnetic filler-modified boron nitride nanosheets (M@BNNS) and the non-magnetic filler U-BNNS into the polymer matrix, a three-dimensional heat conduction pathway composites are obtained under a horizontal magnetic field. Owing to the microstructural design of the 3D-bridging architecture, with the addition of only 5 wt% U-BNNS, the λ ⊥ of composites achieved 2.88 W m−1 K−1, representing a remarkable increase of 194.2% compared to single-oriented composites. …”
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