Preparation of supported Ru/CN catalysts and their performance in hydrogen generation from the catalytic hydrolysis of ammonia borane by Shuyu LIU, Xinshun CHEN, Wenting REN, Jiajia FENG, Siyu HAO, Xiaoyan WANG, Lixin XU, Chao WAN

“…Various characterization techniques were used to analyze the structural composition and microstructure of the catalysts. Additionally, the effects of different factors on the hydrogen production rate during the hydrolysis of ammonia borane (NH3BH3, AB) were systematically investigated. …”
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Polysaccharide Hydrogels with Waste Wool Fibre as Matrix for Potential Use as CRF Fertiliser by Ewa Szczepanik, Edyta Molik, Kinga Pielichowska

“…The microstructure and the effect of fibres on the uniformity of the hydrogel were assessed using SEM and optical microscopy. …”
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Investigate the Mechanical and Tribological Characteristics of Cu- Al2O3- Gr Composite via Stir Route by Radha Krishnan Beemaraj, Ragunath Palanichamy

“…An analysis of the microstructure of a worn surface from the study examining the distribution of reinforcement and its correlation with mechanical parameters. …”
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Effects of the manufacturing process on fracture behaviour of cast TiAl intermetallic alloys by A. Brotzu, F. Felli, D. Pilone

“…Specific composition/microstructure combinations should be attained with the aim of obtaining good mechanical properties while maintaining satisfactory oxidation resistance, creep resistance and high temperature strength for targeted applications. …”
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Changes in Mechanical Properties of Ultrahigh Strength Nanostructured Steel Resulting from Repeated High Strain Rate Deformation by Jarosław MARCISZ, Bogdan GARBARZ, Jacek JANISZEWSKI

“…Stress-strain curves obtained for pre-stressed material before the next dynamic compression and after repeated compressions were analysed. Microstructure of the deformed specimens in areas of the dynamic impact was investigated. …”
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Solidification Window in Al-Based Casting Alloys by Simone Ferraro, Mauro Palumbo, Marcello Baricco, Alberto Castellero

“…Semi-solid processes of aluminium alloys, characterised by the coexistence of solid and liquid phases, offer advantages in terms of mechanical properties and fatigue resistance, thanks to the more globular microstructure. Thermodynamic models can be used to analyse the solidification behaviour and to predict the solidification window, ΔT. …”
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Results in mechanical properties and wear behaviour of AA6061-Si3N4 composites by J. Kumaraswamy, L. Bharath, K.C. Anil, T.M. Geetha, R. Nagesh

“…Optical microscopy and Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectrometry (EDS) were both used to analyse the microstructure of the composite materials. …”
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Bayesian inference for peak feature extraction and prediction of material property in X-ray diffraction data by Ryo Murakami, Taisuke T. Sasaki, Hideki Yoshikawa, Yoshitaka Matsushita, Keitaro Sodeyama, Tadakatsu Ohkubo, Hiroshi Shinotsuka, Kenji Nagata

“…In materials development, X-ray diffraction (XRD) is an effective technique for analysing crystal structures and other microstructural features that have information that can explain material properties. …”
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Mechanical and Microscopic Properties of Graphite/Laterite Nanocomposites by Yuhao Gao, Jianzhong Li, Yuxin Zhang, Xu Sun, Leiyong Yang

“…The effectiveness and improvement mechanism of graphite nanoparticles (GN) in strength properties and microstructure characteristics of regional laterite were analysed in this study. …”
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Hydrogen Reduction of Tellurium Oxide in a Rotary Kiln, Initial Approaches for a Sustainable Process by Hanwen Chung, Semiramis Friedrich, Mengqi Qu, Bernd Friedrich

“….% purity level TeO₂ using hydrogen in an oscillating kiln furnace (200–800 °C, 2–7 h), with phase composition and microstructure analysed via XRD and SEM. Results demonstrate conversions of up to 89% (solid–gas) and 100% (liquid–gas), revealing that kinetics dominate over thermodynamics in controlling reaction progress. …”
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Role of conventional MRI and MR diffusion tensor imaging in cervical spine trauma: A comprehensive evaluation of the cervical cord by Shanmathi R, Kalaivani P, Bhuvaneswari KA, Murali N, Vasumathy S

“…The objective was to analyse in vivo microstructural parameters—Fractional Anisotropy (FA) and Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC)—using region of interest (ROI) analysis and to compare these parameters with conventional MRI findings for early detection of axonal injury. …”
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Formulation and characterisation of protein-rich custard-like soft food intended for the elderly with swallowing difficulties by Yuxin Qin, Christopher Pillidge, Bernie Harrison, Benu Adhikari

“…The microstructure was visualised by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM), which influenced custard's ease of swallowing. …”
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Tribological behaviour of sintered iron based self-lubricating composites by Jose Daniel Biasoli De Mello, Cristiano Binder, Gisele Hammes, Roberto Binder, Aloisio Nelmo Klein

“…Special emphasis is given to uniaxial die pressing of solid lubricant particles mixed with matrix powders and to metal injection moulding associated with in situ generation of solid lubricant particles. Initially, a microstructural model/processing route (powder injection moulding followed by plasma-assisted debinding and sintering) produced a homogeneous dispersion of in situ generated solid lubricant particles. …”
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Macrosegregation of Carbon in Heavy Steel Casting by V. Pernica, A. Záděra, V. Kaňa, V. Krutiš

“…The macrosegregation of elements significantly affects the structure in terms of microstructure and macrostructure of the casting as well as on its mechanical and operational properties. …”
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Revealing polymerisation defects and formation mechanisms in aldol condensation for conjugated polymers via high-resolution molecular imaging by Xiaocui Wu, Stefania Moro, Adam Marks, Maryam Alsufyani, Zidi Yu, Luís M. A. Perdigão, Xingxing Chen, Alexander M. T. Luci, Callum Crockford, Simon E. F. Spencer, David J. Fox, Jian Pei, Iain McCulloch, Giovanni Costantini

“…However, due to the lack of reliable and precise analytical methods, no direct evidence of the microstructure and sequence of synthesised polymers has been obtained, limiting control over their structure and performance. …”
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LOCAL MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF ATMOSPHERIC SPRAYED MOLYBDENUM COATINGS DEPOSITED WITH CASCADED PLASMA TORCH by Jakub Antoš, Petra Šulcová, Kateřina Lencová, Šárka Houdková, Josef Duliškovic, Jan Hajšman, Karolína Burdová, Antonín Račický

“…Optimization of spraying parameters for spherical Mo powder sprayed by cascaded plasma torch SinplexPro is carried out and the influence on final microstructure, mechanical and tribological properties of molybdenum coatings is analysed.…”
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Resolving nanograin morphology and sub-grain nanodomains via scanning probe acoustic microscopy in high energy density BaTiO3 ferroelectric films by Jun Ouyang, Yinxiu Xue, Meiling Yuan, Chuanqi Song, Kun Wang, Yuyao Zhao, Hongbo Cheng, Hanfei Zhu, Chao Liu

“…Through scanning probe acoustic microscopy analyses, it is revealed that the BaTiO3 films directly grown on Pt/Ti/Si mostly consist of large discontinuous columnar nanograins, while those grown on LaNiO3-buffered Pt/Ti/Si substrates have a dominant microstructure of continuous columnar nanograins. …”
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AESR3D: 3D overcomplete autoencoder for trabecular computed tomography super resolution by Shuwei Zhang, Yefeng Liang, Xingyu Li, Shibo Li, Xiaofeng Xiong, Lihai Zhang

“…Abstract Osteoporosis is a major cause of bone fracture and can be characterised by both mass loss and microstructure deterioration of the bone. The modern way of osteoporosis assessment is through the measurement of bone mineral density, which is not able to unveil the pathological condition from the mesoscale aspect. …”
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Prediction of grain size in TB18 titanium alloy forgings by re-crystallization and grain growth modelling by Wei Xiang, Qineng Li, Feng Zhang, Wuhua Yuan

“…Understanding the laws of occurrence and development of these processes is of great significance in improving and controlling the microstructure and properties of TB18 titanium alloy. …”
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Productive automation of calibration processes for crystal plasticity model parameters via reinforcement learning by Jonghwan Lee, Burcu Tasdemir, Suchandrima Das, Michael Martin, David Knowles, Mahmoud Mostafavi

“…Due to the benefit of CPFE, it has been widely utilised to analyse processes such as manufacturing, damage, and deformation where the microstructure plays a prominent role. …”
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