Solidification Analysis of a High Cr-Ni Heat-Resistant Alloy: Microstructure and Hardness Evaluation by Wellington Anjos da Silva, Sarah Maria de Albuquerque Sousa, José Eduardo Spinelli

“…The directional solidification setup allowed to assess a variety of samples solidified at different cooling rates, and showing different microstructural coarsening. The analyses determined secondary dendritic arm spacings (SDAS) ranging from 16 μm to 120 mm. …”
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A Voronoi-diagram analysis of the microstructures in bulk-molding compounds and its correlation with the mechanical properties by B. Bertoncelj, K. Vojisavljevic, J. Rihtarsic, G. Trefalt, M. Huskic, E. Zagar, B. Malic

“…Voronoi analysis is implemented to assess the influence of fiber content on the microstructure and mechanical properties of bulk-molding compounds containing different weight fractions of E-glass fibers (EGF) (5–20 wt%). …”
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Microstructure and magnetism of austenitic steels in relation to chemical composition, severe plastic deformation, and solution annealing by Kamila Hrabovská, Ondřej Životský, Petra Váňová, Yvonna Jirásková, Lucie Gembalová, Ondřej Hilšer

“…Its impact is evaluated from the viewpoint of microstructure analyses, X-ray diffraction, and macroscopic magnetic properties completed by microscopic Mössbauer characteristics. …”
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Quantitative Microstructure of Multiphase Al-Zn-Si-(Mg) Coatings and Their Effects on Sacrificial Protection for Steel by Guilherme Adinolfi Colpaert Sartori, Blandine Remy, Tiago Machado Amorim, Polina Volovitch

“…A new combined analysis of SEM-BSE and EDX images using Aphelion^TM software was proposed to describe the quantitative microstructure (quantity and neighborhood of sacrificial phases) of Al-Zn-Si-(Mg) coatings on steel. …”
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Macromorphology, Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, and Elemental Composition of Enamel and Dentine in the Eurasian Otter Lutra lutra by Yahya AlShukri, Ingrid N. Visser, Øystein Wiig, Carolina Loch

“…This descriptive study aimed to investigate and describe the macromorphology, microstructure, mechanical properties, and elemental composition of teeth in two subadult Eurasian otters. …”
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Effect of homogenizing heat treatment on the microstructure of new low-chromium alumina-forming austenitic steels by Mohammad Mehdi Khalvan, Seyed Mohammad-Ali Boutorabi, Mehdi Diavandari

“…Therefore, optimizing the chemical composition of alumina-forming austenitic (AFA) steels is essential to minimize the formation of the σ phase during heat treatments and ensure a single-phase austenitic microstructure. This research investigates the microstructural evolution of a new low-chromium (5 wt %) alumina-forming austenitic (AFA) steels. …”
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Insights into the Influence of Tensile and Compressive Strain on the Microstructure and Corrosion Performance of 304 L Stainless Steel by Tongjiao Chu, Wenjing Xu, Minghan Bai

“…The effects of tensile and compressive strain, originating from U-bent deformation, on the corrosion behavior of 304 L stainless steel were studied via analyses of the material’s microstructure and electrochemistry in a 3.5% NaCl solution. …”
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Effect of co-doped additives on the hydration and microstructure of high-volume fly ash cement composites by Heping Yuan, Yang Liu, Bowen Wang, Dong Luo, Jie Yang

“…The underlying mechanisms of strength enhancement were elucidated through analyses of pore structure, phase evolution, elemental distribution in the interfacial transition zone (ITZ), and microstructure. …”
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Experimental investigation on mechanical and microstructural properties of self-compacting geopolymer concrete with different mineral admixtures by Amala M, Umarani C

“…The fresh and mechanical Properties of SCGC were conducted for different molarities of eight molarities, ten molarities, and twelve molarities. Microstructural studies such as x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) analyses were carried out, and the results are presented.…”
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Exploring microstructure and texture evolution in AZX311 Mg alloy under cyclic shear deformation by Mahesh Panchal, Lalit Kaushik, Ravi Kottan Renganayagalu, Shi-Hoon Choi, Jaiveer Singh

“…Thus, in-plane cyclic shear deformation can generate texture components along nearly all directions in the pole figures. Additionally, microstructural and microtextural analyses revealed that TTW is the dominant deformation mechanism, contributing to texture evolution. …”
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Highly toughening of PLLA-Based micropart via stretching induced stereocomplex crystal microstructure evolution by Yeping Xie, Jiayu Tan, Shijian Fang, Zhuo Zheng, Lei Yao, Yang Xu, Jian Li, Yinghong Chen, Ning Chen, Li Li

“…This study proposed a novel and heterogeneous modifier-free approach to enhance PLA’s toughness by leveraging the stretching induced evolution of stereocomplex crystal (SC) microstructures in situ formed during microinjection molding. …”
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Microstructural abnormalities in multiple system atrophy as revealed by conventional and rotating frame relaxation MRI parameters by Antonietta Canna, Silvia Mangia, Shalom Michaeli, Sara Ponticorvo, Maria Claudia Russillo, Valentina Andreozzi, Renzo Manara, Francesco Di Salle, Marina Picillo, Paolo Barone, Fabrizio Esposito, Maria Teresa Pellecchia

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Genetically predicted white matter microstructure mediates the relationship between risk factors and lacunar stroke by Qing Ye, Jie Zhang, Li Zhang, Benyan Luo, Xiangming Ye, Min Wu, Wenshi Wang, Yue Zou, Douglas Neville, Kaisi Ren, Shuchang Zhong, Haiying Xiang

“…Genetic variants associated with risk factors (n=34 461–898 130), lacunar stroke (n=232 596) and eight MRI-derived WM microstructural metrics across 48 tracts (n=20 859–20 860) were analysed. …”
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Influence of cooling medium on the microstructure and hardness of metastable Ti-15Mo-8Fe alloy by Moshokoa Nthabiseng, Makhatha Elizabeth, Raganya Lerato, Makoana Nkutwane Washington, Chauke Hasani, Diale Ramogohlo, Phasha Maje

“…Different characterization techniques such as the X-ray diffractometer (XRD) was used to analyse the presence of the phases, the Optical Microscope (OM) was used to analyse the microstructure and the Micro-Vickers hardness tester was used to measure the hardness. …”
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Microstructural, mechanical, and corrosion properties of S355J2 structural steels joined by MIG welding by Ugur Caligulu, Afif Daniş, Cihan Özorak

“…The structural and mechanical effects of different current values used on the material were analysed. Microstructure investigations show that fine grained structures start to coarsen and grain boundaries start to decrease due to welding heat input in the HAZ region. …”
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Strain Path Influence on Formability and Microstructural Evolution of IFHS Steel via Miniature LDH Test by Kumar Pavan, Mahajan Peeyush, Mishra Sushil K., Datta Rahul, Narasimhan K.

“…Miniature samples representing uniaxial, plane strain, and biaxial conditions were fabricated from 0.7 mm thick IFHS steel sheets and deformed up to necking using the miniature LDH test to generate Forming Limit Diagram (FLD). The microstructural changes occurred along different strain paths were analysed on deformed miniature samples using Electron Backscattered Diffraction (EBSD) and X-ray Diffraction (XRD) techniques. …”
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Mechanical properties and microstructure evolution of austenitic stainless-steel sheets, deformed at sub-zero temperatures by M. Krishnam Raju, Peeyush Mahajan, Pavan Kumar, K. Narasimhan

“…Mechanical properties, microstructure, and texture evolution were analysed and interrelated across these temperature and strain rate conditions. …”
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Microstructural and statistical analysis on mechanical performance of novel flattened end nylon fibre reinforced concrete by M. Sridhar, M. Vinod Kumar, N. Nagaprasad, Suraj Kumar Bhagat, Krishnaraj Ramaswamy

“…Using the Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) the microstructural view has been studied to evaluate the interaction between FENF and the concrete matrix.…”
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Effect of diffusion temperatures on microstructure and properties of NiCoCrAlYHf bond coatings by ZHANG Bin, DING Ning, CAI Yan, ZHAO Wenjun, LIU Yuzhuo, MU Rende, ZHANG Xuejun

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Effect of overtemperature exposure on the microstructure and mechanical properties of a DD5 single crystal superalloy by Sheng-ping Chen, Xin-yun Jia, Cui Zong

“…Abstract To simulate the overtemperature service environment of aeroengine turbine stator vanes, thin plate specimens of second-generation single crystal (SX) superalloy DD5 after complete heat treatment were exposed for 1 h, 10 h, 50 h, and 100 h without load at 1100 °C and 1150 °C and then subjected to air cooling treatment. The microstructure (γ′ precipitates, γ matrix, carbides, topological dense phases (TCP)) of the samples under different conditions was analysed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and the mechanical properties of the processed samples were studied. …”
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