Effect of electron channeling in the crystal lattice of radiant spherulites by M.V. Staritsyn, V.P. Pronin, I.I. Khinich, A.N. Krushelnitsky, S.V. Senkevich, E.Y. Kaptelov, I.P. Pronin

“…The paper presents the results of the microstructure study of spherulitic islands in thin films of lead zirconate titanate, characterized by either a non-uniform radial rotation of the crystal lattice (radiant microstructure) or a uniform rotation, which allows one to detect Kikuchi lines of electron channeling. …”
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Impact of Strength Parameters and Material Structure of Bone Plates on Displacement of Bone Fragments in the Injured Area by Arkadiusz Szarek, Grzegorz Golański, Zbigniew Bałaga, Marcin Godzierz, Mariusz Radecki

“…The study is a metallographic analysis of commercial bone plates used for stabilizing long bones. …”
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Characteristics of bacteria based self healing rubberized concrete for sustainable and durable construction by Abeer M. Eisa, Ahmed M. Tahwia, Yehia A. Osman, Walid E. Elemam

“…Complete crack self-healing was achieved in SHRC mixtures after 80 days. Microstructure analysis revealed that the formation of calcium carbonate in large quantities within the concrete matrix, which works to heal cracks and fill voids. …”
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Non-Conventional and Sustainable Retrofitting of Fire-Exposed Reinforced Concrete Columns Using Basalt Fiber–Engineered Geopolymer Composites by Ruba Palanivelu, Bhuvaneshwari Panchanatham, Adamantis G. Zapris, Violetta K. Kytinou

“…The strength index and confinement coefficient of the 600RC-W columns increased by 2.31 times and 40.2%, respectively. Microstructural analysis confirmed the formation of salient hydration products under elevated temperatures. …”
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The study and determination of causes of fracture of the shaft of the roll working the wire cassette unit by I. A. Kovaleva, P. A. Bobkov, I. A. Ovchinnikova

“…The fracture surface has a fine-grained fracture (formed under conditions of small plastic deformation) and is characterized by the presence of shiny flat areas on the fracture surfaceThe study of the microstructure after etching in a reagent «Nital» and reagent Oberhoffer. …”
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Study on Mechanical Strength and Chloride Corrosion Resistance of Composite Mortars Mixed with Steel Slag, Bayer Red Mud, and Phosphogypsum by Cheng Hu, Qijie Wang, Weiheng Xiang, Tao Zhang, Yanguang Li, Ruhua Chen

“…And the values of D_RCM and Q of the sample, respectively, decreased by 44.06% and 22.83% compared with the control sample, along with the value of K_C corroded after 120 d increasing by 16.33%. The microstructure analysis indicated that the alkali activation of BRM promoted the generation of lamellar portlandite and reticular and granular C-S-H gel. …”
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Room and high-temperature tensile properties of austenitic stainless steel 321 fabricated by wire arc additive manufacturing by A. Rajesh Kannan, N. Siva Shanmugam, K. Sanjeeviprakash, Yasam Palguna, Rajesh Korla, Wonjoo Lee, YuHyeong Jeong, Jonghun Yoon

“…In this work, austenitic stainless steel 321 (SS 321) was successfully fabricated via wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM). Microstructural analysis of the wrought SS 321 revealed the presence of equiaxed grains. …”
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Lattice strain and performance of sintered Nd-Fe-B magnets regulated by pressing mode and annealing process by Shengen Guan, Xiaoqian Bao, Zihao Wang, Huimin Wei, Kunyuan Zhu, Jiheng Li, Xuexu Gao

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Pulse electrodeposition of nickel-nitride composite coating and its oxidation under heating treatment by Esmar Budi, Teguh Budi Prayitno, Afrizal, Hadi Nasbey, Riser Fahdiran, Md Nizam Abd Rahman

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Strengthening effect of particle gradation on the mechanical properties of sand powder 3D printed rock analog by Zhe Zhang, Lishuai Jiang, Atsushi Sainoki, Xiaohan Peng, Chunang Li, Qingjia Niu, Xinzhe Wang, Mingwei Gang

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Influence of continuous annealing on the interfacial compound evolution and mechanical behavior of hot-rolled titanium/steel composite plates by Zhenxiong Wei, Peng Huang, Qiang Gao, Xixi Su, Zhanhao Feng, Lin Peng, Jun Li, Yonghui Sun, Guoyin Zu

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Understanding the performance improvement mechanism of Ti/steel clad plates fabricated by double-layered hot rolling by Yue Wu, Renhao Wu, Haiming Zhang, Tao Wang, Qingxue Huang, Hyoung Seop Kim

“…Through comprehensive microstructure characterizations and finite element method (FEM) analysis, we elucidated the influence of assembly configurations on microstructural evolution and mechanical properties. …”
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Investigation of mechanical properties and hydration of low-carbon magnesium and calcium-rich waste powder geopolymer paste by Changming Li, Xudong Yang, Dongyang Jia, Shunbo Zhao, Guanfeng Liu, Yaozong Wang, Wanjiao Li, Wenyu Song

“…The pore diameter was predominantly distributed around 10 nm, indicating well-structured porosity. Microstructural analysis revealed that the hydration products are dense calcium magnesium silicate gels (C-M-S-H), which significantly enhanced the compressive strength and optimized pore structure of LMWP. …”
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Effect of grain size on mechanical properties and tribological behavior of size-tunable high entropy diboride ceramics obtained by two-step SPS sintering by Yao Yang, Jianqiang Bi, Linjing Qiao, Guandong Liang, Shuyong Liang, Shushuai Liu, Shaoyin Wang, Hongyu Gong, Zhao Qian, Jinwang Shi, Weiqiang Li

“…Notably, it also demonstrated optimal wear resistance, displaying a minimal wear rate of only 2.53×10−6 mm3/(N·m) under a 20 N load. Microstructure analysis revealed that the primary wear mechanism observed in (HfZrTaVNb)B2 was oxidative wear under a 5 N load. …”
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Effect of alkali activator and granulated blast furnace slag on the properties of lithium slag-based high-strength lightweight aggregates by Yingda Zhang, Zhaopeng Tang, Xianliang Zhou, Yantao Zheng, Zihao Liu

“…LS without GBFS achieved 2.33 MPa, indicating inherent pozzolanic activity. Microstructural analysis revealed that performance improvement was due to enhanced geopolymerization and reduced harmful pores (> 200 nm). …”
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Synergistic A-site co-doping of (Na1/2Bi1/2)xBa1−xZn1/3Nb2/3O3 perovskites: doping mechanisms, microstructure and impedance studies by Y. Feng, A.T.Z. Lim, M. Lu, J. Sun, K.Y. Chan, S. Ghotekar, D. Zhou, D.C. Sinclair, K.B. Tan

“…Impedance spectroscopy analysis revealed grain-dominated electrical processes and reduced oxygen vacancies, thereby corroborating the correlation between composition, microstructure and electrical properties. …”
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Effects of palm kernel shell ash as a reinforcement on the properties of recycled aluminium cans for aluminium matrix composites production by Olatunji P. Abolusoro, Moshibudi Caroline Khoathane, Washington Mhike

“…The microstructures with lower reinforcements displayed uniform dispersion, while those with 15 % and 20 % showed particle clustering and slight agglomeration. …”
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Suppressed frictional noise on micro-triangle textured NBR inspired by ventral snake scales by Weibin Wu, Zeyun Li, Xue Yang, Qinqin Wang

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Microstructural and magnetic properties of cobalt-substituted Nd32.5Dy1.0Fe64.2-xCoxNb1.0Al0.2B1.1 alloy prepared by ball milling technique by Mozaffar Hussain, Rizwan Akram, Saima Rafique, Jan Sher Khan, Zubair Ahmed, Rehan Ahmed

“…The Mr/Ms ratio for optimal magnetic powder was determined to be 0.63, which leads to a magnetic exchange coupling between the α-Fe soft and NdFeB hard grains. Magnetic analysis revealed substitution of Co above 2.0 ​wt% for Fe led to the drastic decline of both Ms and Mr due to non-ideal intermetallic phases in the microstructure. …”
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Repeated Seismic Slipping Events Recorded in a Fault Gouge Zone: Evidence From the Nojima Fault Drill Holes, SW Japan by Aiming Lin, Takafumi Nishiwaki

“…Logging data and an analysis of mesostructures and microstructures in drill cores show that (i) a ~60‐m wide fault damage zone containing a 10‐ to 30‐cm‐thick fault gouge zone developed in the NF, (ii) the fault gouge zone can be divided into 11–20 thin layers of different color, and (iii) the individually colored layers contain different color breccias of fault gouge that are offset and/or cut by cracks and crack‐filled calcite and quartz veinlets. …”
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