Numerical simulation of hydrogen adsorption and dissociation mechanisms on the surface of high-grade steel by Xia WU, Jindou LIU, Lan LAN, Zihan SONG, Wenlong JIA

“…Taking into account surface properties related to electronic charge density and density of states, additional analysis was conducted to explore the bonding mechanisms between hydrogen atoms and Fe and C atoms under the optimal adsorption configurations of the microstructure surfaces. …”
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Quantitative ultrasound imaging reveals distinct fracture-associated differences in tibial intracortical pore morphology and viscoelastic properties in aged individuals with and wi... by Carolin Dehnen, Angela Galindo, Paula Hoff, Paula Hoff, Oliver Palme, Lukas Maurer, Kay Raum, Edgar Wiebe

“…Cortical Backscatter (CortBS) ultrasound, a radiation-free technique, non-invasively analyzes cortical bone’s viscoelastic and microstructural properties. This study aimed to evaluate CortBS’s discriminative performance in DM patients compared to DXA and characterize changes in cortical bone microstructure in Type 1 and Type 2 DM (T1DM, T2DM) patients.MethodsThis in-vivo study included 89 DM patients (T1DM = 39, T2DM = 48) and 76 age- and sex-matched controls. …”
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Effects of Sb2O3 on the Mechanical Properties of the Borosilicate Foam Glasses Sintered at Low Temperature by Chenxi Zhai, Zhe Li, Yumei Zhu, Jing Zhang, Xiuduo Wang, Lejun Zhao, Liuming Pan, Pengfei Wang

“…The microstructure analysis indicates that, with the increase of the content of Sb2O3 additives, the cell size tends to increase at first and then decreases. …”
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NiTi Intermetallic Surface Coatings by Laser Metal Deposition for Improving Wear Properties of Ti-6Al-4V Substrates by Mokgadi Nomsa Mokgalaka, Sisa Lesley Pityana, Patricia Abimbola Idowu Popoola, Tebogo Mathebula

“…The effect of varying the Ti content in the NiTi composition on the microstructure and wear properties of the coatings was investigated. …”
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Effect of Amorphous Si₃N₄ Nanoparticles on the Infrared Transmittance of α-Al₂O₃ by Mahdi Darabi, Ehsan Mohammad Sharifi, Reza Vafaie, Akbar Eshaghi, Mohammad Reza Loghman Estraki

“…This observation was corroborated by microscopic analysis, which confirmed a reduction in grain size and an improvement in microstructural uniformity. …”
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Influence of powdered bamboo filler content on the tensile strength and fatigue life of epoxy composites by Chaiki Malakar, Hrishikesh Dutta, Sumit Bhowmik, Ravivarman R, Mridusmita Roy Choudhury

“…The prepared samples were subjected to mechanical testing (tensile strength), fatigue analysis, void content evaluation, and microstructural examination to assess the effects of filler concentration. …”
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Impact of GGBFS and Pond Ash on the Strength and Durability of Concrete Mixes by Agrawal Sangeeta, Shirule Pravin, Husain Mujahid, Pawar Sudhakar

“…Durability assessments revealed a decline in water absorption ( R² = 88.05%, MAPE = 5.45%) and acid attack resistance (R² = 99.83%, MAPE = 0.58%) with increasing GGBFS and Pond Ash content, primarily due to increased porosity and altered microstructural characteristics. Microstructural analysis confirmed reduced hydration density and weaker bond formation at higher replacement levels. …”
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Influence of Ni60-WC Bionic Unit on the Wear Performance of 20CrMnTi Steel Prepared via Laser Cladding by Bo Cui, You Lv, Zhaolong Sun, Yan Tong

“…The influence of the WC content on the microstructure, hardness, surface roughness, and wear performance of the bionic unit was investigated. …”
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Effect of chicory polysaccharide on the texture and storage quality of round scad fish ball by XUE Shan, LIN Jingjuan

“…The processing technology of chicory polysaccharide scad fish balls was optimized based on the comprehensive score. The microstructure of the fish balls was observed by optical microscope and scanning electron microscope, and the changes of physicochemical parameters of the fish balls were analyzed during refrigeration at 4 ℃.ResultsThe texture comprehensive score, was constructed, based on the principle component analysis method to extract common factors, and it was calculated as follows: Y=0.343X1+0.349X2+0.350X3. …”
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Controllable nonreciprocal spin Seebeck effect in helimagnets by Xiao-Feng Chen, Pei-Jia Hu, Ai-Min Guo, Tie-Feng Fang, Chenglong Jia

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Optimizing Wear Resistance and Tensile Strength of Nickel-Based Coatings through Tungsten Carbide Reinforcement by Li Zhang, Shengli Li, Chunlin Zhang, Shihan Zhang, Xingang Ai, Zhiwen Xie

“…The coatings were comprehensively evaluated through microstructural analysis, hardness testing, wear resistance assessment, and tensile testing. …”
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Characterizing the Brittle Fracture and the Ductile to Brittle to Ductile Transition of Heat-Treated Binary Aluminum-Lithium Alloys by J.M. Fragomeni

“…TEM analysis was also performed to characterize the deformation behavior, and revealed the distribution of precipitates (both Al$_3$Li ($\delta^\prime$) and Al$_3$Zr-Al$_3$Li) in the microstructure at very high magnifications as well as the dislocation subgrain structure of the alloy at lower magnification. …”
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Data selection strategies for minimizing measurement time in materials characterization by Alexander Liehr, Kristina Dingel, Daniel Kottke, Sebastian Degener, David Meier, Bernhard Sick, Thomas Niendorf

“…The present study highlights that specific selection strategies, taking into account the prevailing microstructure of the alloy in focus, can decrease counting times in X-ray energy dispersive diffraction experiments without any detrimental effect on data quality for the subsequent analysis. …”
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Influence of Material in Circular Splines of Harmonic Reducers on Wear Resistance by Mu Xiaobiao, Ge Yi, Gao Mingyan, Yang Guoqiang, Zhang Chaolei

“…Three kinds of circular spline materials are studied for harmonic reducers, stainless steel 2Cr13, medium carbon alloy steel 40Cr, carbon 45 steel. Through the analysis of microstructure, hardness, three-dimensional and two-dimensional morphology in microwear and friction coefficient, the differences in wear resistance of different materials are attained. …”
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Effect of low-intensity ultrasound on grain refinement and heterogeneous nucleation mechanism of 2219 Al alloy by Anqing Li, Ripeng Jiang, Ruiqing Li, Aolei Fu, Li Zhang, Lihua Zhang

“…The experimental results show that low-intensity ultrasound can also achieve a significant refining effect on the microstructure. Comparative analysis of solidified microstructures across multiple samples revealed, for the first time, that low-intensity ultrasound refines grain morphology primarily through enhanced heterogeneous nucleation. …”
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A New Model to Describe the Effective Magnetic Properties of Magnetorheological Elastomers by Kewen Jing, Haitao Li, Henggao Xiang, Xianghe Peng

“…The macroscopic magnetic properties of magnetorheological elastomers (MREs) are influenced by their microstructure, yet limited investigations has been conducted on this subject to date. …”
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High strain rate tensile deformation of similar and dissimilar AA6082 and AA7075 friction-stir-welded blanks by E. Scharifi, M. Kahlmeyer, A. Suckau, S. Lotz, N. Sommer, R. Delir Nazarlou, D. Bailly, U. Weidig, K. Steinhoff

“…Local deformation measurements reveal higher strain localization in the welded zone for similar welds, which leads to micro-crack initiation and failure due to strain accumulation. Microstructure analysis shows very fine equiaxed grain structure in the nugget zone and homogenous distribution of precipitates after friction stir welding process, which explain the plastic deformation behavior.…”
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Improvement Friction Welded 6063 – T6 Aluminum Alloy Joint Properties by Basim M. A. AL BHADLE, Safaa M. HASSONI, Kharia Salman HASSAN

“…The quality of each welded joint was evaluated by hardness test, microstructure analysis, X-ray diffraction, tensile test, and bending test. …”
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Effect of Freeze-Dried Camel Rennet Extract on Coagulation of Camel–Goat Milk Mixture and Characterization of the Cheese Obtained by Biya Bouras, Ouarda Aissaoui-Zitoun, Férial Aziza Benyahia, Souhila Djema, Leila Bouras, Mohammed Nassereddine Zidoune, Imène Felfoul

“…Physical properties, chemical composition, microstructure, and sensory analysis of the cheeses were performed. …”
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Experimental investigation on the performance degradation of grouting materials in karst erosion environment by Wang Tang, Wang Tang, Mengshan Xie, Xinghua Fang, Chengxi Huang, Chengxi Huang, Cuiliu Mo, Yongjun Chen

“…Porosity increased from 26.06% to 33.91% for CGS and from 58.04% to 77.01% for CCGS. Microstructural analysis revealed that karst water induced chemical erosion and structural damage in both materials, with CCGS exhibiting accelerated degradation due to weaker cementitious bonding and higher initial porosity, which facilitated ion penetration and reaction-induced damage. …”
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