Innovative use of stabilized pond ash as a sustainable material for flexible pavements: Experimental, microstructural, and numerical investigations by Hrushikesh N. Kedar, Satyajit Patel

“…Laboratory evaluations, including unconfined compressive strength (UCS), resilient modulus (Mr), and microstructural assessments using X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy, were carried out to analyze the performance of pond ash-lime-GGBS blends. …”
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Experimental Research on Microstructure and Physical-Mechanical Properties of Expansive Soil Stabilized with Fly Ash, Sand, and Basalt Fiber by Qin-yong Ma, Zi-ming Cao, Pu Yuan

“…A series of laboratory experiments were performed to analyze the physical-mechanical properties and microstructures of stabilized soil. …”
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Heterostructure evolution and strengthen-toughness synergic mechanism of a powder metallurgic chemical gradient Ti–Mo alloy during hot deformation by Z.Y. Yuan, X.K. Liu, Z.C. Yin, M.Z. Ma, J.S. Zhang, S.X. Liang, X.Y. Zhang, G.W. Huang

“…In this work, a facile strategy using spark plasma sintering (SPS) combined with hot diffusion and rolling was employed to design a chemical gradient Ti–Mo alloy with a gradient coupling grain (GCG) heterostructure. Key microstructural parameters of the GCG heterostructure, including β phase fraction, heterogeneity parameter, texture intensity, grain size distribution, and region width, were systematically analyzed and found to strongly depend on processing temperature. …”
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Effects of cooling rate and TiB2 addition on the microstructure and properties of Zn-Al4-Cu1 alloy by Demian Boaroli, Fábio Luis Knewitz, Luiz Gustavo De Moura Da Silva Barbosa, Vinicius Karlinski de Barcellos

“…The alloys were produced by gravity casting into a cast iron mold, and their mechanical properties were analyzed. Additionally, the effects of the cooling rate on the microstructure and secondary dendritic spacing (λ2) were analyzed using a stepped mold with different cooling modules. …”
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Effect of cast part size on the microstructure and mechanical properties of a bainitic High-Carbon and High-Silicon Cast Steel by N. E. Tenaglia, D. O. Fernandino, A. D. Basso

“…This study aims at assessing the impact of casting size on the bainitic transformation, resulting microstructures, and tensile properties of a high-carbon, high-silicon steel austempered at different temperatures. …”
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Effect of Aluminum Content on Microstructure and  Properties of Fe-1.4C-1.5Cr-Alx Steel by Shi　Dafang, Yang　Jun, Liu　Dong, Wang　Hui, Zhang　Wanli, Yu　Feng, Cao　Wenquan

“…The microstructure evolution and hardness change of Fe-1.4C-1.5Cr-Alx ultra-high carbon steel with 2%-6% aluminum content added during quenching and tempering were analyzed. …”
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Analysis of microstructure and friction property on 316L steels coated with Fe-based powders by high velocity oxy-fuel by ZHANG Zhi-hui, LI Ming

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Investigation on microstructure and performance of sintered matrix and diamond saw blades welded by laser under different transition layer component by SHU Chen, XU Qiang, LIU Yibo, YANG Zhiwei, KOU Shengzhong, CAO Rui

“…To study the effect of transition layer on the performance and microstructure of laser welded diamond saw blades, the sintered matrix and diamond saw blades were prepared by using three kinds of transition layers, and the performance of the sintered matrix and diamond saw blades welded by laser were tested and analyzed in this paper. …”
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Microstructure Evolution and Performance of AA2024 Alloy Through Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing Under Different Heat Inputs by Jin Yang, Aimin Wang

“…Subsequently, their microstructure, phases, and tensile properties were analyzed. …”
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Study of the Effects of Marble Powder Amount on the Self-Compacting Concretes Properties by Microstructure Analysis on Cement-Marble Powder Pastes by Rayed Alyousef, Omrane Benjeddou, Mohamed Amine Khadimallah, Abdeliazim Mustafa Mohamed, Chokri Soussi

“…The hydration, microstructure, and mineralogical changes has been studied. …”
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Effect of Sintering Temperature and Time on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of CoCrFeNiMn High-Entropy Alloys by Ning Li, Chengbo Wu, Zhennan Wu, Mengyuan Jiang, Junfeng Hou, Fuyuan Dong

“…The effects of the sintering parameters on the microstructure and mechanical properties were thoroughly analyzed. …”
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In vitro study on cleaning effect of different rinsing agents combined with ultrasonic swaging on root canal wall and dentin microstructure by SHUAI Bingjie, ZHANG Hao, ZHOU Yongqing

“…The change of dentin microstructure was analyzed by Fourier infrared spectrometer. …”
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The effect mechanism of microstructure and impact toughness on M50 bearing steel under electroshock treatment: Experiments and atomic simulation by Long Chen, Yanli Song, Kai Wu, Junhao Hu, Lin Hua, Jue Lu

“…To enhance the mechanical properties of M50 bearing steel, particularly its impact toughness, a novel electroshock treatment (EST) process was proposed, and the changes in its microstructure were analyzed in detail in this study. …”
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Deep Drawability of Al-Mg Alloys Produced by Twin Roll Continuous Casting Method: Investigation of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties by Koray Dündar, Ekrem Altuncu, Onur Birbaşar

“…The alloys were designed according to EN 573-3 standards, and sheet castings were carried out at both laboratory and industrial scales. Microstructure evolution was analyzed at the as-cast and final thicknesses using optical microscopy. …”
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Investigating the Microstructure, Tensile Strength, and Acidic Corrosion Behaviour of Liquid Metal Stir Casted Aluminium-Silicon Carbide Composite by S. Prathap Singh, D. Ananthapadmanaban, D. Elil Raja, Tushar Sonar, Mikhail Ivanov, P. Prabhuraj, V. Sivamaran

“…The main objective of this investigation is to study the microstructural features and evaluate the tensile strength, hardness, and acidic corrosion resistance of liquid metal stir casted aluminium-silicon carbide (Al-SiC) composite. …”
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Effect of Friction Stir Processing on the Microstructure, Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Silicon Nitride Reinforced ZE43 Magnesium Composite by E. Balaji, R. Sathiya Moorthy

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Microstructure characteristics and performance optimization of (Ti,Nb)C particle reinforced Fe-based materials by laser melting deposition by LI Qingtang, ZHANG Yuchen, WU Hairong

“…The (Ti,Nb)C composite carbide particle-reinforced phases were obtained in the Fe-based materials by laser melting deposition method. The microstructure characteristics and interface formation mechanism of the (Ti,Nb)C particle-reinforced Fe-based materials were studied, and the influence of laser heat input on the carbide precipitation were analyzed. …”
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Synergistic effects of Ti–N–B additions on microstructure refinement and toughness enhancement in high-heat-input welded CGHAZ by Junjie Hao, Chao Wang, Hua Duan, Zhu Yan, Guo Yuan, Guo-dong Wang

“…Three steel variants—base Ti–N steel, high-N steel, and high-N-B steel—were designed, and their microstructural evolution, impact toughness, and phase transformation behavior were analyzed through Charpy testing, optical/scanning electron microscopy, and in situ laser scanning confocal microscopy. …”
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Physicochemical and Microstructural Properties of Yoghurt Fortified with Anthocyanin Black Glutinous Rice (Oryza sativa L. var. glutinosa) Extract by Ridho Pambudi, Muhammad Alfan Nurdin, Umi Lailasari, Berliana Arifa Noer Shodiq, Dimas Teguh Prasetiyo

“…This research aimed to analyze the effect of adding anthocyanin black glutinous rice extract on the physicochemical and microstructural quality of yoghurt drink. …”
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Atomistic Observation of Defect Generation and Microstructural Evolution in Polycrystalline FeCrAl Alloys Under Different Irradiation Conditions by Huan Yao, Changwei Wu, Tianzhou Ye, Pengfei Wang, Junmei Wu, Yingwei Wu, Ping Chen

“…The interaction between pre-existing defects and irradiation-induced microstructures (point defects, dislocations, clusters, etc.) was visualized and analyzed visually and quantitatively. …”
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