Characteristics of Hydration Damage and Its Influence on Permeability of Lamellar Shale Oil Reservoirs in Ordos Basin by Pengfei Zhao, Xiangyu Fan, Qiangui Zhang, Bowei Yao, Mingming Zhang, Liang He, Yu Qiang, Jinhua Liu

“…The effects of water and water-based drilling fluid on pore size distribution, permeability, and rock microstructure were analyzed. Results show that the pore size of the reservoir is mainly nanoscale, and the pore size of shale changes most dramatically in the stage of hydration for 12-24 hours, while that of tuff changes most dramatically in 24-48 hours. …”
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Key factors and developmental directions with regard to metal additive manufacturing by LI Ang, LIU Xue-feng, YU Bo, YIN Bao-qiang

“…The typical microstructure and mechanical properties of metal additive manufacturing materials, such as titanium alloy, nickel alloy, aluminum alloy, and steel, were summarized. …”
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Effect of grain refinement by ECAP on the corrosion resistance of anodic coating of AA6063 prepared by pulse constant voltage anodizing process by Maryam Mehdizade, Ali Reza Eivani, Mansour Soltanieh

“…The processed substrates were anodized using a two-step anodizing method under constant pulse voltage and identical electrochemical conditions. The microstructure, corrosion behavior and hydrophobicity of the anodized films were analyzed. …”
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Evaluation of Solidification and Interfacial Reaction of Sn-Bi and Sn-Bi-In Solder Alloys in Copper and Nickel Interfaces by Jaderson Rodrigo da Silva Leal, Rodrigo André Valenzuela Reyes, Guilherme Lisboa de Gouveia, Francisco Gil Coury, José Eduardo Spinelli

“…Indium addition promoted coarsening of the as-solidified microstructure due to an increase in the alloy solidification range. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of ceramic refractories based on industrial wastes by G. A. Khater, M. Romero, A. López-Delgado, I. Padilla, A. A. El-Kheshen, M. M. Farag, M. S. Elmaghraby, N. H. S. Nasralla

“…Densification parameters, morphology, microstructure and electrical properties were also studied to evaluate the effect of the formed phases on the properties of fired materials. …”
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Performance of High Strength Fiber Reinforced Mortar Made with Ceramic Powder, Metakaolin, and Magnetized Water by Osama Youssf, Khalid A. Eltawil, Mohamed M. Yousry Elshikh, Mostafa M. Keshta

“…Fresh, mechanical, durability, and microstructure characteristics were measured and analyzed for the proposed HS-FRM. …”
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Investigation of Tensile and Fatigue Behavior of Cr/CrN/TiCrN/TiCrCN Multilayer Films Coated on AA6063 and AZ91 Alloys by Closed-Field Unbalanced Magnetron Sputtering Process by Ruhi Yeşildal, Sadberk Sezer, Filiz Karabudak

“…Films with Cr/CrN/TiCrN/TiCrCN microstructure architecture were synthesized on the surfaces of AZ91 Mg and AA6063 Al alloys using the CFUBMS (closed-field unbalanced magnetron sputtering) system, one of the PVD (physical vapor deposition) techniques. …”
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DTI Histogram and Texture Features as Early Predictors of Post-Radiotherapy Cognitive Decline by Jincheng Wang, Philip Kyeremeh Jnr Oppong, Maho Kitagawa, Hidefumi Aoyama, Shunsuke Onodera, Satoshi Terae, Khin Khin Tha

“…<b>Background:</b> Radiotherapy for brain tumors can induce cognitive decline, yet most studies examine white matter (WM) damage six months post-treatment, overlooking early microstructural changes. This study investigated whether early WM changes, as measured by diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) histogram and texture features, can predict later cognitive deficits. …”
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Compositional and biochemical activity evaluation of highly polymerized tea pigments in black tea based on natural deep eutectic solvent extraction by Di Wang, Yang Liu, Bin Zeng, Yuqin Xu, Sheng Cao, Yuanyan Luo, Shuangling Xiao, Jie Teng

“…The HPTPs were separated from the NADES using a dialysis membrane. Microstructural analysis was conducted by XRD, SEM, and AFM, combined with thermal property analysis using TG-DSC and Py-GC–MS determination of biochemical components, and structural analysis through UV–visible, FT-IR, NMR, and SERS spectroscopies. …”
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Enhanced mechanical properties of Al0.43CoCrFeNi2.1 high entropy alloy fabricated through complex shear flow casting: Experiment and MD simulation by Simeng Jiang, Yaya Zhao, Weijie Fan, Weiyang Xie, Yanlin Wang, Xiaohua Chen, Zidong Wang

“…Various characterization techniques were employed to analyze the microstructural differences between the two samples. …”
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Research advances and development trends of wire-based laser directed energy deposition additive manufacturing technology by YUAN Yucheng, SONG Jun, LUO Jiajie, LI Xiangru, SONG Bo, SHI Yusheng

“…Based on this， this paper provides a detailed introduction to the current research status of W-LDED technology from three aspects： process parameter optimization， deposition quality analysis， and microstructural composition control. It analyzes the impact of different parameters on forming quality and manufacturing stability， proposes optimization strategies， summarizes the current application scenarios of W-LDED technology， and presents ideas for the future development trends of this technology，including material innovation and the development of multifuctional composites，research on forming mechanisms，establishing predictive models for process-defect-microstructure property relationships， new hybrid additive/subtractive manufacturing methods，and the development of large-scale，high-precision，and multifuctional equipment.…”
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Dynamic Mechanical Properties and Deformation Mechanisms of Lightweight High-Strength TWIP Steel by Jia Yang, Xiyue Liu, Yu Tang, Shuxin Bai, Yicong Ye, Manchao He, Min Xia

“…X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) were employed to analyze the microstructural evolution and fracture mechanisms of tensile specimens. …”
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Improving mechanical properties of maraging steel by optimizing laser power in hybrid laser-arc directed energy deposition by Jikang Fan, Pengfei Gao, Baihao Cai, Gaige Chang, Mengwei Duan, Wei Zhang, Xiaoyong Zhang, Yong Peng, Kehong Wang

“…The macro-morphology, microstructure, and mechanical properties of thin-walled structures fabricated under different laser powers were systematically analyzed. …”
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Hot consolidated all-PP composites from textile fabrics composed of isotactic PP filaments with different degrees of orientation

“…Two textile assemblies, viz. carded (also needle punched) mats and knitted fabrics were hot pressed; and the properties of the resultant SRPPC plates were investigated under tensile and falling weight impact conditions. The microstructure of the SRPPC was analyzed by light microscopy using polished sections and by SEM using cut surfaces.…”
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Analysis on Fracture Failure of High - Strength Bolt by ZHANG Li - feng, TONG Hai - sheng, WANG Wei - dong, LIU Ke - hong, LI Hai - jie, WANG Zhi - qiang, WEN Gang - zhu, WANG Ya - jun, TANG Xi - rong

“…By the means of macroscopic, metallographic microscope and scanning electron microscope (SEM), reasons for the fracture failure of the high - strength bolt were analyzed from the perspectives of microstructure and fracture morphology. …”
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Effects of Monosaccharide Modification on Alkali-heat Induced Egg White Protein Gelation Properties and Structure by Jun WAN, Xiaoqin ZHANG, Zhequan XIE, Ziyuan WANG, Minmin AI

“…Under alkaline-heat induction, gels were formed, and the gel strength, water-holding capacity, rheological properties, molecular structure, intermolecular forces, and microstructure of egg white protein gels (EWG) were analyzed to explore the differential effects of different monosaccharide modifications on alkaline-heat-induced gel structures. …”
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EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF RESIDUAL COMPRESSIVE STRESS ON TENSILE PROPERTIES OF MULTILAYER COATINGS BASED ON INVERSE ANALYSIS METHOD by CHEN Jinhu, JIA Yunfei, MA Tianyu, ZHANG Yong, ZHANG Yu, YANG Jun

“…TiAlN/Ti and TiN/Ti multilayer coatings were prepared on aluminum matrix composite surfaces by using the vacuum ion beam sputtering technique. The microstructure, phase composition， and mechanical properties of the coatings were characterized and analyzed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and nanoindentor. …”
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Achieved strength-ductility simultaneous enhancement of AZ31 magnesium alloy square tube through a novel tube continuous expanding shear extrusion processing by Wei Zhang, Chaowei Zeng, Hui Zhao, Hongjun Hu, Dingfei Zhang, Rui Hong, Ting Yuan, Zhenwei Sun, Wei Peng

“…Compared to previously reported hot-extruded Mg alloy tubes, the tCESE samples exhibit simultaneous enhancements in both strength and ductility. The microstructure evolution during the tCESE process was analyzed in detail. …”
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Properties of Sn-Ag-Cu Solder Joints Prepared by Induction Heating by Marian Drienovsky, Marián Palcut, Pavol Priputen, Eva Cuninková, Ondrej Bošák, Marián Kubliha, Lýdia Rízeková Trnková

“…The electrical resistance, tensile strength, and microstructure were analyzed on each soldered joint. The results indicate that the physical and mechanical properties of solder joints are determined by their chemical composition and soldering technology. …”
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Manufacturing and Testing of an In Situ Stretching Sample Environment Equipment for Neutron Scattering Experiments by Haibin Chen, Rongyong Li, Yu Liu

“…Neutron scattering technology is one of the most promising ways to observe microstructures of different materials. As a powerful microstructure characterization technology, neutron scattering is widely used in many disciplines. …”
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