Microstructure, mechanical and wear behavior of Mg/HEA-(CNT+GNP) surface composite produced by friction stir processing by H.R. Ezatpour, M. Jalalabadi, M. Torabi Parizi, G.R. Ebrahimi

“…The Mg/HEA-X% (CNT + GNP) surface composites (SCs) were systematically characterized in terms of microstructure, mechanical properties and wear surface morphology. …”
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Effect of DC Micro-Pulsing on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of TIG Welded Ti-6Al-4V by Jose Vypana, Nagumothu Kishore Babu, Mahesh Kumar Talari, Karni Vamsi Krishna, Chakravarthula Gopi Krishna, Ateekh Ur Rehman

“…This shows that high-frequency current has substantially refined prior β grains. The microstructure of the FZ is characterized by an acicular morphology composed of α, martensitic α′, and retained β phases. …”
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Macrostructural and microstructural alterations of hippocampal subregions in T2DM: NODDI provides added value to DTI and volumetric analyses by Xuan Huang, Ziyu Diao, Die Shen, Jianyu Li, Jiahe Wang, Kun Wang, Shijun Qiu

“…Results: Significant microstructural alterations were observed in the hippocampal subregions of T2DM patients, with NODDI detecting abnormalities in approximately 70 % of the subregions, which were characterized by increased neurite density index (NDI), orientation dispersion index (ODI), and free water fraction (FWF) values, thus suggesting increased neurite density, disrupted orientation, and elevated free water content across most hippocampal subfields. …”
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Microstructure and properties of different carbon fiber reinforced ceramic composites brazed joint by Si–Ti alloy filler by Zongjing He, Huining Xu, Chenghao Zhang, Liangbo Sun, Chun Li, Jian Cao

“…The wetting behavior of the Si–Ti filler on the composites, as well as the microstructure and performance of the joints at different brazing temperatures, were characterized. …”
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The Effect of Yttrium Addition on the Solidification Microstructure and Sigma Phase Precipitation Behavior of S32654 Super Austenitic Stainless Steel by Jun Xiao, Geng Tian, Di Wang, Shaoguang Yang, Kuo Cao, Jianhua Wei, Aimin Zhao

“…This study focuses on S32654 super austenitic stainless steel (SASS) and systematically characterizes the morphology of the sigma (σ) phase and the segregation behavior of alloying elements in its as-cast microstructure. …”
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Fabrication, Microstructural Characterization, and Ablation Behavior of a Novel 3D Orthogonal Woven C/C-SiC-ZrB2 Composite Through I-CVI, SI, and LSI Combined Processes by Amin Rezaei Chekani, malek naderi, reza aliasgarian, yousef Safaei-Naeini

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Structural transformation of the amorphous powder Co65Nb25B10 by mechanosynthesis: Progressive formation of the amorphous phase by Luciano Nascimento

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Characterization of the Self-Dry-Lubrication and Self-Healing Effects on Nano- and Atomic Scale in Zn/MoS2/Graphite/Zn Coatings Deposited by Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Spraying on... by Ł. Major, D. Kopp, B. Major, J.M. Lackner

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Investigation of microstructural, mechanical and tribological properties of NiTi/nB4C metal matrix composites produced by spark plasma sintering by Yilmaz Taha Alper, Tasci Ufuk, Tanis Naci Arda, Gokmese Hakan, Kocak Muharrem, Bostan Bulent

“…FESEM/ EDS and XRD were used for microstructure and phase characterization, nanoindentation to determine mechanical properties, and pin-on disc wear device to determine wear properties. …”
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The effect of grain size and rolling reduction on microstructure evolution and annealing hardening response of a Mg-3Gd alloy by F. Han, X. Luo, Q. Liu, Z. Hou, K. Marthinsen, G.L. Wu, C. Hatzoglou, P. Kontis, X. Huang

“….%) samples with different initial grain sizes were prepared to evaluate the grain size effect on microstructural evolution during cold rolling and subsequent annealing hardening response. …”
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Novel approach to enhance antifungal properties via formation of wavy and Sharp microstructures composed of metal oxide nanoparticles and Cdots by Satya Pal Singh, Himanshi Yadav, Himanshi Chauhan, Vivek Hada, Kumari Neha Singh

“…The evolution of spinodal wave-like structures, as reported in our case of evaporating thin films, appears to leave behind spiky and periodic wavy blades and needle-like nano-microstructures composed of NPs and Cdots. We report the formation of atomistic sharp needle-shaped and saw-like nano-microstructures, which play a significant role in producing and enhancing anti-fungal surface properties against Candida albicans fungi with sizes in the range of 5 µ -8 µ. …”
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Tribological, mechanical and microstructure characteristics of hybrid aluminium matrix composite containing titanium carbide (TiC) and graphite particles by S. Jeyaprakasam, M. Gnanasekaran, S. Magibalan, Ravindra Pratap Singh, V. Mohanavel, Sathish Kannan, Jayant Giri, Mohd Sajid Ali, Praveen Barmavatu

“…The present study emphasize on the characterization and microstructure evaluation of aluminium composite with different weight fraction of constituents. …”
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Excellent wear performance of magnesium alloy from composite modified layer containing TiC coating and gradient microstructure by Xiujie Chen, Ke Xiao, Yanfeng Han, Tianyi Li, Xuexiu Liang, Yeifei Yuan, Sheng Fang

“…In this study, a novel method (referred to as SUSP) combining ultrasonic shot peening with TiC particles was explored, which fabricated the composite modified layer containing TiC coatings and gradient microstructures on the surface of AZ80 magnesium alloys. …”
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Exploring the Dual Nature of Olive Husk: Fiber/Aggregate in Lightweight Bio-Concrete for Enhanced Hygrothermal, Mechanical, and Microstructural Properties by Halima Belhadad, Nadir Bellel, Ana Bras

“…OH was incorporated at 0%, 10%, and 20% by weight, and the resulting concretes were subjected to a comprehensive characterization of their thermal, hygric, mechanical, and microstructural properties. …”
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Ultrasonic pretreatment and drying temperature-induced modifications of three pectin fractions affect the microstructure and textural properties of dried grapes by Yadong Xiao, Yiwen Yang, Yayuan Xu, Lei Feng, Meimei Nie, Liying Niu, Chunquan Liu, Chunju Liu, Dajing Li, Zhifang Yu

“…The effect of ultrasonic pretreatment on grapes' microstructure, texture, characteristics of three pectin fractions were investigated over vacuum drying temperature ranging from 65 to 85 °C. …”
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Microstructural evolution and mechanical property of high-strength metastable β titanium alloy joint via electron beam welding by Caiyou Zeng, Yuan Zhao, Haiyan Wang, Laifa Ding, Yupeng Zhang, Yipeng Wang, Bojin Qi, Baoqiang Cong

“…This work explored the micro-mechanism responsible for the mechanical properties of a 10-mm-thickness metastable β titanium alloy (Ti–3Al–5Mo–4Cr–2Zr–1Fe, wt.%) joint welded by electron beam welding (EBW). Weld microstructure and its evolution behavior were revealed by means of multi-scale microstructure characterization. …”
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Effect of Pre-cold Deformation and Welding Current Mode on Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of GTAWed Nimonic 80A Superalloy by Amirreza Bali Chalandar, Amirreza Farnia, Hamidreza Najafi, Hamid Reza Jafarian

“…Microstructural characterization was conducted using optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). …”
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Microstructure evolution, texture and mechanical properties of hot rolled 4043 aluminum-silicon alloy under short-term annealing by Qian Cheng, Wenhao Yang, Shanju Zheng, Mingjun Peng, Wanzhang Yang, Mengchu Li, Mengnie Li

“…Microstructure characterization shows that after inter-pass short-time annealing, the material undergoes significant static recovery, resulting in more subgrain structure and recrystallization structure, accompanied by a decrease in dislocation density. …”
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Revealing the effect of iron content on the microstructure evolution, mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of the A356-T6 aluminum alloys by Yongquan Liu, Meng Wang, Yang Cao, Jiajing Peng, Dongyang Yang, Dongfu Song, Bright O. Okonkwo, Jianqiu Wang, Enhou Han

“…The present study systematically investigated the effects of different Fe contents on the microstructures, mechanical properties, and corrosion resistance of recycled A356-T6 alloys using different characterization technologies, including optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electron probe X-ray micro-analysis (EPMA), tensile tests, and electrochemical tests. …”
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Bovine Serum Albumin‐Based Sponges as Biocompatible Adsorbents: Development, Characterization, and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate Removal Efficiency by Maria Kaeek, Yair Rajmiel, Ofek Goldreich, Luai R. Khoury

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