Friction Stir Processing of Heat Treated A380 Al Alloy to Enhance Surface Characteristics by Akeel Dhahir Subhi, Maryam Hassan Mohammed

“…Heat treatment was accomplished using solution heat treatment followed by age hardening. The microstructure of the unprocessed and processed regions was characterized by utilizing an optical microscope, XRD, SEM and EDS. …”
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Morphological, chemical, and crystallographic aspects of interface evolution in Al/Mg dissimilar friction stir welds by Usman Abdul Khaliq, Mohd Ridha Muhamad, Farazila Yusof, Suriani Ibrahim, Zbigniew Brytan, Takuya Miura, Tetsuo Suga, Yoshiaki Morisada, Hidetoshi Fujii

“…This study employed optical, scanning electron, and transmission electron microscopy for the microstructural characterization of AA6061/AZ61 welds at the nanoscale, made under optimized conditions. …”
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Influence of Curing Time and Initial Moisture Content on Metakaolin-Based Geopolymer-Stabilized Soft Soil by Tadesse A. Wassie, Gökhan Demir, Utku Köktan

“…Furthermore, the strength of geopolymer-stabilized soil increased as the curing time increased, regardless of the binder and initial moisture contents. The microstructure analysis confirmed that the stabilized soil had a denser microstructure, the formation of homogeneous gel, and fewer microcracks and pores. …”
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Influence of Long-Term Immersion Tests on the Electrochemical Corrosion Behavior of an Ultrafine-Grained Aluminum Alloy by Guilherme dos Santos Vacchi, Danielle Cristina Camilo Magalhães, Cristie Luis Kugelmeier, Rodrigo da Silva, Anibal de Andrade Mendes Filho, Andrea Madeira Kliauga, Carlos Alberto Della Rovere

“…The study compared the microstructure and corrosion behavior of ECAP-processed samples in route A with 1X, 4X, and 8X passes to an annealed sample using a 3.5% NaCl solution. …”
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Investigation of bioactivity, biocompatibility, and antibacterial properties of a hydroxyapatite-enhanced nanocomposite for dental applications by Xin Yan, Ali ebrahimi, Reza Mohammadi, Mona Mohajeri Tehrani, Pardis Chaboki, Mohammed Mustafa, Almustafa Alhumadi, I. B. Sapaev, Ahmed Hjazi, Khadije Yousefi, Mojdeh Yousefi

“…Phase and microstructural investigations confirmed the formation of hydroxyapatite. …”
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Structure and Electrochemical Behavior of ZnLaFeO₄ Alloy as a Negative Electrode in Ni-MH Batteries by Houyem Gharbi, Wissem Zayani, Youssef Dabaki, Chokri Khaldi, Omar ElKedim, Nouredine Fenineche, Jilani Lamloumi

“…Although La³⁺ doping modified the microstructure and slowed the activation process, the electrode exhibited stable cycling with moderate polarization behavior. …”
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Eddy Current Measurement of Electrical Resistivity in Heat-Treated Zr-2.5%Nb Pressure Tubes by W. G. Thorpe, P. R. Underhill, T. W. Krause

“…The results demonstrate potential for EC-based resistivity measurements to characterize variations and changes in the microstructure of Zr-2.5%Nb PT material.…”
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An Additively Manufactured Fe-3Si Stator for a High-Performance Electrical Motor by Tej N. Lamichhane, Haobo Wang, Chins Chinnasamy, Latha Sethuraman, Fred A. List, Peeyush Nandwana, Jiaqiang Yan, Zheng Gai, Mariappan Parans Paranthaman

“…In addition to the demonstration of AM printing, motor assembly, and complete characterization of printed Fe-3 wt.% Si, this report highlights the areas of improvement needed in printing technologies to achieve AM built electrical motors and the need for isotropic microstructure refinements to make the laminates appropriate for high-mechanical-strength and low-loss rotational electrical devices.…”
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Grain boundary-mediated strain response mechanism of AZ31 gradient- structure Mg alloy plate under uniaxial tensile loading by Wen Tao Niu, Feng Li, Yuan Qi Li, Zi Yi Wang, Lu Sun

“…In this paper, the gradient structure AZ31 Mg-alloy plate with the surface fine grain (FG) to the center coarse grain (CG) was fabricated using hard plate rolling (HPR). The microstructure and strain distribution of Mg-alloy with a gradient structure were analyzed by electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) and Digital image correlation (DIC) during uniaxial tensile. …”
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Influence of alloy chemistry and overaging on mechanical properties and corrosion resistance in aluminium crossover alloys by P.D. Willenshofer, L. Pezzato, I. Weißensteiner, T. Bortolussi, M.A. Tunes, I. Calliari, S. Pogatscher

“…To establish a correlation between mechanical and corrosion properties and the microstructure, scanning and transmission electron microscopy (SEM,S/TEM) were employed. …”
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Unraveling the Atomic Mechanism of the Crystalline Phase‐Dependent Structural Features and Special Spectral Design of α‐, β‐, and Ɛ‐Ga₂O₃ by Xinqing Han, Yong Liu, Yang Li, Miguel L. Crespillo, Eva Zarkadoula, Wenxiang Mu, Peng Liu

“…By combining irradiation experiments with microstructure characterization and theoretical approaches, phase‐specific energy‐dissipation pathways in α‐, β‐, and ε‐Ga₂O₃ are uncovered and strategies for targeted property design are outlined. …”
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Research Progress and Perspectives of the Reaction Kinetics of Fe-Based Oxygen Carriers in Chemical Looping Combustion by Jiakun Mei, Shangkun Quan, Hairui Yang, Man Zhang, Tuo Zhou, Xi Yang, Mingyu Zhang, Tae-young Mun, Zhouhang Li, Ryang-Gyoon Kim, Xing Zhu, Hua Wang, Dongfang Li

“…This comprehensive review synthesizes experimental and theoretical advances in kinetic characterization of Fe-based oxygen carriers, encompassing both natural and synthetic materials, while different models corresponding to specific reaction stages and their intrinsic relationships with microstructural transformations are systematically investigated. …”
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Preparation of fine-grained/ultrafine-grained Nb521 alloy with superior mechanical property by friction stir processing by Haonan Wang, Bowen Li, Xin Xin, Wen Wang, Kuaishe Wang

“…In this work, FSP technology was applied to treat Nb–5W–2Mo–1Zr-0.1C (Nb521) alloys in preparation of fine-grained (FG)/ultrafine-grained (UFG) Nb521 with excellent strength and ductility. The microstructure evolution and mechanical property improvement mechanism were systematically studied for Nb521 alloy through various characterization pathways. …”
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Preparation, Structural and Dielectric Properties of (1-x) Pb(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3–x BiFeO3 Composites by AHABBOUD Malika, gouitaa Najwa, Ahjyaje Fatimazahra, lamcharfi taj-dine, Abdi Farid, Haddad Mustapha

“…The perovskite structure of the composite system was confirmed by X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy, while the composite microstructure w:as char:acterized by scanning electron microscopy. …”
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Classification method based on surf and sift features for alzheimer diagnosis using diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging by Nourhan Zayed, Ghaidaa Eldeep, Inas A. Yassine

“…Abstract Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the most common dementia in the elderly, poses a challenge for early diagnosis due to its progressive nature and hidden microstructural changes. While traditional T1 and T2 weighted MRI can assess macro-structural brain atrophy, diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) unveils these hidden microstructural alterations. …”
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Comparative Analysis on Carbon Mitigation by High-Temperature Lithium Adsorption Systems by Hong Du, Jiaqi Ruan, Yunlin Li, Changlei Qin

“…Phase composition and microstructural analysis identify lithium carbonate and metal oxides as primary products, and microstructural sintering was observed during cycling. …”
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Preparation of supported Ru/CN catalysts and their performance in hydrogen generation from the catalytic hydrolysis of ammonia borane by Shuyu LIU, Xinshun CHEN, Wenting REN, Jiajia FENG, Siyu HAO, Xiaoyan WANG, Lixin XU, Chao WAN

“…Subsequently, a Ru/CN-supported nanocatalyst was prepared via an impregnation-reduction method. Various characterization techniques were used to analyze the structural composition and microstructure of the catalysts. …”
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Analysis of the high temperature creep behavior of a vacuum electron beam welded joint of G115 steel at 630 °C by Youyi Zhang, Guoqing Gou

“…Vacuum electron beam welding was employed to fabricate a high-quality welded joint of G115 steel, which was then characterized using OM, SEM, and TEM to clarify its microstructure. …”
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The Dependence of Electrochemical Behavior and Discharge Performance on the Zn/Gd Ratio of Mg-Li-Zn-Gd Anodes for Mg-Air Batteries by Siqi Yin, Ningyuan Wang, Haoxuan Han, Zichen Liu, Guangzong Zhang, Renguo Guan

“…Simultaneously, scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffractometer (XRD), electrochemical workstation, and constant current discharge systems are applied for microstructure characterization, corrosion, and discharge performance testing. …”
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Synthesis of ZnO-Ag Nanostructures with <i>Origanum vulgare</i>, Combined with the Solid-State Method by Marco P. Munguia Martín, Josué E. Muñoz-Pérez, Jesús A. Arenas Alatorre, Lesly S. Villaseñor-Cerón, Demetrio Mendoza Anaya, Ventura Rodríguez Lugo

“…In this work, an analysis was made of the microstructural effects derived from the incorporation of silver (Ag) at different concentrations (0.5, 1, 2, 3, and 8% wt) to obtain ZnO-Ag nanocomposites. …”
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