Unconventional Elements in the Gating System and Their Influence on the Melt Flow and Casting Quality by M. Brůna, M. Galčík, M. Medňanský, J. Kasińska

“…Experimental casts have been made for the purpose of evaluating mechanical properties and microstructure determination. …”
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Progress of Laser Processing Technology in Ferroelectric Nanocomposites by Haijuan Ding, Yaping Fan, Hairong Dong, Chengtao Zhao, Debiao Zhao

“…Two-dimensional and three-dimensional structures of polymer nanocomposites were prepared by laser microstructure processing technology, and the optical properties of the microstructures were evaluated. …”
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Heat treatment and its effect on machining induced surface roughness of cast and additive manufactured AlSi10Mg by Amith K. V., Satish Shenoy Baloor, Ashwin Polishetty, Gururaj Bolar, Arun N. Govindhan

“…In contrast, the fine cellular microstructure of the as-printed alloy enhanced the microhardness (140.3 HV) and deformation resistance, producing better surface quality. …”
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Mechanical behavior of NiCr and NiCrTi alloys for implant prosthetic components by Ivete Aparecida de Mattias Sartori, Carla Müller Ramos, Fernanda Faot, Luciano Monteiro da Silva, Laiz Valgas, Ana Flávia Sanches Borges

“…Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the tensile and hardness mechanical properties, as well as the composition and microstructure of three different alloys used for implant prosthestic components casting. …”
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Effect of Nanosilica on Impermeability of Cement-Fly Ash System by Huaqing Liu, Yan Zhang, Ruiming Tong, Zhaoqing Zhu, Yang Lv

“…Hydrates were investigated by XRD, SEM, and TG; the microstructure of hydrates was analyzed with SEM-EDS. …”
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Neural Network Prediction and Enhanced Strength Properties of Natural Fibre-Reinforced Quaternary-Blended Composites by Pavithra Chandramouli, Mohamed Riyaaz Nayum Akthar, Veerappan Sathish Kumar, Revathy Jayaseelan, Gajalakshmi Pandulu

“…Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis was performed to assess the microstructural characteristics. This research aimed to formulate a novel quaternary binder that may minimise our reliance on cement. …”
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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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Dependency of solid particle erosion behaviour of plasma sprayed NiTi coating on primary gas flow rate by B. Swain, S. Mantry, S.S. Mohapatra, P. Mallick, A. Behera

“…Various erosion mechanisms such as groove formation, scratches, cutting, plastic deformation etc. has been observed from the microstructural analysis of the eroded samples at 45˚ impingement angle and splat fragmentation, splat delamination form the 90˚ impingement angle.…”
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Addition of chicken fat to cooked rice improved its flavor, cooking quality, and digestibility by Wangyang Shen, Wenjie Cao, Ning Zhang, Zhili Ji, Xiwu Jia, Weiping Jin, Yaoqi Tian

“…Additionally, the microstructure of rice flour showed smaller and uniform pores (∼10 μm) on the surface. …”
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Application of Metamodels to Identification of Metallic Materials Models by Maciej Pietrzyk, Jan Kusiak, Danuta Szeliga, Łukasz Rauch, Łukasz Sztangret, Grzegorz Górecki

“…Flow stress models and microstructure evolution models of various complexity of mathematical formulation were considered. …”
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Microscopic Parameter Extraction and Corresponding Strength Prediction of Cemented Paste Backfill at Different Curing Times by Xuebin Qin, Lang Liu, Pai Wang, Mei Wang, Jie Xin

“…Thus, the proposed method forms nonlinear relationships between microstructure parameters and mechanical responses based on a deep learning TensorFlow framework under different curing times. …”
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Strength–Ductility Synergy of Lightweight High Entropy Alloys by Fainah Madewu, Nicholus Malatji, Mxolisi Brendon Shongwe, Tawanda Marazani, Lehlogonolo Rudolf Kanyane

“…This study evaluated and figured out that the balance between strength and ductility in LWHEAs can be enhanced by optimizing microstructure through customized alloying and heat treatments. …”
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Interfacial investigation of AISI 321 / Al in compound casting: Casting temperature and melt to solid ratio by Ali Bakhtiari, Zahra-Sadat Seyedraoufi, Yazdan Shajari

“…To assess the mechanical properties, the hardness of the samples was evaluated using a Vickers microhardness tester. The microstructure of the samples revealed that the casting process resulted in a composite material. …”
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Development of low carbon concrete with high cement replacement ratio by multi-response optimization by Suliman Khan, Safat Al-Deen, Chi King Lee

“…Carbon footprint study showed that the LCC mixes led to significant reduction of carbon footprint when compared with OPC concrete. Finally, microstructure analysis was conducted to study in the microstructure characteristics of the LCCs.…”
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A novel approach to improving the quality of whole-cotyledon tofu by control-released coagulant and the role of fiber by Mengnan Gao, Chunxia Dong, Yanqiu Yuan, Qian Ju, Sibo Zhao, Yayun Hu, Guangzhong Luan

“…Effects of control-released coagulant and unfiltered treated on rheological properties, proximate composition, microstructure, and texture of tofu were investigated. …”
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Structural Evolution and Mechanical Properties of FeCoNiAlTi HEA Coatings Fabricated by Plasma Surfacing by WANG Yonghong, ZHANG Chunlin, ZHANG Shihan, YU Jianping, LIU Yingfu, JIE Zhiwen

“…In order to deeply study the influence of the surfacing current on the microstructure and mechanical properties of FeCoNiAlTi highentropy alloy coatings in the plasma surfacing process parameters， five different surfacing currents (140， 160， 180， 200， 220 A) were used for coating preparation， and the microstructure， hardness， wear resistance and tensile properties of the coatings were evaluated by XRD， OM，SEM， micro-Vickers hardness tester， profilometer， friction wear tester and universal testing machine， respectively.Results showed that the porosity and elemental segregation of the coating were significantly improved with the increase of the surfacing current，but there was no significant effect on the coating phase composition.The coating mainly consisted of the typical FCC solid solution phase and Co3 Ti precipitation phase.When the surfacing current was 180 A， the surface microhardness of the obtained T3 coating was up to 322.77 HV0.2， which was about twice that of the substrate.At the same time， the T3 coating showed the best wear resistance， with a maximum wear depth of only 2.144 μm， an average friction coefficient of 0.362 and the lowest wear rate of 3.83×10－6 mm3/(N·m).In addition， the tensile strength and elongation of the T3 coating were 948 MPa and 26.61%， respectively， showing excellent strength and toughness.…”
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Application of Composite Soaking Solution in Fillet Storage and Caco-2 Cell Antioxidant Repair by Qing Shao, Zhongqiang Wang, Shumin Yi

“…The results of the microstructure analysis showed that the tissue structure of fillets treated by the compound soaking solution was more orderly. …”
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The Dual Influence of Silicon Content and Mechanical Stress on Magnetic Barkhausen Noise in Non-Oriented Electrical Steel by Aroba Saleem, Mehdi Mehdi, P. Ross Underhill, Youliang He, Thomas W. Krause

“…It is observed that increasing the Si content increases the pinning density, which, together with the microstructure and texture, largely impacts the MBN response. …”
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Effects of Hydrated Lime on High-Temperature Rheological Properties of High-Viscosity Modified Asphalt by Wenjing Zhou, Yihan Sun, Fengxia Chi, Qinling Cheng, Bo Han

“…Temperature scanning (DSR-TS), multiple stress creep recovery (MSCR) by using a dynamic shear rheometer, and scanning electron microscope (SEM) tests were carried out to evaluate the high-temperature rheological properties and microstructure morphology characteristics of the asphalt mortars. …”
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Exploring mean kurtosis in MR diffusion kurtosis imaging for early detection of lumbar spine degeneration: a systematic review [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Abhimanyu Pradhan, Suresh Sukumar, Priya P.S., Rajagopal Kadavigere, Neil Abraham Barnes, Winniecia Dkhar, Vaishali K

“…Results Findings indicate that MK plays a crucial role in detecting microstructural changes in the intervertebral disc space of the lumbar spine. …”
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