Small- to Large-Scale Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion of Functionally Graded Steels by Carlos Botero, William Sjöström, Emilio Jimenez-Pique, Andrey Koptyug, Lars-Erik Rännar

“…The FGMs obtained were characterized in terms of their microstructure and local and macromechanical properties. …”
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A new approach for processing defect-free hot-work tool steels: Quasi-isothermal laser powder bed fusion by Ulf Ziesing, Leon Engelhardt, Santiago Benito, Martin Reuber, Tobias Schwanekamp, Sebastian Weber, Jonathan Lentz

“…The research focuses on understanding the time–temperature-transformation behavior and microstructural evolution during isothermal PBF-LB/M. …”
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A Brief Review of the Impact of Neutron Irradiation Damage in Tungsten and Its Alloys by Adil Wazeer, Tanner McElroy, Benjamin Thomas Stegman, Anyu Shang, Yifan Zhang, Vaibhav Singh, Huan Li, Zhongxia Shang, Haiyan Wang, Yexiang Xue, Guang Lin, Tim Graening, Xiao-Ying Yu, Xinghang Zhang

“…This review provides insights into the elaborative understanding on the neutron radiation damage on W and W alloys by exploring the microstructural evolution and hardness changes post-irradiation. …”
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Physics-enhanced machine learning for predicting strength of high-carbon chromium steel during thermomechanical processing and spheroidizing annealing by Changqing Shu, Shasha Zhang, Peiheng Ding, Yaxin Sun, Xuewei Tao, Xiaolin Zhu, Qiuhao Gu, Liukai Hua, Song Xue, Zhengjun Yao

“…Understanding the microstructural evolution during thermomechanical processing and spheroidizing annealing is critical for optimizing mechanical properties. …”
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Influence of Y/Zn Ratio on Secondary Phase Strengthening of Mg-Y-Zn Alloy by Jie Hu, Jiageng Wu, Xiangquan Liu, Dong Zhao, Liang Liang, Jian Peng

“….%) ratio while maintaining the total mass of Y and Zn unchanged, the evolution of the microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg-Y-Zn alloy castings with different phase types was investigated. …”
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CROSS SCALE ANALYSIS FOR THE EFFECT OF PROCESS PARAMETERS ON THE GRAIN SIZE OF COLD ROLLING SPLINE by WANG Yong, YUAN HaiLin, ZHU ShiFan, ZHANG ZuFang, JIN Ping, ZHOU QingCheng

“…Multi field and cross scale analysis is helpful to improve the forming quality and analyze the evolution law of microstructure in the process of spline forming, which has a very important guiding significance for process optimization, quality prediction and control. …”
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Effect of Sintering Temperature on Structural and Morphological Properties of Europium (III) Oxide Doped Willemite by Nur Fatin Syamimi, Khamirul Amin Matori, Way Foong Lim, Sidek Abdul Aziz, Mohd Hafiz Mohd Zaid

“…Phase composition, phase evolution, functional groups, and microstructure analysis were, respectively, characterized using X-ray diffractometer (XRD), fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), and energy-dispersive X-ray. …”
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Boosting the durability of RuO2 via confinement effect for proton exchange membrane water electrolyzer by Wen-Xing Zheng, Xuan-Xuan Cheng, Ping-Ping Chen, Lin-Lin Wang, Ying Duan, Guo-Jin Feng, Xiao-Ran Wang, Jing-Jing Li, Chao Zhang, Zi-You Yu, Tong-Bu Lu

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Study on Thermal Deformation Behavior and Thermal Processing Map of a New Al-Li Alloy by Daoqi Chen, Xinyang Han, Yinggan Zhang, Yan Liu, Junfeng Chen

“…The effects of deformation parameters on the alloy’s microstructural evolution were examined using electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). …”
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Influences of multi-pass friction stir alloying on characterization of AZ91D alloy-based dual reinforcement bio-ceramic nano-composites by Surendra Kumar Patel, Guoxin Dai, Lu Liu, Zhen Sun, Lei Shi

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STUDY ON CRACK INITIATION AT GRAIN BOUNDARY OF Cu⁃Ni⁃Si ALLOY BASED ON CRYSTAL PLASTICITY AND COHESIVE ZONE MODEL by TAO Meng, YU PeiShi, ZHAO JunHua

“…The macroscopic failure behavior of metal materials is closely related to the damage evolution of microstructure.In addition to in⁃situ loading experiments,advanced numerical methods are used to simulate and predict the microstructure evolution of metal materials,which has gradually become an effective tool to study the multi⁃scale damage evolution mechanism of metal materials.At present,the dislocation motion inside polycrystalline metal grains can be simulated by crystal plastic finite element method,but there are still challenges in the simulation of damage accumulation and microcrack initiation caused by dislocation.For most metal polycrystalline materials,dislocations are usually plugged at grain boundaries leading to stress concentration and then cracking at grain boundaries.Therefore,the simulation of the whole process requires the construction of a numerical model that can describe both dislocation motion and grain boundary cracking.In order to solve this problem,combining the crystal plastic finite element model with the cohesive zone model to achieve a uniform description of material microscopic deformation and damage,and a global finite element model to describe dislocation motion and grain boundary cracking was established.Then,taking polycrystalline Cu⁃Ni⁃Si alloy as the research object,the microstructure evolution process from deformation,crack initiation,crack propagation to fracture was simulated,and the mechanism from local intergranular fracture to global failure was revealed,and the effect of grain orientation on initial fracture location and crack propagation was clarified.This model provides a feasible methodology for multi⁃scale damage evolution simulation of the failure behavior of various metal materials.…”
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Study on the Effect of Rock Mass Wetting and Drying Cycle on the Mechanical Behavior of Rock-Socketed Piles on Slopes by CAO Ting, HE Liu, WANG Wei, ZHAO Wang, LIU Zhao, ZHONG Junhui

“…Scanning electron microscope results highlight significant damage to the rock specimens' microstructure after 28 cycles, including an increase in cracks and pores and an expansion of the dissolution area. …”
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Effect of heat treatment and Cu addition on the mechanical, electrochemical, and precipitation behavior of Al–Mg–Si alloys by Hyun-Bin Hong, Raj Narayan Hajra, Eunjoo Shin, Jae-Kook Kim, Jong-Sook Lee, Jeoung Han Kim, JaeHwang Kim, Hoon-Hwe Cho

“…This work bridges the gap between microstructural evolution and performance optimization, providing insights into balancing strength and corrosion resistance in Cu-modified Al–Mg–Si alloys for industrial applications.…”
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Impact of hot and warm deformation on the bainite morphology and kinetics during continuous cooling of low- and medium-C carbide-free bainitic steels by Pedro José de Castro, Antonio Carlos de Figueiredo Silveira, Alexandre da Silva Rocha, Andreas Stark, Thomas Sourmail, Jérémy Epp

“…This work aims to describe the microstructural evolution of bainite during continuous cooling from austenite with varying grain size, morphology and defect density in two carbide-free bainitic steels with low and medium C contents. …”
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Effect of fabrication techniques of high entropy alloys: A review with integration of machine learning by Mohamed Yasin Abdul Salam, Enoch Nifise Ogunmuyiwa, Victor Kitso Manisa, Abid Yahya, Irfan Anjum Badruddin

“…Each method's advantages, limitations, and impacts on microstructural properties are discussed in detail. Additionally, the integration of Machine Learning (ML) techniques in HEA research is highlighted, demonstrating their potential for optimizing fabrication parameters and predicting phase stability, microstructure evolution, and mechanical properties. …”
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Effect of forging deformation on the formation of {10–12}<10–1–1> twins and their influence on the tensile properties of TC4 by Ren Duqiang, Chen Chuanyong, Xuan Haijun, He Yue, Qu Mingmin, Gang Li, Wenya Peng

“…This study investigates the deformation behavior and microstructural evolution of TC4 titanium alloy subjected to 20–80 % forging deformation during thermomechanical processing at 930 °C. …”
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Irradiation Performance of a Multiphase MoNbTiVZr Refractory High-Entropy Alloy: Role of Zr-Rich Phase Precipitation by Liqiu Yong, Yilong Zhong, Hongyang Xin, An Li, Dongsheng Xie, Lu Wu, Jijun Yang

“…This study investigated the microstructure evolution and radiation damage behavior in equiatomic MoNbTiVZr RHEA under Au-ion irradiation at fluences of 2 × 10¹⁵, 4 × 10¹⁵, and 1 × 10¹⁶ ions/cm². …”
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Study on Grain Refinement Mechanism of Internal Spline Tooth Profile by Vibration Assisted Cold Extrusion by Kai Zhang, Yong Wang, Ye Zhang, Yanyang Wang, Zufang Zhang, Ping Jin, Qingcheng Zhou

“…In order to study the microstructure evolution of the formed parts in the axial vibration cold extrusion process， the microstructure evolution process of the blank in the axial cold extrusion process is simulated by using the cellular automata method. …”
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β phase transformation and dynamic recrystallization of a metastable β -Ti6554 alloy during electrically assisted tension by Wu Chuan, Liu Bao Xi

“…Matched hot tension was performed and compared with EAT to disclose the Joule heating and athermal effects on the microstructural evolution of Ti6554 alloy during EAT. …”
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Interactions between dynamic recrystallization and dynamic precipitation during hot forming of magnesium alloy: Multilevel cellular automaton modeling by Yu-Ying He, Li-Ping Lei, Gang Fang

“…This study establishes a multilevel cellular automaton (CA) model to predict the microstructure evolution of wrought magnesium alloys undergoing both dynamic recrystallization (DRX) and dynamic precipitation (DP), surpassing the capabilities of traditional DRX models. …”
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