Synergetic engineering of SrO vacancies and core‒rim interfacial structures in dielectric Sr1–xBaxTiO3 ceramics by Qing-Qiao Fu, Hui Gu, Juan-Juan Xing, Qiang Zheng

“…High dielectric constant can be reached in a reductive-sintered Sr1–xBaxTiO3 barrier-layer capacitor with core‒rim structures as dominant microstructural features. By SEM and aberration-corrected TEM observations, an interfacial zone between the core and rim, named as white-rim (w-rim), was found always enriched with Ba, while the core was free of Ba solution. …”
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Mechanistic study on mechanical strengthening in As-extruded Mg-xSn (x = 0.5, 2, 4, 6 and 8 wt%) alloys by Tingting Song, Fu Yang, Xiaowei Niu, Zheng Jia, Zheng Jia

“…This study systematically investigates the influence of Sn content (0.5–8 wt%) on the microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of as-extruded Mg-Sn alloys. …”
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Influence of initial damage distribution and sinks in fusion materials: A parametric OKMC study of W vs Fe by Jintong Wu, Juan-Pablo Balbuena, Ville Jantunen, Maria J. Caturla, Fredric Granberg

“…Using long-timescale Object Kinetic Monte Carlo simulations, we systematically investigated the influence of different parameters and temperature on the microstructural evolution of tungsten and iron under irradiation. …”
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Dynamic Radiation Effects Induced by Short-Pulsed GeV U-Ion Beams in Graphite and h-BN Targets by Philipp Bolz, Philipp Drechsel, Alexey Prosvetov, Pascal Simon, Christina Trautmann, Marilena Tomut

“…The increase of Young’s modulus up to 3 times the pristine value for the highest accumulated fluence of 3 × 1013 ions/cm2 is attributed to the beam-induced microstructural evolution into a disordered structure similar to glassy carbon. …”
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Modulating thermo-mechanical properties of lead-free Sn-30Bi TIM by adding In-3Ag alloy by Munim Shahriar Jawad, Md. Asif Mahmud Noman, Ridwan Radit Ahsan, Md. Muktadir Billah

“…In this study, authors therefore investigated the effect of In-3Ag alloy addition to tailoring the thermo-mechanical properties of the Sn-30Bi solder alloy. The microstructural evolution with progressive alloying was studied using both optical and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). …”
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Microscopic mechanism for the effect of temperature on impact resistance of polycrystalline γ-TiAl alloys:A molecular dynamics study by Ziyu Chen, Haitao Li, Henggao Xiang

“…The study focuses on three aspects: internal stress, microstructural evolution and dislocation movement. The results show that plastic deformation in γ-TiAl alloys is induced by both slip-induced plasticity and twinning-induced plasticity. …”
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Strength and Pore Structure Development of High-Plasticity Clay Treated with MK-Blended Cement by Qian Guo, Mingli Wei, Haochen Xue, Changhui Gao, Guangyin Du

“…The unconfined compressive strength (fcu) of treated soil mixtures is measured to study the effect of MK replacement. The microstructural study is carried out by mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). …”
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Insights on Morphology and Thermal Stability of Hollow Pt Nanospheres by In Situ Environmental TEM by Josephine Rezkallah, Xavier Sauvage, Bernhard Witulski, Simona Moldovan

“…The thermal stability of Pt-based HNSs under TEM vacuum and 1 bar of hydrogen flow is reported by considering microstructural changes, e.g., the build-up of a continuous shell and its evolution until HNSs collapse at elevated temperatures (>500 °C). …”
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Influence of Laser Energy Variation on the Composition and Properties of Gradient-Structured Cemented Carbide Layers Produced by LP-DED by Yorihiro Yamashita, Kenta Kawabata, Hayato Mori, Eito Ose, Takahiro Kunimine

“…These findings indicate that both WC content and laser energy strongly influence the microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of graded cemented carbide layers. …”
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Design and high strain rate response of a nanostructured bainitic steel for enhanced austenite stability by Majid Charchi Aghdam, Mehdi Hosseinzadeh Khanmiri, Hamid Mousalou, Sasan Yazdani

“…This study investigates the microstructural evolution and mechanical response of a high-silicon nanostructured bainitic steel designed with optimized Mn and Ni contents to enhance the stability of retained austenite (RA). …”
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Effect of High Temperature on Micro-Structure and Mechanical Properties of Fiber-Reinforced Cement-Based Composites by Chen Ge, Xiaoliang Chen, Yongfan Gong, Xijun Kong, Fei Chen

“…In this study, two types of synthetic fibers, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and polypropylene (PP), were incorporated into cement mortar to investigate their microstructural evolution at elevated temperatures and their influence on the mechanical properties of the mortar. …”
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Enhanced Electrical Property and Thermal Stability in Lead-Free BNT–BT–BF Ceramics by Kangle Zhou, Enxiang Hou, Yanfeng Qu, Yan Mu, Junjun Wang

“…In this work, lead-free ((1−x)(0.94Bi_0.5Na_0.5TiO₃-0.06BaTiO₃)-xBiFeO₃ (x = 0.08, 0.10, 0.12)) ceramics were synthesized using a conventional solid-state method, with systematic investigation of phase evolution, microstructural characteristics, and their coupled effects on electromechanical performance and thermal stability. …”
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Effect of silica precursor on the synthesis of Zn2SiO4-based material by Jallouli Necib, Irina Hussainova, Rocío E. Rojas-Hernandez

“…This work explores the impact of reaction temperature (700â1300 °C) on phase evolution and microstructural changes. A comprehensive characterization was carried out using X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. …”
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Determination of Anisotropic Mechanical Properties for Materials Processed by Laser Powder Bed Fusion by Even W. Hovig, Amin S. Azar, Frode Grytten, Knut Sørby, Erik Andreassen

“…It was observed that both build orientation and postprocessing have strong influence on the anisotropic mechanical properties of the material. The effect of microstructure was also investigated and characterised. …”
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Study on Constitutive Characteristic of As-Cast AA6061 Alloy under Plane Strain Compression Based on Orthogonal Analysis by Fangcheng Qin, Huiping Qi, Yuehua Kang, Chongyu Liu

“…Constitutive relationship and microstructure evolution of as-cast AA6061 alloy were studied using plane strain compression (PSC) under the temperature of 300–450°C, the strain rate of 0.01–5 s−1, and the strain of 0.9. …”
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Effect of Mg-rich filler metal on weld zone properties in pulsed laser-welded ultra-fine grain AA6061: A Taguchi optimization study by S. Karami, M.H. Siadati, M. Yousefieh

“…This study investigates the effects of filler metal with high magnesium (Mg) content at different heat inputs on microstructural evolution, strengthening mechanisms, and reduction of welding defects in pulsed laser welding (PLW) of ultra-fine-grained (UFG) AA6061 sheets. …”
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Innovations and Applications in Lightweight Concrete: Review of Current Practices and Future Directions by Diptikar Behera, Kuang-Yen Liu, Firmansyah Rachman, Aman Mola Worku

“…Nanomaterials such as nano-silica and carbon nanotubes augment early-age strength development by 25% and refine microstructural integrity. Thermal performance is markedly enhanced through advanced lightweight fillers, including expanded polystyrene and aerogels, achieving up to a 50% reduction in thermal conductivity, thereby facilitating energy-efficient building envelopes. …”
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Growth Kinetics of Ni₃Ga₇ in Ni/Ga System During Interfacial Reaction Diffusion by Jun Peng, Tao Wang, Shuai Zhang

“…This study investigated the phase transformation kinetics and microstructural evolution in the Ni/Ga couple. The diffusion reaction behavior between nickel and gallium was characterized from 323 K to 623 K for different annealing times. …”
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Study on the Effects of Partial Pressure on X52M Pipeline Hydrogen Embrittlement Properties in High-Pressure Hydrogen Environments by Zhao　Qian, Liu　Haixiao, Li　Ming, Wang　Bing, Li　Ba, Jia　Shujun, Liu　Qingyou

“…Through the slow tensile and fatigue life tests under high pressure gas phase environment， the influence law of plasticity and fatigue life properties under different hydrogen partial pressure on X52M pipeline steel （mass fraction /%： 0.04C，0.98Mn，0.010P，0.001S，0.033Nb，0.033V，0.16Cr，0.014Ti） were contrastive studied， Various characterization techniques， including metallographic microscopy and scanning electron microscopy （SEM）， were utilized to examine the microstructural evolution and fracture mechanisms. The results indicated that the loss rate of slow tensile section shrinkage increased significantly with the increasing of hydrogen partial pressure， the ductility loss was measured to be 10.5%， 17.5%， and 28.5% under 4 ， 6 ，10 MPa hydrogen pressure， respectively. …”
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Mechanisms and modelling of diffusion in solids: a multiscale framework with industrial case studies and AI enhancements by Obinna Onyebuchi Barah, Faith Natukunda, Ige Bori, Kelechi John Ukagwu

“…Abstract Diffusion in solids is a fundamental mechanism governing mass transport, phase transformations, and microstructural evolution in metals, alloys, and functional materials. …”
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