Low-Cycle Fatigue Properties of the X70 High-Frequency Electric-Resistant Welded Pipes by Peng Tian, Kai Xu, Guang-ping Lu, Gui-ying Qiao, Fu-ren Xiao

“…Therefore, to improve the quality of the X70 HFW pipe, refining the microstructure of weld joint and reducing the deburring defects by optimizing the postweld heat treatment (PWHT) and deburring processes should be firstly considered in the future research works.…”
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Phase formation and texture evolution in 316L-CuCrZr multi-material structures fabricated by laser powder bed fusion by Antonios Baganis, Florencia Malamud, Jan Čapek, Fedor F. Klimashin, Efthymios Polatidis, Matteo Busi, Miroslav Šmíd, Michal Jambor, Johann Michler, Markus Strobl, Christian Leinenbach

“…Microstructure analysis shows cracks in 10–40 wt% CuCrZr mixtures, while compositions with more than 50 wt% CuCrZr result in crack-free structures. …”
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New insights from crystallography into the effect of Ni content on ductile-brittle transition temperature of 1000 MPa grade high-strength low-alloy steel by Zeqing Ni, Jingxiao Zhao, Xuelin Wang, Chengjia Shang, Wenhao Zhou

“…EBSD data post-processing analysis revealed that the key reason for the increase in low-temperature toughness is the refinement of the microstructural crystallographic structure, specifically the significant increase in the boundary density of the block and packet. …”
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Effect of Heat Treatment on the Corrosion Behavior of Selective Laser Melted CX Stainless Steel by Shaoqian Wu, Shuo Wu, Shilong Xing, Tianshu Wang, Jiabin Hou, Yuantao Zhao, Zongan Li, Yanbo Liu

“…The effects of different heat treatment regimes on the microstructure and corrosion behavior of selectively laser melted (SLM) Corrax (CX) stainless steel were systematically investigated. …”
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High-Temperature Properties of LP-DED Additive Manufactured Ferritic STS 430 Deposits on Martensitic STS 410 Base Metal by Samsub Byun, Hyun-Ki Kang, Namhyun Kang, Seunghun Lee

“…This would be attributed to the grain refinement from prior LP-DED microstructure and chromium carbide coarsening at higher heat treatment, which can increase dislocation density and yield harder mechanical behavior.…”
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Influence of Heat Treatment on the Corrosion of Microalloyed Steel in Sodium Chloride Solution by Asiful Hossain Seikh

“…It has been reported that repeated quenching leads to further refining of microstructure. In the present investigation, corrosion resistance property of E34 microalloy steel has been studied in 3.5% NaCl solution in different microstructural conditions such as the as rolled one and three repeated quenched conditions. …”
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Application of shot peening to improve fatigue properties via enhancement of precipitation response in high-strength Al–Cu–Li alloys by Michal Jambor, Libor Trško, Ivo Šulák, Filip Šiška, Sara Bagherifard, Mario Guagliano, Zuzana Florková

“…The alloy was subjected to severe shot peening with a combination of two different heat treatment regimes, aiming for microstructural modification to promote precipitation of heterogeneously nucleating phases. …”
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Characteristics and properties of hot-deformed duplex stainless steel 2205: an overview by Akinsanya Damilare Baruwa, Ndivhuwo Ndou

“…Therefore, the characteristics of hot-deformed DSS 2205 show a refined and dynamically recrystallized microstructure, resulting in improved properties. …”
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Hot forming behavior of tungsten carbide reinforced Ni-Based superalloy 625 additively manufactured by laser directed energy deposition by Gökhan Ertugrul, Aliakbar Emdadi, Angelika Jedynak, Sabine Weiß, Sebastian Härtel

“…IN625 is known for its high temperature and high corrosion resistance, and tungsten carbide for its high wear resistance and grain refinement effect. The integration of WC/W2C particles into the IN625 matrix, in addition to the use of the hybrid approach of additive manufacturing followed by a hot–forming process, significantly influences the microstructure and mechanical behavior of the material. …”
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Revolutionizing supramolecular materials design with artificial intelligence by Haoqi Zhu, Zhongyi Wang, Luofei Li, Liang Dong, Ying Li, Bin Xue, Yi Cao

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Enhanced mechanical properties of Al0.43CoCrFeNi2.1 high entropy alloy fabricated through complex shear flow casting: Experiment and MD simulation by Simeng Jiang, Yaya Zhao, Weijie Fan, Weiyang Xie, Yanlin Wang, Xiaohua Chen, Zidong Wang

“…Various characterization techniques were employed to analyze the microstructural differences between the two samples. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were used to investigate the nucleation characteristics, microstructure evolution, and dislocation evolution during solidification. …”
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Structural optimization of Sr/Zn-phosphate conversion coatings triggered by ions preloading on micro/nanostructured titanium surfaces for bacterial infection control and enhanced o... by Kangqing Zuo, Aonan Li, Taoning Si, Weiyi Lei, Yusheng Liu, Linbo Zhang, Taixing Zhang, Guiyong Xiao, Yupeng Lu, Ningbo Li

“…The results indicated that Sr2+ and Zn2+ ions-preloading (IPL) treatment enhanced the interfacial reactivity, which can further achieve crystal refinement and uniform crystal size in nucleation. In contrast, microstructural modifications on Ti substrates induced by acid etching, sandblasting, and alkali etching had minimal effects on the phase composition and crystal morphology (irregular cubic) of the SrZnP coatings. …”
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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

“…The simulation successfully captures the microstructure evolution with multiscale characteristics, specifically the refinement of grains from hundreds of micros to a few micros through DRX, aided by dynamically precipitated second-phase particles in the submicron (hundreds of nanometers) range. …”
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Tribological and corrosion behavior of Al2O3 interlayer reinforced friction stir welded AA6082-T6 joints by Abousoufiane Ouis, Mohamed I. A. Habba, Mohamed M. Z. Ahmed, Waheed S. Barakat

“…This study investigated the effects of incorporating Al₂O₃ interlayer reinforcements on the microstructural, tribological, and corrosion behaviors of FSW joints. …”
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Laser directed energy deposition of heteroarchitected Ti6Al4V composites: In-situ TiB/TiC network engineering for multi-mechanistic strength-ductility synergy by Shenghao Hu, Chengfang Chai, Shuai Guo, Fengxian Li, Yichun Liu, Jianhong Yi, Jie Yu, Jürgen Eckert

“…High-energy laser irradiation triggers an in-situ reaction between nano-B4C and Ti6Al4V, forming a three-dimensional network of rod-like TiB whiskers and equiaxed TiC nanoparticles within a refined α-Ti matrix. Microstructural characterization reveals that increasing B4C content (0–1 wt%) induced microstructural hierarchy through dual-phase (α+β) matrix refinement (α-lath reduction: 7.79 → 6.89 μm) and reinforcement architecture optimization, achieving 96.2 % high-angle grain boundaries and ceramic network continuity. …”
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Improving the laser powder bed fusion processability of A2618 alloy: Investigation on TiB2 addition strategies via single scan track approach by Michele Rosito, Elisa Padovano, Stefano Felicioni, Matteo Vanzetti, Riccardo Casati, Joel Larsson, Federica Bondioli

“…Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) analysis carried out on the SST cross-sections confirmed significant differences between the three powders in terms of grain refinement. In addition to the microstructure refinement and the absence of solidification cracks, the analysis revealed the effectiveness of the plasma coating method which allows for obtaining a uniform and homogeneous distribution of the reinforcement on the aluminum particles’ surface. …”
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Improving mechanical properties of maraging steel by optimizing laser power in hybrid laser-arc directed energy deposition by Jikang Fan, Pengfei Gao, Baihao Cai, Gaige Chang, Mengwei Duan, Wei Zhang, Xiaoyong Zhang, Yong Peng, Kehong Wang

“…Notably, at a laser power of 750 W, better surface quality and microstructural refinement were achieved, resulting in an average grain size of 13.53 μm, UTS of 1293.2 MPa, and microhardness of 413.5 HV. …”
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Grain size effects on strain localization and fracture behavior in ferrite–martensite dual-phase steels characterized by digital image correlation analysis by Myeong-heom Park, Yuichi Tagusari, Akinobu Shibata, Nobuhiro Tsuji

“…In the present study, the underlying mechanism responsible for improved post-uniform elongation through grain refinement was investigated using high-resolution digital image correlation (DIC) and detailed microstructural analysis of micro-void evolution. …”
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Influence of Ni60-WC Bionic Unit on the Wear Performance of 20CrMnTi Steel Prepared via Laser Cladding by Bo Cui, You Lv, Zhaolong Sun, Yan Tong

“…The influence of the WC content on the microstructure, hardness, surface roughness, and wear performance of the bionic unit was investigated. …”
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Unraveling the synergistic influence of Nb, V, and Ce on corrosion and high temperature performance of austenitic alloys by J. Ramirez, F. Zuñiga, S. Shiva Samhitha, Srivathsava Surabhi, A. Ríos R, J.P. Sanhueza, A.F. Jaramillo, A.G. Onate, M.F. Meléndrez, D. Rojas

“…The influence of the synergistic effect of the addition of Ce–Nb–V and Ce–V–Nb on the microstructural behavior and oxidation resistance at 800 °C to produce new austenitic steels (ASS) was investigated. …”
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