Exceptional creep resistance of a directionally solidified superalloy: temperature-dependent evolution of microstructure and dislocations by Yunpeng Fan, Xinbao Zhao, Yu Zhou, Yuan Cheng, Shuli Zeng, Quanzhao Yue, Wanshun Xia, Yuefeng Gu, Ze Zhang

“…This study systematically analyzed the microstructure, grain boundary, and dislocation evolution of a novel directionally solidified superalloy with excellent creep resistance under different conditions and the alloy outperformed first-generation single-crystal superalloys in creep resistance. …”
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Mechanical and Microstructural Properties of Bio-composite Produced from Recycled Polystyrene/chicken Feather Biochar by Adewale Adeniyi, Kingsley Iwuozor, Ebuka Emenike, Comfort Adeyanju, Samuel Ogunniyi

“…The composites were then analyzed using FTIR, SEM-EDX, and hardness tests. SEM examination demonstrated that the biochar was distributed unevenly throughout the matrix. …”
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Mechanical Properties, Failure Mode, and Microstructure of Soil-Cement Modified with Fly Ash and Polypropylene Fiber by Xue-lei Duan, Jing-shuang Zhang

“…The compressive and tensile strengths, deformation characteristics, failure mode, and microstructure of soil-cement modified with fly ash and polypropylene fiber were analyzed. …”
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Microstructural control of corrosion behavior of Cu–3Fe–5Zn alloy via annealing by Yanggang Wang, Yanbin Jiang, Zhou Li

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Effect of homogenizing heat treatment on the microstructure of new low-chromium alumina-forming austenitic steels by Mohammad Mehdi Khalvan, Seyed Mohammad-Ali Boutorabi, Mehdi Diavandari

“…The results show that adding up to 4 wt % aluminum leads to a fully austenitic microstructure, while increasing the aluminum content to 8 wt % results in a dual-phase ferritic-austenitic microstructure. …”
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Microstructural refinement and mechanical enhancement of Hastelloy X welds via electromagnetic vibration-assisted GTAW by A. Adelian, Khalil Ranjbar, M. Reihanian, R. Dehmolaei

“…This study investigates the influence of electromagnetic vibration on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Hastelloy X (HX) weld joints fabricated using the Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) process. …”
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The Effects of ECAP and Recovery Treatment on the Microstructure and the Mechanical, Tribological, and Corrosion Properties of 316L Steel by Ata Radnia, Mostafa Ketabchi, Anqiang He, Guijiang Diao, Dongyang Li

“…The microstructure was investigated with an optical microscope and a transmission electron microscope. …”
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Evolution of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Nanostructured NiFe Films under Influence of Heat Treatment by V. M. Fedosyuk

“…Nanostructured NiFe films were synthesized by pulsed electrolytic deposition on silicon with a gold sublayer, after which they have been subjected to to temperature treatment at 373-673 K in order to study the effect of heat treatment on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the objects under study. …”
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Effect of light-burned MgO on the microstructure and electrochemical corrosion behavior of carbonatable protective coatings by Zhaohua Xia, Chenxi Liu, Zhichao Liu, Fazhou Wang, Yunpeng Liu, Shuguang Hu

“…The effects of light-burned MgO on the coating's microstructure and electrochemical corrosion behavior were analyzed through XRD, FTIR, SEM, and electrochemical tests. …”
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Effect of WC on the microstructure and wear resistance of Invar-WC coatings prepared by laser fusion cladding by Yuheng Li, Qiyu Gao, Xiaohu Guan, Feixiang Tian, Binbin Li, Xiaohong Zhan

“…Therefore, in this study, Invar-WC coating and laser remelting coating were prepared on the surface of Invar alloy by laser cladding technology. The microstructures and phase compositions of the different coatings were analyzed, and the hardness and wear resistance of the two coatings were tested and observed in the wear micro-morphology. …”
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Causal relationship between bulimia nervosa and microstructural white matter: evidence from Mendelian randomization by Yiling Wang, Xinghao Wang, Jiani Wang, Weihua Li, Qian Chen, Zhanjiang Li, Lirong Tang, Marcin Grzegorzek, Wenjuan Liu, Zhenchang Wang, Peng Zhang

“…This study aimed to investigate the causal impact of BN on WM microstructure. Methods We analyzed genome-wide association study (GWAS) summary data from 2442 individuals to identify genetically predicted BN. …”
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Microstructure stability of GH4169 and GH4169C alloys with high content of phosphorus and niobium by NI Tong-wei, DONG Jian-xin, ZHANG Mai-cang, YAO Zhi-hao

“…To study the microstructural stability of GH4169C alloy with high content of phosphorus and niobium, the microstruc-ture and hardness of GH4169C alloy and GH4169 alloy after long time aging were comparatively analyzed in this paper. …”
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Texture Analysis of T2-Weighted Images as Reliable Biomarker of Chronic Kidney Disease Microstructural State by Marcin Majos, Artur Klepaczko, Katarzyna Szychowska, Ludomir Stefanczyk, Ilona Kurnatowska

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Impact of Ni Doping on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of TiB₂ Films by Ying Wang, Xu Wang, Hailong Shang, Xiaotong Liu, Yu Qi, Xiaoben Qi, Ning Zhong

“….%) were fabricated through radio frequency magnetron sputtering. The microstructure, chemical composition, phase structure, and mechanical properties were analyzed using scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and nanoindentation tester. …”
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Microstructure and properties of C18150 Cu/8011 Al/C18150 Cu laminated composites by Jiale Ji, Aiqin Wang, Pei Liu, Die Yang, Hanyi Zhu, Youcheng Zhang, Jian Wang, Jingpei Xie

“…In order to solve the problem of insufficient strength and electrical conductivity of Cu–Al composites, C18150 Cu/8011 Al/C18150 Cu composites with a thickness of 1.6 mm were fabricated by cast rolling method in this paper, followed by cold rolling and annealing. The interfacial microstructure and precipitation behavior were analyzed through electron backscatter diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy in detail. …”
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Effect of low aluminum additions in the microstructure and mechanical properties of hot forged high-manganese steels by Morales-Cruz E.U., Vargas-Ramírez M., Lobo-Guerrero A., Cruz-Ramírez A., Colin-García E., Sánchez-Alvarado R.G., Gutiérrez-Pérez V.H., Martínez-Vázquez J.M.

“…In the present work, the effect of low aluminum additions and the hot forging process on the microstructure and non-metallic inclusions of high manganese steels is analyzed. …”
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Effect of C and Mo Content on Microstructure and Short-term Properties of IN617 Heat-resistant Alloy by Liu　Qicong, Jia　Lei, Tang　Zhengxin, Li　Gen, Li　Ling, He　Guanze, He　Xikou

“…The effects of element content on the microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of IN617 alloy were systematically analyzed by scanning electron microscopy （SEM）， transmission electron microscopy （TEM）， electron probe microanalysis （EPMA）， differential thermal analysis （DSC）， thermodynamic calculation， tensile and impact tests.The results show that the secondary dendrite spacing can be significantly refined by appropriately increasing the content of C and Mo. …”
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Microstructure and mechanical properties of aluminum alloy laser welded joint assisted by alternating magnetic field by Honglin Mu, Shuncun Luo, Lei Wang, Zhenxing Li, Mingrui Chen, Xiaonan Wang, Hiromi Nagaumi, Zengrong Hu

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Liprotide-encapsulated vitamin D3 modulates circulated PTH levels and improved bone microstructure by Claradhita Ayu Shauma, Faizah Fulyani, Adriyan Pramono, Endang Mahati, Sylvia Rahmi Putri, Reza Achmad Maulana, Gemala Anjani

“…Before and after 28 days of vitamin D intervention, blood samples were taken and analysed for serum PTH levels. The microstructure of the bone was analyzed using the Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). …”
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Machinability and tool wear mechanism in the high-speed milling of TiAl alloys with different microstructures by Luqiang Tu, Yu Zhang, Qiyuan Yu, Xin Wang, Chongrui Wang, Zhanjie Zhang, Lujun Huang, Lin Geng, Yuyong Chen, Jiong Zhang

“…The lamellar plastic deformation of the machined subsurface is analyzed. The dominant tool wear mechanism is adhesive wear. …”
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