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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Effect of segregations on mechanical properties and crack propagation in spring steel by B. Žužek, M. Sedlacek, B. Podgornik

“…Effect of the microstructure refinement was evaluated in terms of tensile strength, elongation, fracture and impact toughness, and fatigue resistance under bending and tensile loading. …”
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Effect of Freeze-Dried Camel Rennet Extract on Coagulation of Camel–Goat Milk Mixture and Characterization of the Cheese Obtained by Biya Bouras, Ouarda Aissaoui-Zitoun, Férial Aziza Benyahia, Souhila Djema, Leila Bouras, Mohammed Nassereddine Zidoune, Imène Felfoul

“…Physical properties, chemical composition, microstructure, and sensory analysis of the cheeses were performed. …”
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Extrusion Process Optimisation and Product Characterisation of Tanquan Millet Powder by Tingting GAO, Chenrui FU, Jingxue LIU, Fenglin LI, Li ZHANG

“…The optimum conditions for the extrusion process of TQM were obtained through one-way and response surface test analyses, using the pasting degree of TQM flour as the evaluation index. Characterization of TQM powder and TQM modified powder was carried out to observe the changes in microstructure, pasting characteristics, rheological properties and physicochemical properties. …”
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Impact of the STFT Window Size on Classification of Grain-Oriented Electrical Steels from Barkhausen Noise Time–Frequency Spectrograms via Deep CNNs by Michal Maciusowicz, Grzegorz Psuj

“…The Magnetic Barkhausen Noise (MBN) is a non-destructive testing method, which, due to its high sensitivity to changes in the microstructure of the material, is increasingly being applied with success as a tool for evaluation of magnetic material state and properties. …”
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Suppression of Cr nanoclusters and enrichments in Fe–Cr based alloys with cryogenic processing for future energy sector by Matic Jovičević-Klug, Carlo Alberto Brondin, Antonio Caretta, Carsten Bonnekoh, Florian Gossing, Alexandra Vogel, Michael Rieth, Jeffrey McCord, Michael Rohwerder, Patricia Jovičević-Klug

“…The study shows that CP modifies the microstructural evolution immediately after application and during tempering. …”
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Assessment of industrial waste lignocellulosic fibers as a sustainable additive for improving engineering waste mud by Pan Ding, Menghuan Chen, Minjie Wen, Yiming Zhang, Lixing Wang

“…Finally, the reinforcement mechanism was revealed by combining mechanical performance and microstructural evolution. The results indicate that the addition of lignocellulosic fibers effectively enhances the mechanical strength and deformation resistance of the reinforced specimens compared to natural mud. …”
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Effect of segregations on mechanical properties and crack propagation in spring steel by B. Žužek, M. Sedlaček, B. Podgornik

“…Effect of the microstructure refinement was evaluated in terms of tensile strength, elongation, fracture and impact toughness, and fatigue resistance under bending and tensile loading. …”
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Impact of selected tramp elements in medium carbon steels on the deformation behavior of non-metallic inclusions and phase transformations by Julian Cejka, Isabell Gruber, Gerald Klösch, Susanne K. Michelic

“…With the changes in NMI behavior and steel microstructure, fracture toughness has to be re-evaluated.…”
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Controlling crystal orientation of Ni-based single crystal superalloy by inclined seeding method by YANG Shuai, BAO Jun, YANG Xiqiong, ZHENG Qiao, LIU Qian, ZHANG Jian, HU Songsong

“…An inclined seeding method for Ni-based single crystal superalloy with a specific orientation is presented. The evolution of solidification microstructure and its mechanism are studied during the preparation of single crystals by this method through experiment and numerical simulation. …”
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Atomistic Simulation of the Effect of Temperature on Mechanical Properties of some Nano-Crystalline Metals by Isaiah Eze Igwe, Yusuf Tajuddeen Batsari

“…In this investigation, the strain corresponding to yielding stress is observed to be lower with increasing temperature. Finally, the evolution of crystalline microstructure during the entire tensile process was investigated. …”
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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

“…Digital image correlation was used to record the strain field evolution on two perpendicular surfaces of the tensile specimens under loading. …”
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Iron-Nickel Microparticles in the Sedimentary Rocks as Indicators of Cosmic Processes by R.K. Sungatullin, A.I. Bakhtin, V.A. Tselmovich, G.M. Sungatullina, M.S. Glukhov, Yu.N. Osin, V.V. Vorob’ev

“…The microstructure, chemical and mineral composition of iron-nickel microparticles from the sedimentary deposits of the Peri-Caspian Depression were studied. …”
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The Shell of the Invasive Bivalve Species Dreissena polymorpha: Biochemical, Elemental and Textural Investigations. by Françoise Immel, Cédric Broussard, Bastien Catherinet, Laurent Plasseraud, Gérard Alcaraz, Irina Bundeleva, Frédéric Marin

“…We tentatively link the shell protein profile of D. polymorpha and the peculiar recent evolution of this invasive species of Ponto-Caspian origin, which has spread all across Europe in the last three centuries.…”
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The Mechanical Alloying Behavior of Fe2O3 into NiO in the High-Energy Ball-Milling Process by Y. Z. Zhu, Y. Liu, H. Huang, Y. Y. Guo, S. Y. Yin, F. W. Hu

“…XRD, SEM, DSC, and size measurements were preformed to study the microstructure evolution in the high-energy ball-milled mixture and the sintered ones, as well. …”
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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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Comparison of Different Additives and Ages on Mechanical and Acoustic Behavior of Coal Gangue Cemented Composite by Meng Xiao

“…Control specimens without fillers were also tested for comparison. The microstructure of the specimens was examined using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). …”
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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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High‐throughput Photocatalytic Reactor With in Operando Characterisation for Fast Screening of Materials for the Photodegradation of Water‐Borne Pollutants by Elisante Maloda Maloda, Likius Shipwiisho Daniel, Dmitry Busko, Andrey Turshatov, Justine Sageka Nyarige, Bryce Sydney Richards

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High-fat diet-induced osteoporosis in mice under hypoxic conditions by Yajun Qiao, Huimin Zheng, Ruiying Cheng, Juan Guo, Li Ji, Zhibin Liu, Lixin Wei, Hongtao Bi, Zhongshu Shan

“…This study explored relevant mechanisms through comprehensive assessments, including body and bone morphological indices, pathological examinations, biochemical analyses, evaluation of gut microbiota diversity, and metabolomics approaches. …”
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