X-ray linear dichroic tomography of crystallographic and topological defects by Apseros, A, Scagnoli, V, Holler, M, Guizar-Sicairos, M, Gao, Z, Appel, C, Heyderman, LJ, Donnelly, C, Ihli, J

“…The functionality of materials is determined by their composition1, 2, 3–4 and microstructure, that is, the distribution and orientation of crystalline grains, grain boundaries and the defects within them5, 6. …”

Advances in Modeling Dense Granular Media by Kamrin, Ken, Hill, Kimberly M., Goldman, Daniel I., Andrade, Jose E.

“…The jumping-off point of our review is the μ( I) rheology for dry granular flow, which opened the door to generic flow field modeling but was primarily geared toward problems involving small monodisperse grains of simple shapes. Our review focuses on advances in modeling more material types and behaviors including new approaches for modeling finite-grain-size effects or nonlocality, polydispersity and unmixing, and nontrivial grain shapes. …”
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Experimental investigation and crystal plasticity modelling of dynamic recrystallisation in dual-phase high entropy alloy during hot deformation by Zhou, Z, Huo, Y, Wang, Z, Demir, E, Jiang, A, Yan, Z, He, T

“…During high-temperature processing, the Ni61Fe10Cr10Al17Mo2 high entropy alloy (HEA) often faces issues with uneven stress distribution and grain size, limiting its industrial applications. …”

Carrier scattering mechanisms limiting mobility in hydrogen-doped indium oxide by Husein, Sebastian, Stuckelberger, Michael, West, Bradley, Ding, Laura, Dauzou, Fabien, Morales-Masis, Monica, Duchamp, Martial, Holman, Zachary, Bertoni, Mariana I.

“…We find that at high hydrogen concentrations, the grain size is reduced, causing the onset of grain boundary scattering. …”
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Direct imaging of exoEarths embedded in clumpy debris disks by Defrere, D., Stark, C., Cahoy, K., Beerer, I.

“…Using a collisional grooming algorithm, we produce models of dust clouds that simultaneously and self-consistently handle dust grain dynamics, including resonant interactions with planets, and grain-grain collisions. …”
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Development of selenization/sulfurization-free CuIn(S,Se)2 for thin film solar cells applications by Wang, Mengxi

“…As a route to larger grain size, nanoparticles is first synthesized and by encouraging growth in these individual CIGS nanoparticles, micron sized grains can be achieved. …”
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Effect of prebonding anneal on the microstructure evolution and Cu–Cu diffusion bonding quality for three-dimensional integration by Peng, L., Zhang, L., Li, H.Y., Lim, Dau Fatt, Tan, Chuan Seng

“…Electroplated copper (Cu) films are often annealed during back-end processes to stabilize grain growth in order to improve their electrical properties. …”
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Effect of annealing on microstructure evolution and mechanical property of cold forged magnesium pipes by Lu, Liwei, Liu, Tianmo, Tan, Ming-Jen, Chen, Jian, Wang, Zhongchang

“…Moreover, the annealing conditions are found to be key to affecting micro-hardness of Mg pipes by tailoring recrystallization, grain growth, and recovery and recrystallization duration.…”
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A molecular dynamics simulation to shed light on the mechanical alloying of an Al-Zr alloy induced by severe plastic deformation by Morkina, Alina Y., Babicheva, Rita I., Korznikova, Elena A., Enikeev, Nariman A., Edalati, Kaveh, Dmitriev, Sergey V.

“…This happens because in the second case, grain boundary sliding is the main deformation mechanism, and Zr tends to remain within the interfaces. …”
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Model apatite systems for the stabilization of toxic metals : I, calcium lead vanadate by Dong, Zhili, White, Timothy John, Wei, Bing, Laursen, Karin

“…Variations in lattice parameters, grain size, and durability were monitored as a function of composition. …”
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Thermal stability of laser modified die insert surface in hot press forming of 22MnB5 by Norhafzan, Bariman, Syarifah Nur Aqida, Syed Ahmad, Izwan, Ismail, Khairil, Che Mat

“…Laser surface modification enhanced steel hardness properties from refined grain structure. Despite its superior properties, the thermal stability of fine grain structure is questionable as its metastable phase. …”
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Additive friction stir processing by Lin, Longyi

“…The continuous dynamic recrystalisation during FSP also gave finer grains, which was further enhanced with the addition of CNTs through Zener pinning effect. …”
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Part geometry-driven crystallographic texture control in a 3D-printed austenitic steel – a strategy for near-monocrystalline microstructure generation by Chandra, Shubham, Tan, Xipeng, Kumar, Punit, Ramamurty, Upadrasta

“…A distinct mechanical response of X-shaped samples is obtained with X-60 samples showing significantly stronger strain-hardening behavior along with cracking concentrated along the grain boundaries between 〈110〉 || z and 〈001〉 || z grains. …”
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Additive manufacturing: DED process parameters optimization via experiments (E) by Tong, Gao Rui

“…Adjustments to these parameters are scrutinized for their correlation with key microstructural aspects, namely Grain Area, Grain Ellipse Aspect Ratio, and Grain Angle, as well as their collective influence on the Ultimate Tensile Strength of multi-layer multitrack depositions. …”
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Effect of Co on twin formation and magnetic properties of Sm(Fe,Ti,V)12 alloys by Tozman, P, Hrkac, G, Patrick, CE, Staunton, JB, Saito, T, Sasaki, T, Ohkubo, T, Sepehri-Amin, H

“…Theoretical investigations showed that the critical grain size at which twin formation can be hindered by grain size reduction decreases when the stabilizer changes from V to Ti. …”

Selective laser melting of ceramic particles strengthened stainless steel by Zhai, Wengang

“…Moreover, undesirable coarse grains and heterogeneous distribution of reinforcements are often observed. …”
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Rice response to spermine foliar application and its association with aerial imagery monitoring under water stress conditions by Abd. Jalil, Nur Zahirah, Berahim, Zulkarami, Zakaria, Nurul-Idayu, Omar, Mohamad Husni, Rosle, Rhushalshafira, Ismail, Mohd Razi, Cheya, Nik Norasma, Latiff, Anas Abdul, Fazlil Ilahi, Wan Fazilah, Gandjaeva, Lola

“…Interestingly, spermine treatments alleviated water stress effects by 40%, 17% and 12% in grain weight per pot, grain number per panicle and percentage filled grain. …”
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Linking microstructure and local mechanical properties in SiC-SiC fiber composite using micromechanical testing by Zayachuk, Y, Karamched, P, Deck, C, Hosemann, P, Armstrong, DEJ

“…The fibers contain equiaxed grains with carbon precipitates at the grain boundaries. …”

Microstructure tailoring in hot-pressed silicon carbide by Lee, Yan Xi.

“…The hardness of the samples with the ABC system also showed the Hall-Petch relationship when the hardness was plotted against the inverse root of the average length of grains. Improvement in indention toughness was described to be credited to the elongated grains that led to crack bridging and crack deflection mechanism. …”
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Novel heat treatment methodology for residual stress relieve of AlSi10Mg without compromise of mechanical strength by Lim, Chong Heng

“…Semi-transparent grain orientation map superimposed on grain boundaries map reveals this trend via visual observation. …”
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