TL;DR: In this paper, the limits of the parent grain reconstruction by the neighbor-to-neighbor method are shown, based on the theoretical groupoid structure formed by the variants and their operators.

TL;DR: In this article, the relationship between surface geometry and adhesion in repair systems is analyzed using four measurement techniques, corresponding to different levels of observation: laser, mechanical profilometry, a microscopic method and a "sand" (macroscopic) method.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the effect of nitrogen on the type of chord length distribution of austenite grains in an austenitising temperature range of 840-1200 °C for 30 min.

TL;DR: The effect of microstructural evolution on hardening behavior of 17-4PH stainless steel in long-term aging at 350 deg. C was studied by X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: In this paper, a 0.27C-1.60Mn-2.0Si-wwt cold-rolled steel sheet was fabricated and optimal heat treatment conditions (intercritical annealing "IA" and isothermal bainite treatment "IBT") were investigated to maximize the volume fraction and stability of retained austenite.

TL;DR: In this paper, the precipitation and transformation of secondary carbides in a newly developed 16Cr-1Mo-1Cu cast iron subjected to a destabilization heat treatment was investigated, and the results showed that the initial fine secondary carbide precipitation from the austenite matrix consist of (Fe,Cr) 23 C 6.

TL;DR: In this paper, phase transformation diffusion bonding between a titanium alloy (TA17) and an austenitic stainless steel (0Cr18Ni9Ti) has been carried out in vacuum.

TL;DR: In this article, compositional distributions in a classical brass and a lead-free brass, containing bismuth, have been measured, and an excess concentration of tin at the grain boundaries, due to coring, was observed and prevented the segregation of Bismuth.

TL;DR: In this paper, the Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) technique has been applied with success in the study of mainly other engineering materials, and constitutive laws concerning the dynamical behaviour of these have been derived.

TL;DR: In this article, the evolution of microstructure parameters (precipitate size and volume fraction) for an Al 8.0 Zn 2.05 Mg 1.76 Cu alloy during isothermal ageing has been studied by synchrotron-radiation small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) combining transmission electron microscopy (TEM).

TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of the welding thermal conditions exemplified by heat input and heat treatment after welding on the structure of the heat affected zone (HAZ) UNS S31803 has been analyzed.

TL;DR: In this paper, an ultra-low carbon HSLA-100 grade steel was subjected to two stage forging operation followed by different post-cooling techniques, and the strength value remained almost unchanged with a further decrease in cooling rate to 0.68 °C/s due to the formation of predominantly polygonal ferrite microstructure.

TL;DR: In this paper, X-ray diffraction and electron probe microanalysis were applied on representative abradable materials produced by plasma spraying; their results are compared and the advantages and drawbacks of each method are discussed.

TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of the matrix structure on the impact properties of a 1.03% Cu, 1.25% Ni and 0.18% Mo pearlitic ductile iron was examined.

TL;DR: In this article, a new ferritic stainless steel was designed based on thermodynamic and kinetic principles and was subjected to thermomechanical processing using both hot and cold rolling, and annealing, and the alloy's microstructure was characterized.

TL;DR: In this article, the potential of a scanning electron microscope with an energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer in combination with a new non-destructive 3D visualization technique, Xray micro-computed tomography, as detection methods for siloxanes/silanes mixtures applied as wood preservatives was explored.

TL;DR: In this paper, the internal stress in electroplated Ni-Fe alloy for MEMS has been investigated as a function of bath concentration, and it demonstrated that low concentration plating solution is useful for the decrease of the residual stress in the electrodeposits, and the stress could further decrease with an increase of saccharin additive content.

TL;DR: In this article, a comprehensive study on the combined addition of Ti-B grain refiner and Sr modifier elements to A356 Al-Si alloy is presented, which not only replicates both individual element effects but also gives the added bonus of better globularity in the semi-solid metal process.

TL;DR: In this article, two ULC steel grades were investigated, one based on combined vanadium and titanium additions and the other based on titanium only additions, and it was established that TiC formation during interphase precipitation retards grain growth of the {111} texture grains during continuous annealing and hence positively affects the r value of the Ti only steel.

TL;DR: A submicron grain (SMG) microstructure, with an average grain size of about 0.4 μm was produced by equal channel angular extrusion (ECAE) as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of intercritical annealing temperature on the volume fraction and carbon concentration of the retained austenite was investigated in two different TRIP-aided steels.

TL;DR: In this paper, the results of Electron Back-Scatter Diffraction (EBSD) analyses of the borided layers produced on substrate of varying carbon content were presented.

TL;DR: Using tensile test and in situ SEM, the microstructures of two kinds of high-nitrogen austenitic stainless steels were investigated in this paper, where deformation mechanisms, especially slip bands and deformation twins, were discussed.

TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of 50, 75% and 90% cold work on the age hardening behavior of Cu-3Ti-1Cr alloy has been investigated by hardness and tensile tests, and light optical and transmission electron microscopy.

TL;DR: In this article, the fatigue properties of a Zr-modified 2014 aluminium alloy resulting from friction stir processing (FSP) were analyzed in the presence of sine wave loading.

TL;DR: In this paper, the inert gas atomised prealloyed copper powders containing 3.5 wt.% Al were milled up to 20 h in the planetary ball mill in order to oxidize aluminium in situ with oxygen from the air.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of grain size and grain solidification on transformation temperatures of alloys with different wheel speed and grain size was investigated. But the results of optical microscopy and electrical resistivity were not used to associate grain size with transformation temperatures.

TL;DR: In this paper, a deformation model for multiphase TRIP-assisted steels is proposed on the basis of a continuum mechanical model; the deformation behavior of the constituent phases is then analyzed.

TL;DR: In this paper, the variation in the structural properties with a variation in substrate temperature was investigated by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD) by employing the XRD technique to achieve the impression of the crystalline planes and also the possible orientation of crystallites in the films.