Materials, Volume 19, Issue 10

Sodium sulfate-activated slag cement is considered a highly promising low-carbon cementitious material; however, its application is limited by low early-age activation efficiency and slow strength development. This study aims to systematically elucid...

Mean atomic bond strain (MABS), based on the globally averaged bond length, has recently emerged as a new strain metric that retains clear physical meaning even as severe atomic neighborhood reconstruction occurs. It has been shown to exhibit a nearl...

Al-Sc alloys are widely applied in aerospace and automotive lightweighting owing to the excellent performance imparted by nano-sized Al₃Sc precipitates. Accurate simulation of the full-cycle precipitation kinetics is critical for optimizing aging hea...

Functionally graded materials (FGMs) effectively alleviate residual stress induced by physical property mismatch at dissimilar material interfaces through a graded transition in composition or structure. Among these, the matching of the coefficient o...

Analyses of rolling contact fatigue (RCF) problems require the use of multiaxial fatigue criteria, which take into account complex non-proportional stress conditions. One of the most often used criteria to analyse this phenomenon is the Dang Van crit...

Fiber-reinforced asphalt mixtures improve cracking resistance through fiber bridging, pull-out, and crack-path deflection, but their semi-circular bending (SCB) fracture energy is affected by coupled mixture, testing, and fiber-related variables. Thi...

Ultra-high-performance concrete incorporating coarse aggregates (UHPC-CA) exhibits pronounced multi-scale heterogeneity and staged damage evolution. However, existing single-scale reinforcement strategies often fail to address the complete micro-to-m...

Rising global demand for safe, high-quality foods has accelerated the development of rapid, sensitive, and cost-effective analytical technologies for detecting harmful substances and quality markers. Electrochemical sensors have emerged as promising...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate how an alkali activator, specifically soluble glass, influences the geotechnical performance of sandy-pebble soil when combined with biomass bottom ash (BMA) as a sustainable stabilizing material. This work f...

This study investigates the prediction of carbon emissions from fly ash and ground granulated blast furnace slag-based geopolymer concrete (GPC) using advanced ensemble machine learning (ML) techniques. Although ML has been extensively utilized to mo...

The growing environmental plastic pollution triggered research for biodegradable and safe materials, among which biopolymer-based films stand as the most promising. Among these, chitosan has gained significant attention due to its biocompatibility, f...

Corrosion defects in actual oil and gas pipelines tend to occur in clusters, and the mechanical interaction between adjacent defects alters the local stress field, thereby affecting the overall failure behavior and load-bearing capacity of the pipeli...

The low-cycle fatigue failure of drive shafts under complex service conditions constitutes a critical issue that undermines the structural integrity and service safety of the transmission system in special vehicles. To improve the prediction accuracy...

This review presents a comprehensive and thorough evaluation of recent developments in physical vapour deposition (PVD) radiofrequency (RF)-sputtered β-Ga₂O₃ thin-film-based solar-blind ultraviolet (UV) photodetectors (SB-UVPDs), emphasizing the...

Iron-based shape memory alloy (Fe–SMA) rebars can generate internal prestress in cement-based members after restrained thermal activation; however, the temperature actually reached by embedded rebars in cracked UHPFRC is difficult to infer from...

In the present work, eleven self-shielded flux-cored wires with nickel (Ni) contents ranging from 1.42 wt.% to 4.02 wt.% were designed for the semi-automatic welding of X80 pipeline steel. The effects of Ni on the microstructural evolution and mechan...

Ion diffusion, the precipitation of hydration products, and interactions between different reactive particles are critical for optimizing the design of low-carbon cementitious systems. However, at the sub-micron scale, the complex spatial and chemica...

This study investigates the effects of flow distributor placement and loosener configuration on particle-flow behavior in a hydrogen-based direct reduction shaft furnace using the discrete element method (DEM). A three-dimensional industrial-scale fu...

Zirconium carbide (ZrC) is a leading candidate for advanced nuclear reactor components due to its ultra-high melting point, thermomechanical stability, and low neutron absorption. However, its irradiation damage behavior and mechanism remains underex...

To meet the demands for high-frequency, high-speed copper-clad laminates characterized by low dielectric constant, low loss, high heat resistance, and good mechanical performance, this study employs cyanate ester resin (CE) as the matrix. Additionall...

Phosphogypsum (PG) is an industrial solid waste whose use in cementitious materials is limited by strength reduction at high dosages. This study evaluated a clinker-free multi-solid-waste binder containing 40 wt.% PG for cemented paste backfill using...

Metallic glasses can be transformed into nanocrystalline–amorphous alloys via controlled crystallisation with fast nucleation and slow grain growth. This can be achieved either through appropriate chemical composition of amorphous precursors or...

The effective utilization of recycled concrete powder remains a key challenge for sustainable construction. In this study, carbonated recycled concrete powder (CRCP) was applied to replace cement at levels of 4–16% in Portland cement–fly...

Two-dimensional magnetic materials with an atomic-thick layered structure have long been a focal point in condensed matter physics owing to the intrinsic long-range magnetic order, the monolayer limit with high tunability and potential in nano-scale...

The solidification behavior and microstructural evolution of Al–Ge microparticles were investigated on Si, SiO₂, Al₂O₃, amorphous carbon, and ZrO₂ substrates. Micrometer-sized particles with a hypereutectic composition were produced by melting...

This study proposes a novel synergistic design strategy to enhance the oxidation resistance of FeNiCuAl-based high-entropy alloys by integrating multi-element alloying (Cr-Co-Mn), trace Y modification, and laser-cladding-induced nanocrystallization....

15Cr14Co12Mo5Ni2, as a new type of low-carbon high-alloy aviation gear steel, has shown significant application potential in the transmission systems of aero engines due to its excellent high-temperature performance. In this paper, the aviation gear...

Rock masses in short-term freeze–thaw zones tend to fail under long-term loading. Therefore, investigating the creep damage characteristics of rocks under short-term freeze–thaw cycles is of great significance for the stability evaluation...

Promoting construction waste utilization, this study explores using 30% mass fraction recycled micro powder (brick/concrete/hybrid) to replace cement in A03 foam concrete, as well as microbial foaming agents for insulation boards. The results show th...

The field of modern dentistry is fundamentally intertwined with the continuous evolution and refinement of biomaterials [...]

Autologous tooth-derived grafts are increasingly being investigated for bone regeneration, as dentin shares with bone a mineral phase and an organic matrix rich in type I collagen and non-collagenous proteins. Deciduous teeth are particularly attract...

The accelerating generation of waste streams is observed globally. Spanning lignocellulosic biomass, plastic waste, sewage sludge, and industrial residues, this review presents both an urgent management challenge and a compelling materials opportunit...

In recent years, there has been an urgent need for integrated solutions to synergistically manage industrial solid waste stockpiling and CO₂ emissions. Single-component solid waste mineralization, such as those using only fly ash (FA) or carbide slag...

High-quality microgrooves obtained in micro-milling titanium alloy Ti6Al4V are still challenging work due to the dependence of burr formation and surface roughness on cutting parameters. In this paper, the systematic analysis of the micro-milling pro...

This study systematically investigated flow boiling characteristics within a novel three-layer microchannel heat sink with 3/4 open-ring pin fin arrays, designed for high-heat-flux thermal management of low-carbon metallurgical reactors. Two-phase fl...

Nickel-based superalloys are key materials for aerospace and gas turbine applications. Traditional manufacturing approaches struggle to produce controllable porous structures with complex topologies. This review focuses on additively manufactured por...

In this study, metal gratings were used to resonantly control and enhance the photoluminescence (PL) of Rh800 dye molecules at different angles by designing plasmon resonance modes that align with the excitation wavelengths. The experimental results...

The hydrogen embrittlement (HE) behavior of an Fe–18Mn–8Al–1C–5Ni lightweight steel containing a fine and uniformly distributed B2 phase and κ-carbide was investigated by slow strain rate tensile testing with in situ hyd...

This study investigates the seismic response of a natural draft reinforced concrete cooling tower subjected to spatially varying earthquake ground motion, with particular emphasis on nonlinear material behavior, damage evolution, and stiffness degrad...

Recent developments in the additive manufacturing (AM) of steels focus on microstructural engineering to overcome traditional trade-offs between strength and ductility, often utilising high-speed machine learning or mathematical simulation for alloy...

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Hard carbon has been widely recognized as the most commercially viable anode material for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs); however, its inherently low initial Coulombic efficiency (ICE), typically 60–90%, remains a critical bottleneck constraining...

A composite warm-mix additive (PNSK) was developed to improve asphalt workability by reducing viscosity while maintaining rheological performance at both high and low temperatures. The warm-mix asphalt binders (PWMA) were analyzed using an integrated...

Fused filament fabrication (FFF) produces components with characteristic topographical features that influence their tribological behavior. Because conventional roughness parameters may not fully describe the localized surface degradation of reinforc...

CeO₂ is widely used as a non-radioactive surrogate for UO₂ because of its fluorite crystal structure and similar thermophysical characteristics. In this study, an FIB-assisted specimen preparation route combined with high-temperature nanoindentation...

The reliability of engineering structures is essential to ensure safety, durability, and sustainability. In reinforced concrete (RC), shear resistance is one of the most uncertain design aspects due to the natural variability of material properties a...

Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibers have recently emerged as a promising reinforcement material in fiber-reinforced concrete (FRC). To investigate the synergistic effects and reinforcing mechanisms of fibers with different elasti...

Acrylic resin is widely used in the fabrication of complete dentures, interacting significantly with the intraoral environment. However, complete dentures face challenges such as stability issues and biofilm accumulation. Glaze application is a commo...

Urban stormwater is often viewed as a drainage problem rather than a local water resource, even in areas where runoff capture could simultaneously reduce flooding and promote the reuse of non-potable water. This study develops, installs, and field-te...

This study proposes a novel high-frequency flat-top longitudinal magnetic field-assisted tungsten inert gas (HF-FTLMF TIG) welding method to improve arc constriction and weld penetration. The effects of magnetic field intensity and frequency on arc m...