2026 June-2 - 256 articles
In this study, low-alloy structural steels with different La and Ce contents were prepared via vacuum smelting and controlled rolling and controlled cooling technologies, and their microstructures were characterized. The influence of La and Ce on the...
The effects of Mn/RE (Nd, Gd) multi-modification on the microstructure and high-temperature compressive creep properties of Mg–8.0Al alloys were investigated. The dominant intermetallic phases in the as-cast microstructure are β-Mg174Al12,...
Magnesium ammonium phosphate cement (MAPC) exhibits rapid setting, high early strength, and potential resistance to elevated temperatures, making it a promising material for rapid repair and fire-resistant applications. Gold tailings (GT), which cont...
Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) has transformed the management of advanced heart failure; however, device-related morbidity remains substantially driven by adverse interactions occurring at the blood–material and tissue–device interf...
The aim of this systematic review was to assess the influence of different final irrigation protocols and activation methods on the dentinal tubular penetration of calcium silicate-based sealers (CSSs). The review followed the PRISMA 2020 guidelines,...
Oil spills represent a critical environmental challenge. The wastewater treatment with porous sorbents presents the advantage of higher uptake and recyclability. In this work, highly porous and low-density three-dimensional reduced graphene oxide aer...
Metallic glasses (MGs) exhibit excellent mechanical properties, yet their poor tensile ductility greatly limits their practical applications as structural and functional materials. Shear banding is a typical localized rheological deformation behavior...
Conventional span-morphing wings are often constrained by structural complexity, heavy weight, and discontinuous aerodynamic surface. Although flexible honeycomb and lattice structures offer lightweight solutions, they usually require external loads...
Single-crystal diamond (SCD) is an ideal substrate material for semiconductor devices due to its extremely wide bandgap and exceptionally high thermal conductivity. However, diamond’s extreme hardness and chemical inertness pose challenges for...
The construction sector is undergoing a rapid transition toward more resilient, sustainable, and digitally connected systems, creating increasing demand for materials capable of providing functions beyond conventional structural performance. In this...
Not all particle-size fractions in widely graded granular materials contribute equally to compaction densification. For non-ideal particle-size distributions (PSDs) with local deviations or fine-end disturbances, the full-range fractal index may be i...
This study proposes a barrier-oriented application of conventional failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) and fuzzy weighted geometric mean (FWGM)-based fuzzy-FMEA for laboratory-scale solvent-based electrospinning. The process was decomposed into...
Porous ceramics have garnered widespread attention in high-temperature insulation, aerospace, and other fields due to their excellent thermal stability, low density, and superior thermal insulation performance. However, traditional preparation techno...
Western saline soil areas contain a large amount of chloride and sulfate ions, leading to a reduction in the service life of Portland concrete in this environment. Magnesium oxychloride cement recycled concrete (MOCRC) is mainly prepared with light-b...
This study aims to enhance the hydration performance and mechanical strength of steel slag-based cementitious materials via the synergistic activation of Na2SiO3 and triethanolamine (TEA), solving the early-age hydration and low reactivity of steel s...
With the aim of achieving outstanding thermal control and corrosion resistance properties, a white MAO thermal control coating sealed by a silicon–zirconium hybrid sol–gel layer was prepared in this work. The corrosion behavior of the coa...
The manuscript deals with the bending behavior of beams with relatively less investigated cellular topologies based on triply periodic minimal surfaces (TPMSs). Three types of sandwich-type specimens (namely Schoen IWP, Fischer–Koch S, and Scho...
Existing AISI S100 provisions for cold-formed steel (CFS) screw connections lack codified strength equations for screw shear and net section fracture, and traditional machine learning (ML) models struggle to predict these minority failure modes due t...
Porous ceramics have shown great application potential in aerospace, electronics, and lithium-ion battery thermal management due to their low density, high specific strength, and excellent thermal insulation. Material Jetting (MJ), a high-precision 3...
Historic blue bricks are fundamental to Beijing’s architectural heritage, yet cross-site compositional data for guiding material-compatible restoration remain scarce. This study applies WD-XRF, XRD, SEM, thermal expansion measurement, and physi...
In contemporary engineering applications, deficiencies in dynamic mechanical properties, particularly impact toughness, are the leading cause of fracture incidents. Consequently, inadequate dynamic mechanical properties have emerged as the primary co...
Calcium leaching increases the hydraulic concrete material’s porosity and the diffusion coefficient, thereby jeopardizing engineering safety. Fly ash and silica fume are commonly used mineral admixtures in hydraulic concrete, and their effects...
The automotive panoramic roof exhibits a large-size and thin-wall geometry, with a length-to-thickness ratio approaching the thousand level. This geometric feature makes its forming quality highly sensitive to forming conditions. During the glass mol...
TiO2-based heterostructures have attracted considerable attention in photocatalytic pollutant degradation owing to their enhanced photoresponse and improved charge separation. The phase structure of TiO2 strongly affects its band structure and interf...
High-sensitivity detection of formaldehyde is critically important for environmental protection and public health. Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a widely used core material for chemiresistive gas sensors; however, its conventional low-index facets suffer from...
Cast iron components are indispensable in aerospace and automotive systems, yet their milling operations are severely affected by regenerative chatter, which degrades machining quality and damages equipment. Although various chatter prediction method...
Permeable concrete bricks incorporating waste tire rubber particles were prepared to improve sustainability and optimize the balance between mechanical performance and hydraulic behavior. Orthogonal experiments and response surface methodology were u...
In mesoscopic domain energy models of electrical steel sheets, the demagnetizing field Hd is usually held constant at its domain-wall-complete value throughout magnetization. This treatment overestimates the magnetostatic energy at intermediate state...
Commercial lead zirconate titanate (PZT) ceramics are widely employed in electromechanical devices due to their excellent piezoelectric response and operational stability. This study investigates the influence of polarization temperature and time on...
Objectives: This study evaluated the influence of shade, irradiance, and exposure time on the depth of cure (DoC) of a simplified bulk-fill universal composite (Tetric plus Fill) and a conventional composite (Filtek Supreme Ultra). Methods: The 80% b...
High-entropy alloys (HEAs), composed of five or more principal elements in near-equimolar ratios, have emerged as a groundbreaking class of materials for next-generation flexible electronics. This review systematically examines the unique potential o...
To investigate the impact of underground multiple stress disturbances on the long-term stability of cemented tailings backfill (CTB), this study conducted experiments under different disturbance levels (20–80% of static strength) and frequencie...
This study presents an integrated evaluation of the mechanical properties and machinability of thin-walled aluminium alloys fabricated via Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM), comparing them against conventional wrought counterparts. Experimental...
Transition-metal sulfides are promising electrode materials for high-performance supercapacitors but are often limited by poor conductivity, particle agglomeration, and insufficient active sites. Herein, Co-doped NiS2 with tunable sulfur vacancies wa...
This study investigates an IPS-type Metglas/PMN-PT laminated magnetoelectric composite and its feasibility as a reciprocal mechanical magnetoelectric antenna for low-frequency transmission and reception. Finite-element simulations under quasi-static...
Carbon nanotube (CNT)-reinforced composites are promising advanced materials due to their exceptional mechanical properties. This paper presents a comprehensive investigation of the mechanical behavior of CNT/epoxy composites through theoretical mode...
This study investigated the effect of MoS2/graphite lubricant composition on the high-temperature compaction behavior, local mechanical uniformity, and microstructural characteristics of Fe–5.0 wt.%Si SMCs. Nine lubricant compositions were prep...
In processes related to the treatment of mineral materials, the crushing stage determines the ability to obtain the required particle-size fraction. At the same time, it is an exceptionally energy-intensive step (accounting for about 5% of global ele...
In this investigation, with increasing oxidation time or temperature, the observed mass gain abided by the parabolic law. TiCN-HfC-WC cermet contained different layers, with each one having a unique composition. Thermal fracture occurred in the sub-o...
In this study, manual welding electrodes with varying niobium (Nb) contents (0, 0.05, and 0.1 wt%) were developed for 960 MPa grade low-alloy high-strength steel, and deposited metals were produced through multilayer multipass welding. Microstructura...
This study investigates the impact of internal muffler geometry on flow-related dissipation characteristics potentially relevant to acoustic behavior using steady-state Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations. Four variants were analyzed: an e...
In this study, the Nb from the lightweight Ti65(AlCrNbV)35 medium-entropy alloy was replaced with Zr to create lower-density Tix(AlCrZrV)100−x (x = 65, 67, 70, or 75) alloys. All alloy ingots were fabricated through vacuum arc melting and drop...
We demonstrate an efficient machine learning (ML) model for the prediction of magnetic property changes in
This study presents a closed-form analytical solution for large-deformation pressure-induced stress and displacement fields in thick-walled, functionally graded (FG) hyperelastic polyvinyl chloride (PVC) cylinders subjected to internal pressure. The...
Friction at the drawbead in metal forming operations directly affects the quality of drawpieces. However, identifying the complex effect of friction process parameters on the coefficient of friction (CoF) is difficult based on experimental results. T...
316L stainless steel and T91 heat-resistant steel are key structural materials for lead-cooled fast reactors (LFRs). Lead–bismuth eutectic (LBE) corrosion induces oxide layer formation and remarkably degrades thermal conductivity, endangering r...
High Velocity Oxy-Fuel (HVOF) thermal spraying enables the deposition of dense coatings with low porosity, high hardness, and good fracture resistance. Tungsten carbide–cobalt (WC-Co) coatings are widely used in industrial and aerospace applica...
Mg-Al-Ca alloys are attractive low-cost wrought Mg alloys. However, the distinct roles of Al and Ca in regulating deformation-processed microstructures and mechanical properties remain unclear. In this work, Mg–6Al–0.5Ca, Mg–9Al&nda...
The interlayer pores of 3D-printed concrete (3DPC) significantly weaken its macroscopic mechanical properties. In this study, the phase-field cohesive zone model (PF-CZM) is employed as a numerical tool to systematically investigate the weakening mec...
Driven by advances in multifunctional materials design, silver halides—both natural (AgCl, AgBr, AgI, and mixed phases such as embolite) and synthetic—have emerged as versatile functional materials characterized by tunable crystallography...
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