Water-conservation enhancement is a crucial objective of regional ecological restoration projects in arid and semiarid areas, and it is significantly influenced by land use/cover change (LUCC). The Grain for Green Project (GFGP) is a common strategy...
Analysis of systems and structures from their cross-sectional images finds applications in many branches. Therefore, the question of content, quantity, and accuracy of information obtained from various techniques based on cross-sectional views of str...
Rice varieties with high anthocyanin content are often recognized for their vibrant colors and health benefits. The demand for rice with high anthocyanin is increasing domestically and internationally due to consumers becoming more health-conscious....
The Sentinel Application Platform (SNAP) architecture facilitates Earth Observation data processing. In this work, we present results from a new Snow Processor for SNAP. We also describe physical principles behind the developed snow property retrieva...
This paper describes research focused on investigating the effect of hydrogen (H) atom insertion into the grain boundaries of polycrystalline diamond (PCD) films. This is required in order to understand the key morphological, chemical, physical, and...
By combining X-ray micro-computed tomography with mercury porosimetry, the evolution of the oxygen supply, porous structure, mass loss and oxidized compositions were investigated to characterize the oxidation behavior of fine-grained graphite ET-10,...
Moisture content is a critical variable for the harvesting, processing, storing and marketing of cereal grains, oilseeds and legumes. Efficient and accurate determination of grain moisture content even with advanced nondestructive techniques, remains...
The revelation of the distribution of twin boundaries on three-dimensional (3D) grains is of critical importance for the comprehension of their influence on material properties. However, this remains a significant challenge in the field of 3D materia...
Wood constitutes a unique and valuable material that has been used from ancient times until nowadays in a wide variety of applications, in which the surface quality of wood often constitutes a critical factor. In this study, the influence of differen...
In this work, influence of ultrasonic nanocrystal surface modification (UNSM) on the degree of sensitization (DOS) in Inconel 718 has been studied and correlated with the resulting microstructure. The UNSM processed samples decreased their grain size...
The optical diameter of the surface snow grains impacts the amount of energy absorbed by the surface and therefore the onset and magnitude of surface melt. Snow grains respond to surface heating through grain metamorphism and growth. During melt, liq...
By collecting surface sediment samples from 158 stations in the near-shore waters of eastern Guangdong, grain size analysis and grain size parameter calculations were performed to explore the characteristics and migration trends of surface sediments...
Extruded Al-Mg-Si profiles applied in the automotive industry are required to achieve an appropriate combination of strength and bendability. In order to investigate the effect of Mg/Si ratio on the bendability and anisotropic bending behavior, AA600...
This work focuses on the effects of ultrasonic shot peening (USP) on grain refinement and orientation behavior in the surface region of GH4151 superalloy. The microstructure evolution of the alloy under USP durations were studied. The effects of USP-...
The nanofriction of graphene is critical for its broad applications as a lubricant and in flexible electronics. Herein, using a Au substrate as an example, we have investigated the effect of the grain boundary on the nanofriction of graphene by means...
Thirty-nine surface sediment samples collected from the western Sunda Shelf off the Malay Peninsula (WSSMP) in the southern South China Sea (SCS) were analysed for grain size, major and trace elemental compositions, and light/heavy mineral contents t...
In order to study the wear failure mechanism and structure evolution law of bearings under different speeds and contact loads, an elastoplastic model of a 7009AC bearing was established in this paper. The stress, temperature rise and grain size durin...
Porous CoFe2O4 was prepared via a simple and controllable method to develop a low-cost, high-efficiency, and good-stability nanozyme. The morphology and microstructure of the obtained CoFe2O4 was investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoel...
In this work, the surface morphology changes of nanocrystalline Cr2O3 film deposited on Si wafer during the heating process were observed in-situ by means of an environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM). The Cr2O3 film cracked at high tempera...
MoO2 micro-powders with a mean pore size of 3.4 nm and specific surface area of 2.5 g/cm3 were compacted by dry pressing, then pressureless sintered at a temperature of 1000–1150 °C for 2 h or for a sintering time of 0.5–12 h at 1050...
We evaluated for the morphology and growth behavior of IMC grain according to number of reflows of solder cap pure Sn microbumps. In the structure of Ni barrier/Cu layer between Cu pillar and pure Sn, solder cap pure Sn on the top layer was analyzed...
A comprehensive research on the flat rolling deformation characterization of microwire has been conducted systematically through finite element simulation and testified by the results from the experimental analysis. The obtained results are compared...
The corrosion behavior of two silicon steels with the same chemical composition but different grains sizes (i.e., average grain area of 115.6 and 4265.9 µm2) was investigated by metallographic microscope, gravimetric, electrochemical and surface anal...
In power gear honing, the random distribution of abrasive grains on the tooth surface of the honing wheel is the main factor that influences the machining performance of high-quality hardened gears. In order to investigate the micro-edge cutting perf...
This article presents the properties of a Ti coating (angle of grain growth, thickness of the deposited layer, adhesion, and roughness of the deposited layer) deposited on the inner surface of a steel tube. The Ti coating was deposited using the EB P...
The present study was undertaken to investigate the effect of continuous and discontinuous (cyclic) solution heat treatment on the athermal and isothermal ε martensite phase transformation in Co-28Cr-6Mo-0.3C implant alloy. The results showed...
Owing to orange-peel defects, the industrial application of light alloy structural members is significantly restricted. In this study, a quasi-in situ axial tensile experiment was conducted on a 6063-T4 aluminum alloy sample. The surface morphology a...
Cellular automata (CA) modeling is a powerful and efficient tool for simulating the dynamic evolution of polycrystalline microstructures in modern materials and metallurgy studies, such as solidification, plastic deformation and recrystallization. We...
This study explores pulsed Nd:YLF laser surface modification (LSM) effects on AISI 301LN stainless steel. Laser-treated surfaces underwent SEM characterization, revealing patterns and irregularities. Higher heat input surfaces showed significant micr...
The influence of a specific surface area of evaporating powder on the properties of thin Sm-doped cerium (SDC) oxide films has not yet been sufficiently investigated. Therefore, SDC films were deposited by e-beam evaporation using Sm0.2Ce0.8O2-&delta...
In this study, the viability of duty cycle variation was explored as a potential method to improve the mechanical and surface roughness properties of Ni-Al2O3 nanocoatings through pulse electrodeposition. The areal and surface roughness properties of...
The quasi in-situ indentation behaviour of <110>||BD and <111>||BD-oriented grains in a FeCo alloy is studied in this investigation. The effect of build height on melt pool shape and melt pool size is also studied by finite element method...
Assessing the impact of planting methods and irrigation levels is needed to determine the effects on maize root morphological traits, grain yield, and water productivity in semi-arid regions. A study was initiated on maize (Zea mays L.) from 2015 to...
Snow microstructure is an important factor for microwave and optical remote sensing of snow. One parameter used to describe it is the specific surface area (SSA), which is defined as the surface-area-to-mass ratio of snow grains. Reflectance at near...
The effect of heat treatment on tensile and low cycle fatigue properties of the oxygen-free copper for electric power equipment was investigated. The heat treatment at 850 °C for 20 min, which corresponds to the vacuum brazing process, caused the gra...
Surface cracks are easily produced after friction between continuous casting billets and copper layers in mold cavity, but the formation mechanism is not clear. Based on a steel-based hot-dip copper plating experiment, this study simulated the action...
Reservoir quality prediction in deeply buried reservoirs represents a complex challenge to geoscientists. In sandstones, reservoir quality is determined by the extent of compaction and cementation during burial. During compaction, porosity is lost th...
When heat and electric field are applied to the sample, sintering takes place within a short time of a few seconds by the flash phenomenon that occurs. In what condition flash does occur is a main issue for the flash sintering technique. In this stud...
A ferrite-pearlite two-phase steel was investigated using in situ scanning electron microscope (SEM) tensile testing combined with digital image correlation (DIC). Two different speckled patterns were used and compared. The first pattern was achieved...
Top seals and overburden above reservoirs at geological carbon capture and storage (CCS) sites can be major concerns when they are at risk of being mineralogically and texturally unstable in the presence of high-pressure CO2. Here we report on the po...
In the present study, the fatigue crack growth (FCG) behavior of short surface cracks in a fine-grained cemented carbide with a length of less than 1 mm was investigated. The rotating bending and the four-point bending fatigue tests were carried out...
The process of spacecraft entry, deceleration, landing, and ascent requires high specific impulse, high reliability, and high-precision thrust adjustments for the power system. The new hybrid rocket motor adopts a complex-shaped grain and high-energy...
A rolled plate of 7075 aluminum alloy was friction-stir-processed (FSP) with simultaneous cooling by an air stream cooled to −11 °C with a jet cooling nozzle. Two variants of air blowing were used: at an angle of 45° to the sample surfa...
The process of aeolian sand transport is an important mechanism leading to the formation and evolution of local landforms in coastal areas and desert lakes. For a long time, the role of surface moisture in incipient motion of sand grains by wind stre...
With regard to space telescopes, the processing of large optical mirrors has always been a highlight in the field of optical processing. These mirrors are typically made of hard and brittle materials such as quartz glass, microcrystalline glass, and...
In order to alleviate the conflict between populations and land resource, Tianjin adopted multi-phase reclamation projects to the formed large-scale artificial reclamation land. The reclamation areas, however, are prone to subsidence, which poses a s...
The hot ring rolling technology as the crucial procedure for the manufacture of bearing rings plays an important role in determining the final microstructure of bearing rings. In this work, the influence of the hot ring rolling process on the microst...
Foxtail millet is a plant that is highly drought-resistant and rich in nutrients. Its grain structure traits are linked with water uptake during grain germination, which is closely related to plant density for high yield under rain fed regions; howev...
This paper presents the results of a comprehensive study of the erosive wear resistance, strength, and adhesive characteristics of the high-temperature structural titanium alloy Ti-5.7Al-3.8Mo-1.2Zr-1.3Sn (the Russian grade VT8M-1) with coarse-graine...
The grain boundary diffusion process (GBDP) of heavy rare earth Tb is an effective method to improve the coercivity of Nd-Fe-B magnets, and the matrix grain size has a crucial effect on the diffusion efficiency and depth of the Tb element. In this wo...
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