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Low temperature impact toughness of the main gas pipeline steel after long-term degradation

This engineering study examined how long-term in-service degradation affects the low-temperature fracture toughness of gas pipeline steel, finding correlations between microstructure changes and reduced impact resistance over time. This is an industrial materials science study with no relevance to microplastic pollution.

2014 Open Engineering 28 citations
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Cleavage fracture micromechanisms in thick-section quenched and tempered S690 high-strength steels

Researchers studied how thick, high-strength steel plates crack at the microscale under extreme cold, finding that clusters of niobium-rich inclusions were the key weak points triggering fracture. This materials science research has no direct connection to microplastics but informs structural safety in industrial applications involving heavy steel components.

2022 Journal of Materials Science 12 citations
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Degradation of the Main Gas Pipeline Material and Mechanisms of Its Fracture

This Ukrainian engineering study evaluated how long-term in-service operation causes structural degradation in gas pipeline steel, examining the role of hydrogen absorption in reducing mechanical properties and accelerating damage accumulation. This is an industrial materials science study with no relevance to microplastic pollution.

2014 Journal of Civil Engineering and Management 30 citations
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Crack tip microplasticity mediated by microstructure gradients

This study examined how microstructural gradients near crack tips affect crack growth behavior in metals under mechanical loading. The research is focused on materials fracture mechanics and has no direct relevance to microplastic pollution.

2021 Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures 8 citations
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Influence of hard phase size and spacing on the fatigue crack propagation in tool steels—Numerical simulation and experimental validation

Not relevant to microplastics research; this paper investigates how carbide size and spacing in tool steel microstructures affects fatigue crack growth rate, with no connection to plastic pollution.

2023 Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures 6 citations
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Effects of Ultra-Low Temperatures on the Mechanical Properties and Microstructure Evolution of a Ni-Co-Based Superalloy Thin Sheet during Micro-Tensile Deformation

This materials science paper examines how ultra-low temperatures affect the mechanical properties and microstructure of a nickel-cobalt superalloy used in aerospace and nuclear applications. The study is focused on extreme-condition materials performance and is unrelated to microplastic research.

2023 Materials
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Micromechanical aspects of the effect of temperature and local plastic strain magnitude on the fracture toughness of ferrite steels

This materials science study examined how temperature and plastic strain affect the fracture toughness of ferrite steels at the microscopic scale. The term 'microplastic' here refers to microscopic plastic deformation in metal — this is an engineering study unrelated to plastic particle pollution.

2023 Procedia Structural Integrity
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Dislocation Arrangements and Cyclic Microplasticity Surrounding Stress Concentration in a Ni‐Based Single‐Crystal Superalloy

Not relevant to microplastics — this materials science study examines dislocation behavior and fatigue crack initiation in nickel-based single-crystal superalloys; 'microplasticity' here refers to microscale metal deformation, not plastic particles.

2023 Advanced Engineering Materials 9 citations
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Exploring the effect of complex hierarchic microstructure of quenched and partitioned martensitic stainless steels on their high cycle fatigue behaviour

Not relevant to microplastics — this paper investigates high cycle fatigue behavior of quenched-and-partitioned martensitic stainless steels, exploring how their complex retained-austenite microstructure affects fatigue fracture performance.

2023 Materials & Design 14 citations
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Stability of retained austenite in high carbon steel under compressive stress: an investigation from macro to nano scale

This materials science study investigates how retained austenite in high-carbon steel behaves under compressive stress at both macro and nano scales, using electron microscopy and diffraction techniques. The research addresses industrial steel performance and has no direct connection to microplastics or environmental health.

2016 Scientific Reports 97 citations
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Validierung von Software-Komponenten zur Voraussage der strahleninduzierten Schädigung von RDB-Stahl

This German nuclear engineering report describes the development and validation of software tools to predict how neutron radiation damages reactor pressure vessel steel at the atomic through macroscopic scale. This is a nuclear materials science study with no relevance to microplastic pollution or environmental health.

2010 Qucosa (Saxon State and University Library Dresden)
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Quantification of dislocation structures from anelastic deformation behaviour

This materials science study analyzes the pre-yield deformation behavior of iron and low-alloy steel, modeling how dislocations move reversibly before permanent plastic deformation begins. The research is relevant to structural materials engineering but has no connection to microplastics or environmental health.

2016 Acta Materialia 76 citations
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Dislocation Patterning in Deforming Crystals: Theory, Computational Predictions and Validation (Final Technical Report)

This technical report covers a multi-year project on how dislocations — microscopic defects in metal crystals — form patterns during deformation. The research advances fundamental materials science relevant to metal manufacturing and is not directly related to microplastics or environmental health.

2023
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Transformation Kinetics, Microplasticity and Aging of Martensite in FE-31 Ni.

This materials science study examines microplastic behavior in iron-nickel martensite alloys, finding that stress-induced phase transformation produces unusually large microplastic strains. The term 'microplasticity' refers to small-scale plastic deformation in metals and is not related to environmental plastic pollution.

1966 122 citations
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Crack nucleation using combined crystal plasticity modelling, high-resolution digital image correlation and high-resolution electron backscatter diffraction in a superalloy containing non-metallic inclusions under fatigue

This materials engineering study combined crystal plasticity modeling with high-resolution microscopy to understand how fatigue cracks form near non-metallic inclusions in nickel superalloys. The research addresses durability of industrial alloy components and is not related to microplastics research.

2016 Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences 75 citations
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Investigation of Hydrogen Embrittlement Susceptibility and Fracture Toughness Drop after in situ Hydrogen Cathodic Charging for an X65 Pipeline Steel

This paper studied how hydrogen exposure affects the fracture toughness of X65 pipeline steel, which is used in oil and gas infrastructure. While not about microplastics directly, degraded or fractured pipelines are a potential source of plastic and hydrocarbon pollution in marine and coastal environments.

2020 Micromachines 36 citations
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A review of fatigue crack growth for pipeline steels exposed to hydrogen

This review examines how exposure to pressurized hydrogen accelerates fatigue crack growth in pipeline steels, a concern for hydrogen energy transport infrastructure. This structural engineering study has no connection to microplastics or environmental health.

2010 Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology 126 citations
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Material Response to Rolling Contact Loading

This materials science study investigates how rolling contact in ball bearings causes microplastic deformation in steel, leading to crystallographic texture changes, residual stresses, and eventual fatigue failure. The term 'microplastic' in this paper refers to small-scale plastic deformation in metals and has no connection to environmental plastic pollution.

1985 Journal of Tribology 187 citations