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The Influence of Weld Interface Characteristics on the Bond Strength of Collision Welded Aluminium–Steel Joints

This paper is not about microplastics — it is a materials science study on the bond strength of aluminium-steel joints produced by collision welding, examining weld interface characteristics and process parameters.

2024 Materials 2 citations
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Влияние структурного состояния на упругие и микропластические свойства алюминиевого сплава AД1

This Russian-language study examined how different processing methods affecting the crystal grain structure of aluminum alloy AD1 influence its elastic and 'microplastic' deformation properties. 'Microplastic' here refers to microscopic metal deformation — this is a materials engineering study unrelated to plastic particle pollution.

2023 Физика твердого тела
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Application and Lightweight Research of New Aluminum Alloy Materials in Automotive Components

Despite its title referencing lightweight materials for vehicles, this paper studies new aluminum alloy compositions designed to reduce car body weight while improving strength and corrosion resistance — not microplastic pollution. It examines alloy microstructure and mechanical performance for automotive applications, and is not relevant to microplastics or human health.

2025 Academic Journal of Materials & Chemistry 1 citations
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Crystal plasticity in fusion zone of a hybrid laser welded Al alloys joint: From nanoscale to macroscale

This materials science study examined the plasticity of hybrid laser-welded aluminum alloy joints from the nanoscale to the macroscale, developing models based on micropillar compression tests. It is focused on structural materials science rather than environmental plastic pollution.

2018 Materials & Design 24 citations
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The Effect of Initial Annealing Microstructures on the Forming Characteristics of Ti–4Al–2V Titanium Alloy

This materials science study investigated how pre-treatment processes affect the plastic forming behavior of a titanium alloy used in aerospace applications. It is an engineering paper unrelated to environmental microplastics.

2019 Metals 16 citations
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Characterizing and Modeling Transformation-Induced Plasticity in 13Cr-4Ni Welds upon Cooling

This materials science paper investigates transformation-induced plasticity in martensitic stainless steel welds used in hydraulic turbine manufacturing. The study is focused on metal alloy behavior during cooling and is unrelated to microplastic pollution research.

2023 Materials
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Influence of Defects on the Structural-phase State of Welded Joints and Parameters of Acous

This technical paper examines how iron impurities in aluminum affect the microstructure and ultrasonic properties of aluminum alloy welds. This is a metallurgy and welding engineering paper with no connection to microplastics or environmental health.

2023 Bulletin of the Siberian State Industrial University
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Study on Microstructure Evolution Mechanism of Gradient Structure Surface of AA7075 Aluminum Alloy by Ultrasonic Surface Rolling Treatment

Not a microplastics paper — this materials science study investigates how ultrasonic surface rolling treatment changes the grain structure of aluminum alloy surfaces at the nanoscale, improving strength and fatigue resistance for engineering applications.

2023 Materials 10 citations
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Analysis of contributions of plastic deformation and intergranular corrosion to corrosion-fatigue failure of Al-Mg alloys

This is not a microplastics research paper; it is a metallurgy study examining how plastic deformation and intergranular corrosion contribute to corrosion-fatigue failure in aluminium-magnesium alloys.

2026 ArXiv.org
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Experiments and Modeling of Fatigue Behavior of Friction Stir Welded Aluminum Lithium Alloy

Researchers conducted experimental and computational studies of fatigue behavior in aluminum-lithium alloy welded joints. This is an aerospace materials engineering paper unrelated to environmental microplastics.

2019 Metals 20 citations
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Study on Acoustic Emission Characteristics of Fatigue Damage of A7N01 Aluminum Alloy for High-Speed Trains

Not relevant to microplastics — this study uses acoustic emission monitoring to detect fatigue micro-cracks in aluminium alloy used in high-speed train manufacturing, with no connection to plastic pollution.

2023 Materials 6 citations
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Surface Modification and Alloying of Aluminum and Titanium Alloys with Low-Energy, High-Current Electron Beams

This materials engineering paper reviews surface modification of aluminum and titanium alloys using pulsed electron beams to create nanocrystalline surface alloys with improved properties. This is a materials science study with no relevance to microplastic pollution.

2011 Journal of Metallurgy 31 citations
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Correlation versus randomization of jerky flow in an AlMgScZr alloy using acoustic emission

This physics study analyzed the spatiotemporal patterns of jerky plastic deformation in an aluminum alloy, finding complex correlated and random behaviors in dislocation dynamics. It is a materials science paper unrelated to environmental microplastics.

2018 Physical review. E 37 citations
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High resolution digital image correlation mapping of strain localization upon room and high temperature, high cycle fatigue of a TiAl intermetallic alloy

This is a materials science study using high-resolution digital image correlation to map how strain localizes during the plastic deformation of metals. It is not related to environmental microplastics.

2020 International Journal of Fatigue 25 citations
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Rate-Controlling Microplastic Processes during Plastic Flow in FCC Metals: Origin of the Variation of Strain Rate Sensitivity in Aluminum from 78 to 300 K

This materials science study examines the temperature dependence of deformation mechanisms in aluminum, specifically how strain rate sensitivity changes from cryogenic to room temperature — not related to microplastics or environmental health.

2022 Crystals 6 citations
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Scaling in the Local Strain-Rate Field during Jerky Flow in an Al-3%Mg Alloy

This physics paper investigates microscale deformation patterns and scale invariance in aluminum alloy plasticity. It is a materials science study with no relevance to environmental microplastics or human health.

2020 Metals 19 citations
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Severe Plastic Deformation of Amorphous Alloys

This materials science paper examines how high-pressure torsion affects the structure and properties of metallic glass alloys. The research is not related to microplastics or environmental health.

2019 MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS 48 citations