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Review on The Prediction of Residual Stress in Welded Steel Components

This review covers empirical, semi-empirical, and simulation-based methods for predicting residual stress in welded steel structures after manufacturing. It is a mechanical engineering paper with no connection to environmental microplastics or human health.

2020 Computers, materials & continua/Computers, materials & continua (Print) 29 citations
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Influence of Tempering Transformation Induced Plasticity (T-TRIP) on the Evolution of Residual Stresses in Laser Heat Treated 50CrMo4 Steel

Despite its title referencing "plasticity," this paper studies residual stresses in a type of industrial steel (50CrMo4) during laser heat treatment — not plastic pollution or microplastics. It examines how tempering transformation induced plasticity affects metal component stresses and is entirely outside the field of microplastic research.

2025 Proceedings of the ... ASM Heat Treating Society Conference 1 citations
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Surface and Subsurface Residual Stresses after Machining and their Analysis by X-Ray Diffraction

This aerospace/automotive engineering paper reviews methods for analyzing residual stresses in metal surfaces after machining, noting that X-ray diffraction is the most reliable non-destructive verification technique. This is a materials engineering study with no relevance to microplastic pollution.

2013 Communications - Scientific letters of the University of Zilina 33 citations
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Research on Residual Stresses and Microstructures of Selective Laser Melted Ti6Al4V Treated by Thermal Vibration Stress Relief

Researchers evaluated thermal-vibration stress relief treatment on titanium alloy parts made by selective laser melting, finding it effectively reduced residual stresses while influencing microstructure — offering a practical method for improving additive manufactured metal components.

2023 Micromachines 13 citations
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Effects of Pulsed Magnetic Fields of Different Intensities on Dislocation Density, Residual Stress, and Hardness of Cr4Mo4V Steel

This paper studied how pulsed magnetic fields affect the internal stress and hardness of a bearing steel alloy. While unrelated to microplastics, research on material durability is relevant to reducing wear-generated particles from industrial machinery, which can contribute to microplastic and metal particle pollution.

2020 Crystals 50 citations
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On-Road Measurements and Modelling of Disc Brake Temperatures and Brake Wear Particle Number Emissions on a Heavy-Duty Tractor Trailer

Despite its title referencing "plasticity," this paper studies residual stress patterns in 50CrMo4 steel subjected to laser heat treatment — not plastic pollution or microplastics. It examines how tempering transformation affects the internal stresses in metal components and is not relevant to microplastics or human health.

2025 Atmosphere 1 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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An Acoustic Emission Method for Assessing the Degree of Degradation of Mechanical Properties and Residual Life of Metal Structures under Complex Dynamic Deformation Stresses

This engineering paper presents an acoustic emission method for monitoring the structural health and remaining life of metal structures under complex stress conditions. It has no relevance to microplastic or environmental health research.

2021 Materials 20 citations
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Dynamic Processes of Substructural Rearrangement under Friction of Carbon Steel

This study examined how heat treatment affects the friction and wear properties of medium carbon steel, linking material microstructure to tribological performance. The research is focused on materials engineering with limited direct relevance to microplastic pollution or human health.

2023 Advances in Science and Technology – Research Journal 1 citations
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Development of an ultrasonic NDE&T tool for yield detection in steel structures

This engineering dissertation developed and tested ultrasonic non-destructive techniques for detecting when steel structural components have been stressed beyond their yield point. This is a structural engineering study with no relevance to microplastic pollution.

2008
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Damping behavior of 316L lattice structures produced by Selective Laser Melting

Researchers used a metal 3D-printing technique called Selective Laser Melting to produce steel specimens with internal lattice structures and measured how well these structures absorbed vibration (damping capacity). The study found that lattice structures can be engineered to improve energy absorption relative to their weight, relevant to manufacturing and not directly related to microplastics.

2018 Materials & Design 78 citations
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Research Progress of Aluminum Alloy Welding/Plastic Deformation Composite Forming Technology in Achieving High-Strength Joints

Not relevant to microplastics — this paper covers aluminum alloy welding and plastic deformation manufacturing techniques, not plastic pollution.

2023 Materials 9 citations
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Thermo‐based fatigue life prediction: A review

Not relevant to microplastics — this review covers thermography-based methods for predicting the fatigue life of metals under cyclic stress, with no connection to plastic pollution or environmental health.

2023 Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures 13 citations
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About Wave Nature of the Formation of Gradient and Microcomposite Zones Near Non-Metallic Inclusions During Laser Processing of the Steels

This paper is not relevant to microplastics research — it investigates the wave-based formation of gradient and composite zones near non-metallic inclusions during laser processing of steel.

2023 Journal of Material Science and Technology Research 1 citations
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Effect of Laser Shock Peening on the Microstructure and Properties of the Inconel 625 Surface Layer

Researchers investigated how laser shock peening affects the microstructure and mechanical properties of a high-performance nickel alloy. While unrelated to microplastics directly, understanding metal alloy behavior under stress is relevant to designing durable infrastructure that resists the mechanical wear that generates metal and polymer particles.

2020 Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance 32 citations
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Fracture-Safe and Fatigue-Reliable Structures

This engineering perspective reviews historical lessons from structural failures caused by fatigue and fracture in welded metal structures, arguing that the same fundamental design errors continue to recur. This is an engineering safety study with no relevance to microplastic pollution.

2014 Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale 1 citations
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Fatigue Resistance of Fillet Welds of Traction Rod Brackets on a Locomotive Bogie Based on International Union of Railways Standards and Improvement Measures Adopted

This engineering study analyzed fatigue failure in fillet welds on locomotive bogie brackets and proposed manufacturing improvements to extend component life. The research is focused on mechanical engineering with no direct relevance to microplastic pollution.

2023 Applied Sciences 2 citations
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Nonlinear ultrasonics for material state awareness

This paper reviews nonlinear ultrasonic techniques for detecting early-stage material damage in metal structures before visible cracks appear, by measuring changes in the material's internal microstructure. The study is focused on structural engineering and materials testing, with no direct relevance to microplastic pollution.

2016
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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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Adjusting the very high cycle fatigue properties of a metastable austenitic stainless steel by means of the martensite content

This metallurgy study examined how pre-deforming stainless steel to introduce martensite phase changes its fatigue properties under very high cycle loading. This is a materials engineering study on metal alloys with no relevance to environmental microplastics.

2010 Procedia Engineering 40 citations
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A quantitative residual stiffness model for carbon fiber reinforced polymer tendons

Not relevant to microplastics — this engineering study models residual stiffness degradation in carbon fiber-reinforced polymer tendons under fatigue loading, relevant to civil infrastructure but with no connection to microplastic research.

2024 Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures 3 citations
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Modification of Mechanical Properties of High-Strength Titanium Alloys VT23 and VT23M Due to Impact-Oscillatory Loading

Researchers tested an impact-oscillation method for improving the mechanical properties of high-strength titanium alloy sheets. This is a metallurgical engineering paper unrelated to environmental microplastics.

2019 Metals 26 citations
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Metal structures diagnosis by truncated cone indentation

This engineering paper presents a nondestructive testing method using truncated cone indentation to assess the mechanical properties of steel structures in the field. It is an engineering methods paper with no direct connection to microplastics or environmental health.

2017 MATEC Web of Conferences 19 citations
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Flow properties of polymer melt in longitudinal ultrasonic‐assisted microinjection molding

This study examined how ultrasonic vibration improves the flow of molten plastic during microinjection molding, a method used to manufacture tiny plastic parts. The research is focused on manufacturing processes and has no direct relevance to microplastic pollution or human health.

2016 Polymer Engineering and Science 22 citations