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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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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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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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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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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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Training high-strength aluminum alloys to withstand fatigue

Researchers engineered aluminum alloy microstructures to use early fatigue stress cycles as a self-healing mechanism, repairing weak points in the material and extending fatigue life by 25 times compared to standard high-strength aluminum alloys. This approach could allow broader use of lightweight aluminum in safety-critical transportation applications.

2020 Nature Communications 136 citations
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Effect of Ultrasonic Treatment in the Static and Dynamic Mechanical Behavior of AZ91D Mg Alloy

Researchers found that applying high-intensity ultrasound during casting of AZ91D magnesium alloy improved its strength by 40% and ductility by 150% by refining the microstructure. This is a materials engineering study focused on metal alloy processing with no relevance to microplastic pollution.

2015 Metals 32 citations
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Analysis of the Subsurface Volume of Differently Finished AISI 52100 by Cyclic Indentation and X‐Ray Diffraction

This study analyzed how different surface finishing processes affect fatigue behavior in roller bearing steel, finding that surface roughness and residual stress influence component lifetime. The research is focused on materials engineering and has limited direct relevance to microplastic pollution.

2021 steel research international 5 citations
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Mechanical structural health prognosis with nonlinear mixed frequency ultrasonic signal analysis

Scientists developed an ultrasonic method to detect early fatigue cracks in aluminum alloy components by analyzing mixed-frequency signal responses. This engineering materials testing paper is unrelated to microplastic environmental research.

2021 E3S Web of Conferences 1 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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Direct Correlations among the Grain Size, Texture, and Indentation Behavior of Nanocrystalline Nickel Coatings

Researchers studied how grain size affects the mechanical properties of nanocrystalline nickel coatings. This materials science paper is unrelated to environmental microplastics.

2019 Metals 32 citations
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Effect of Punch Surface Microtexture on the Microextrudability of AA6063 Micro Backward Extrusion

This study examined how different surface textures on metal punches affect microextrusion of aluminum at small scales, finding that surface patterns influence friction and forming quality in micro-manufacturing processes.

2022 Micromachines 7 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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An Approach for Predicting the Low-Cycle-Fatigue Crack Initiation Life of Ultrafine-Grained Aluminum Alloy Considering Inhomogeneous Deformation and Microscale Multiaxial Strain

A fatigue crack initiation life prediction model was developed for ultrafine-grained aluminum alloy by separately accounting for the crack nucleation and small crack propagation stages using grain-scale deformation parameters. The model distinguished between inhomogeneous deformation and multiaxial strain as contributing factors. More accurate fatigue life predictions improve the safety and efficiency of lightweight metal structures.

2022 Materials 5 citations
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Hidden Strength of Nanostructured Metallic Materials

This review examines nanostructured metallic materials engineered at the nanoscale, finding that controlled grain sizes and heterogeneous nanostructures including supra-nano-dual-phase designs yield strength levels up to three times higher than conventional crystalline alloys, with broad applications across engineering industries.

2025 Fusion of Multidisciplinary Research An International Journal
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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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Enhanced Fatigue Strength of Commercially Pure Ti Processed by Rotary Swaging

This materials science study found that processing commercially pure titanium by rotary swaging to refine its grain structure significantly improved its fatigue strength and resistance to crack growth. The research is focused on metal alloy engineering with no relevance to microplastic pollution.

2015 Advances in Materials Science and Engineering 32 citations