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Temperature Dependence of the Deformation Behavior of High-entropy Alloys Co20cr20fe20mn20ni20, Co19cr20fe20mn20ni20с1 and Co17cr20fe20mn20ni20с3. Mechanical Properties and Temperature Dependence of Yield Strength

This study examined how temperature affects the deformation behavior of high-entropy metal alloys, finding that adding carbon significantly changed mechanical properties across a wide temperature range — not related to microplastics.

2023 Fizicheskaya Mezomekhanika
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Temperature Dependence of the Deformation Behavior of High-Entropy Alloys Co20Cr20Fe20Mn20Ni20, Co19Cr20Fe20Mn20Ni20С1, and Co17Cr20Fe20Mn20Ni20С3. Mechanical Properties and Temperature Dependence of Yield Stress

Not relevant to microplastics — this study examines the mechanical properties and temperature-dependent deformation of high-entropy Cantor alloys doped with carbon, noting 'microplastic deformation' only as a materials science term for sub-yield-stress plastic flow, not as a reference to environmental microplastic pollution.

2024 Physical Mesomechanics 2 citations
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A bcc refractory high-entropy alloy: the ideal case of smooth plastic flow

This materials science paper characterizes smooth plastic flow in a body-centered cubic refractory high-entropy alloy, examining dislocation dynamics and deformation mechanisms; it is not directly related to microplastic environmental research.

2025 Materials Research Letters 2 citations
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Mechanical Spectroscopy Study of CrNiCoFeMn High-Entropy Alloys

This study characterized the mechanical properties of a high-entropy alloy manufactured by both conventional induction melting and selective laser melting (3D printing). The research is focused on advanced materials engineering with limited direct relevance to microplastic pollution.

2023 Materials 1 citations
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Effects of Adiabatic Heating and Strain Rate on the Dynamic Response of a CoCrFeMnNi High-Entropy Alloy

This materials science study analyzed how a high-entropy metal alloy responds to high-speed compression, including heat buildup at different strain rates. The research is not directly related to microplastics or human health.

2019 Journal of Dynamic Behavior of Materials 65 citations
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Mechanical Properties and Fracture Toughness Prediction of Ductile Cast Iron under Thermomechanical Treatment

This paper is not about microplastics. It studied the mechanical properties and fracture toughness of ductile cast iron under different temperatures and strain rates. The term 'plastic deformation' in this context refers to metal bending, not plastic pollution particles.

2024 Metals 4 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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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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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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Preparation and High‐Temperature Microplastic Forming Performance of Nano‐FeCoNi Medium‐Entropy Alloy Foils

Researchers fabricated nanocrystalline FeCoNi medium-entropy alloy foils using alternating current pulse electrodeposition and characterized their microstructure, crystallographic properties, and mechanical performance. A 45 µm foil was produced and subjected to high-temperature microbulging tests, demonstrating its potential for precision microforming applications at elevated temperatures.

2025 Advanced Engineering Materials 3 citations
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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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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
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The Effects of Deep Cryogenic Treatment with Regard to the Mechanical Properties and Microstructural Evolution of Al-Mg Alloys with Different Grain Sizes

Deep cryogenic treatment (exposing materials to very low temperatures) was studied for its effects on microplastic mechanical properties, finding changes in brittleness and fragmentation tendency. Understanding how temperature extremes affect plastic degradation informs predictions of microplastic generation in cold environments.

2025 Materials 1 citations
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Viscosity and transport in a model fragile metallic glass

This paper uses the term 'microplasticity' in the context of metallic glass physics, describing how thermally activated atomic movements drive deformation in amorphous metals at the microscale. This is a materials physics paper unrelated to environmental microplastic pollution.

2021 Physical Review Materials 13 citations
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Variety of scaling behaviors in nanocrystalline plasticity

This is a materials science study examining the variety of scaling behaviors observed in nanocrystalline plasticity, exploring how grain size affects deformation mechanisms in metals. It is not related to environmental microplastics.

2020 Physical review. E 21 citations
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Hot Deformation Behavior and Processing Maps of a New Ti-6Al-2Nb-2Zr-0.4B Titanium Alloy

This materials science study characterized the high-temperature deformation behavior of a new titanium alloy used in aerospace and industrial applications. It has no direct relevance to microplastic or environmental health research.

2021 Materials 14 citations
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Effect of Cyclic Ice Plug Deformation on Microstructure and Mechanical Behaviors of Nuclear-Grade Low-Carbon Tubular Steel

Not relevant to microplastics — this is a metallurgy study examining how cyclic freeze-thaw ice plugging affects the dislocation microstructure and mechanical properties of nuclear-grade steel pipeline material.

2024 Materials 2 citations
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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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Influence of the pearlite fineness on the mechanical properties, deformation behavior, and fracture characteristics of carbon steel

This metallurgy study compared deformation and fracture behavior of carbon steel with coarse versus fine microstructure, finding that finer pearlite deforms more uniformly while coarser pearlite shows structural discontinuities. This is a materials science study with no relevance to environmental microplastics.

2007 The Physics of Metals and Metallography 77 citations
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Microstructural signatures of dislocation avalanches in a high-entropy alloy

This materials physics study traced how individual atomic slip events (dislocation avalanches) produce visible slip lines in a high-entropy alloy under stress. The term 'microplastic events' here refers to a materials science concept about small-scale deformation, not environmental plastic particles.

2021 Physical Review Materials 17 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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Strain localization in the Alloy 718 Ni-based superalloy: From room temperature to 650 °C

This study investigates how a nickel-based superalloy deforms at different temperatures using high-resolution imaging techniques. The paper is not related to microplastics or human health. It focuses on the mechanical behavior of metal alloys used in engineering applications, examining how strain localizes in the material's internal structure at temperatures up to 650 degrees Celsius.

2024 Acta Materialia 71 citations
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From Micro‐ to Macroplasticity

This materials science perspective discusses the transition from microplastic deformation (below the yield stress) to macroplastic deformation in nanocrystalline metals, noting that the traditional 0.2% yield stress definition does not accurately capture when bulk plastic flow begins. This is a materials physics study on metal deformation behavior with no relevance to environmental microplastics.

2006 Advanced Materials 95 citations
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Effect of Cooling Rate on Microstructure Evolution and Mechanical Properties of SCM435 Steel

This materials science study examined how cooling rates during steel production affect the microstructure and mechanical properties of SCM435 steel. This metallurgy paper has no connection to microplastics or environmental health.

2023 Preprints.org