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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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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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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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Estimating fatigue sensitivity to polycrystalline Ni‐base superalloy microstructures using a computational approach

This computational study examined how microstructural features of a nickel superalloy affect fatigue crack formation and small crack growth, aiming to predict fatigue life variability. This aerospace materials engineering study has no connection to microplastics or environmental health.

2007 Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures 185 citations
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The Influence of Crystallographic Orientation and Grain Boundary on Nanoindentation Behavior of Inconel 718 Superalloy Based on Crystal Plasticity Theory

Researchers used computer simulations based on crystal plasticity theory to model how the microscopic grain structure and orientation of a nickel superalloy (Inconel 718) affects its mechanical behavior under nanoindentation — a tiny probe pressing into the surface. The results show that grain boundaries and crystal orientation strongly influence local stress patterns even when the overall force-displacement response looks similar.

2023 Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering 10 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Fatigue-Limit Assessment via Infrared Thermography for a High-Strength Steel

Despite its title referencing infrared thermography, this paper tests whether thermal imaging techniques can accurately assess the fatigue limits of high-strength steel under cyclic stress loading — not microplastic pollution. It examines materials engineering for metal fatigue testing and is not relevant to microplastics or human health.

2025 Materials 1 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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Microstructure sensitive simulation framework for additively manufactured Hastelloy-X

This study modeled the microstructure of a nickel-based superalloy produced by additive manufacturing to predict its mechanical behavior. The research is focused on aerospace materials engineering and has no direct connection to microplastics or environmental health.

2023 1 citations
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Rapid Fatigue Limit Estimation of Metallic Materials Using Thermography-Based Approach

This paper is not about environmental microplastics; it uses the term "microplastic" in a materials science context to describe microscopic plastic deformation in metals during fatigue testing.

2023 Metals 8 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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Identification of the scatter in high cycle fatigue from temperature measurements

This engineering paper proposed using temperature measurements from thermography to determine the statistical scatter in metal fatigue performance, linking tiny temperature changes to microplasticity. This is a materials engineering study with no relevance to environmental microplastics.

2004 Comptes Rendus Mécanique 68 citations
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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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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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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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A Study of Thermal Stability of Residual Stresses and Fatigue life of Laser Shock Peened Ti-6Al-2Sn-4Zr-2Mo alloy

This aerospace engineering study examined how laser shock peening—a process that introduces compressive stress into metal surfaces—affects the fatigue life and thermal stability of a titanium alloy used in high-temperature aerospace applications. This is a materials engineering study with no relevance to microplastic pollution.

2012 OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network) 1 citations
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Rapid estimation of fatigue limit for C45 steel by thermography and digital image correlation

This materials engineering study used thermography and digital image correlation to rapidly estimate the fatigue limit of steel, linking temperature and mechanical changes to the onset of microplastic deformation in metal. It is a mechanical engineering paper not related to environmental microplastics.

2020 The Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design 16 citations