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Variation of the Vibrational Treatment on Mechanical Properties and Weld Residual Stress

This materials engineering paper examines vibrational treatment as a cost-effective alternative to heat treatment for relieving welding residual stresses in metal structures. The study is unrelated to microplastic pollution research.

2023 Research Square (Research Square)
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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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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 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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Validierung von Software-Komponenten zur Voraussage der strahleninduzierten Schädigung von RDB-Stahl

This German nuclear engineering report describes the development and validation of software tools to predict how neutron radiation damages reactor pressure vessel steel at the atomic through macroscopic scale. This is a nuclear materials science study with no relevance to microplastic pollution or environmental health.

2010 Qucosa (Saxon State and University Library Dresden)
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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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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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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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A Small-Deformation Rate-Independent Continuous-Flow Model for Elasto-Plastic Frames Allowing Rapid Fatigue Predictions in Metallic Structures

This engineering paper presents a computational model for predicting fatigue behavior in metal frame structures with localized plastic deformation. The study is focused on structural engineering and is unrelated to microplastic pollution research.

2023 International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics 1 citations
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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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Comparison of Stress Concentration Factors Obtained by Different Methods

This paper is not about microplastics; it is an engineering study comparing methods for calculating stress concentration factors in structural components under tension loading.

2023 Applied Sciences 10 citations
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Stability of retained austenite in high carbon steel under compressive stress: an investigation from macro to nano scale

This materials science study investigates how retained austenite in high-carbon steel behaves under compressive stress at both macro and nano scales, using electron microscopy and diffraction techniques. The research addresses industrial steel performance and has no direct connection to microplastics or environmental health.

2016 Scientific Reports 97 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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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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Durability Analysis of CFRP Adhesive Joints: A Study Based on Entropy Damage Modelling Using FEM

This paper is not relevant to microplastics research — it analyzes fatigue lifetime prediction methods for carbon fiber reinforced polymer adhesive joints using entropy-based damage models.

2023 Preprints.org 7 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
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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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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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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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Quantification of dislocation structures from anelastic deformation behaviour

This materials science study analyzes the pre-yield deformation behavior of iron and low-alloy steel, modeling how dislocations move reversibly before permanent plastic deformation begins. The research is relevant to structural materials engineering but has no connection to microplastics or environmental health.

2016 Acta Materialia 76 citations
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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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Exploring the effect of complex hierarchic microstructure of quenched and partitioned martensitic stainless steels on their high cycle fatigue behaviour

Not relevant to microplastics — this paper investigates high cycle fatigue behavior of quenched-and-partitioned martensitic stainless steels, exploring how their complex retained-austenite microstructure affects fatigue fracture performance.

2023 Materials & Design 14 citations
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A 3D Finite Element Model of Rolling Contact Fatigue for Evolved Material Response and Residual Stress Estimation

This engineering study developed a 3D finite element model for rolling contact fatigue in steel bearings to predict residual stress and material hardening. It is a mechanical engineering paper not related to environmental microplastics.

2020 Tribology Letters 17 citations
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Determination of energy dissipation during cyclic loading and its use to predict fatigue life of metal alloys

This paper is not about microplastics — it develops a mathematical method for predicting the fatigue life of metal alloys from energy dissipation during cyclic loading.

2023 Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures 7 citations