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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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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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In situ characterization of work hardening and springback in grade 2 α-titanium under tensile load

A study using X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy characterized work hardening and springback in titanium sheet metal. While unrelated to microplastics, research on mechanical behavior of metals is relevant to understanding how metal and polymer particles are generated during manufacturing and wear.

2019 Acta Materialia 41 citations
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Slip Irreversibility, Microplasticity, and Fatigue Cracking Mechanism in Near-α and α + β Titanium Alloys

This paper is not about microplastics; it reviews the materials-science mechanisms of microplasticity, slip irreversibility, and fatigue crack initiation in near-α and α+β titanium alloys—a topic in metallurgy unrelated to plastic pollution.

2026 Metals
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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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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
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Hierarchy of the macrozone features in Ti-6Al-4V alloy inferred from massive polycrystal plasticity calculations

Researchers used advanced crystal plasticity computer modeling to study how clusters of similarly-oriented grains — called macrozones — affect stress concentrations and fatigue performance in titanium alloys used in aerospace applications. The term "microplastic" here refers to early-stage metal deformation behavior (not environmental plastic pollution); results showed macrozone texture and shape strongly influence where stress hotspots form under cyclic loading.

2024 Journal of Materials Research and Technology 6 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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Investigation of microplastic deformation mechanisms in TA2 metallic bipolar plates using a crystal plasticity model coupling slip and twinning

This paper is not about environmental microplastics — it uses 'microplastic' in the materials science sense to describe tiny deformation zones within titanium metal sheets used for hydrogen fuel cell components, studying how these microscale plastic deformations affect metal forming during manufacturing.

2026 Journal of Materials Research and Technology
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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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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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On Structural Sensitivity of Young’s Modulus of Ni-Rich Ti-Ni Alloy

This study examined how grain size and heat treatment affect Young's modulus in nickel-rich titanium-nickel alloy for bone implant applications. This is a materials science paper focused on biomedical alloys with no direct relevance to microplastics or environmental health.

2023 Metals 1 citations
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Water-Jet Cavitation Shock Bulging as Novel Microforming Technique

Scientists developed a new water-jet cavitation microforming technique for shaping titanium foil at small scales. This manufacturing engineering paper is unrelated to microplastic environmental research.

2021 Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering 15 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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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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Effects of Pore Morphology and Bone Ingrowth on Mechanical Properties of Microporous Titanium as an Orthopaedic Implant Material

This biomedical engineering study examined how pore size, shape, and bone ingrowth affect the mechanical properties of porous titanium used in orthopedic implants, using both experimental testing and computer simulations. This is a biomedical engineering study with no direct relevance to environmental microplastics.

2004 MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS 95 citations
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Balancing Porosity and Mechanical Properties of Titanium Samples to Favor Cellular Growth against Bacteria

Researchers studied how adding porosity to titanium implants affects their mechanical strength and resistance to bacterial infection. The study focuses on orthopedic implants and has no direct relevance to microplastics or environmental contamination.

2019 Metals 26 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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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
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Study on Microstructure Evolution Mechanism of Gradient Structure Surface of AA7075 Aluminum Alloy by Ultrasonic Surface Rolling Treatment

Not a microplastics paper — this materials science study investigates how ultrasonic surface rolling treatment changes the grain structure of aluminum alloy surfaces at the nanoscale, improving strength and fatigue resistance for engineering applications.

2023 Materials 10 citations