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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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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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The Microstructure and Properties of Laser Shock Peened CMSX4 Superalloy

This metallurgy study analyzed how laser shock peening—a surface treatment process—affects the microstructure and properties of a nickel-based superalloy used in jet engines. It has no relevance to microplastic or environmental health research.

2021 Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 18 citations
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About Wave Nature of the Formation of Gradient and Microcomposite Zones Near Non-Metallic Inclusions During Laser Processing of the Steels

This paper is not relevant to microplastics research — it investigates the wave-based formation of gradient and composite zones near non-metallic inclusions during laser processing of steel.

2023 Journal of Material Science and Technology Research 1 citations
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Microplastic response of 2PP‐printed ceramics

Not relevant to microplastics — this study investigates the mechanical behavior of ceramic materials made by two-photon polymerization 3D printing; the term 'microplastic response' here refers to microscale plastic deformation in ceramics, not environmental microplastic particles.

2024 Journal of the American Ceramic Society 2 citations
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Hydrothermal zeolitization: Towards a paradigm shift for producing stronger and more sustainable construction materials

Researchers combined a water-based mineral hardening process (zeolitization) with kaolin ceramics fired at lower-than-usual temperatures, using microplastic waste as pore-forming additives, and found this method increased mechanical strength up to 37-fold compared to untreated materials. The approach offers a way to repurpose plastic waste in construction materials while reducing the energy costs of ceramic manufacturing.

2024 Construction and Building Materials 5 citations
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Material strength and inelastic deformation of silicon carbide under shock wave compression

This shock physics study measured the strength and deformation of silicon carbide ceramic under extreme compressive stress, finding it maintains very high shear strength even above its elastic limit. This is a materials engineering study on advanced ceramics under shock loading with no relevance to environmental microplastics.

1998 Journal of Applied Physics 74 citations
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Crystal plasticity in fusion zone of a hybrid laser welded Al alloys joint: From nanoscale to macroscale

This materials science study examined the plasticity of hybrid laser-welded aluminum alloy joints from the nanoscale to the macroscale, developing models based on micropillar compression tests. It is focused on structural materials science rather than environmental plastic pollution.

2018 Materials & Design 24 citations
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Experimental Tests on Lightweight Cement Mortar and Concrete with Recycled Plastic Wastes

This paper is not relevant to microplastics research — it tests the mechanical properties of cement mortar and concrete incorporating recycled plastic waste granules as aggregate substitutes, a construction materials engineering study.

2023 Buildings 6 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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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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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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Small-Scale Mechanical Testing of Cemented Carbides from the Micro- to the Nano-Level: A Review

This overview reviews small-scale mechanical testing techniques applied to cemented carbide materials at the micro and nano scale. It is an advanced materials characterization paper unrelated to environmental microplastics.

2019 Metals 29 citations
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Subsurface mechanical damage correlations after grinding of various optical materials

Researchers studied how loose abrasive grinding causes subsurface damage in various optical materials. This materials engineering paper has no relevance to environmental microplastics.

2019 Optical Engineering 29 citations
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Optimize Multiple Peening Effects on Surface Integrity and Microhardness of Aluminum Alloy Induced by LSP

Researchers investigated multiple laser shock peening (LSP) treatments on aluminum alloy specimens, measuring effects on surface integrity, microhardness, and mechanical properties and finding that optimized multi-pass LSP improved fatigue resistance and surface uniformity compared to single-pass treatment.

2023 Materials Sciences and Applications 5 citations
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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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Damage evolution in AA2124/SiC metal matrix composites under tension with consecutive unloadings

This engineering study investigated how aluminum-silicon carbide metal matrix composites deform and accumulate damage under tensile loading. It is a materials science paper not related to environmental microplastics.

2020 Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering 15 citations
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Enhancement of the Microstructure and Fatigue Crack Growth Performance of Additive Manufactured Titanium Alloy Parts by Laser-Assisted Ultrasonic Vibration Processing

This paper is not about microplastics. It studied how laser-assisted ultrasonic surface treatment improves the fatigue crack resistance and microstructure of 3D-printed titanium alloy parts. The term 'plastic deformation' here refers to metal deformation processes, not plastic pollution.

2024 Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance 8 citations
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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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Damping behavior of 316L lattice structures produced by Selective Laser Melting

Researchers used a metal 3D-printing technique called Selective Laser Melting to produce steel specimens with internal lattice structures and measured how well these structures absorbed vibration (damping capacity). The study found that lattice structures can be engineered to improve energy absorption relative to their weight, relevant to manufacturing and not directly related to microplastics.

2018 Materials & Design 78 citations
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Stochastic Virtual Tests for High-Temperature Ceramic Matrix Composites

This review covers the development of computational 'virtual tests' to predict how high-temperature ceramic composites fail under stress, combining advanced imaging with material simulations. This is a specialized aerospace materials engineering study with no direct connection to microplastics or environmental health.

2014 Annual Review of Materials Research 76 citations
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Microplasticity Detected by an Acoustic Technique

This materials science paper describes an acoustic technique that detects microplastic deformation events — tiny slip occurrences within metal crystals during loading — by monitoring longitudinal oscillations. 'Microplasticity' here refers to microscale plastic deformation in crystalline materials and is unrelated to environmental plastic pollution.

1967 Canadian Journal of Physics 122 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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Microstructural and Mechanical Properties of Al2O3 and Al2O3/TiB2 Ceramics Consolidated by Plasma Pressure Compaction

Pure alumina and alumina-titanium diboride ceramic composites were produced using plasma pressure compaction sintering and compared for hardness, elastic modulus, and fracture toughness. The composite material showed improved performance in some mechanical properties compared to pure alumina. These findings support the development of high-performance ceramic materials for industrial applications.

2022 Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance 4 citations