Metallography, Microstructure, and Analysis - ASM Top Downloaded Articles 2023

1. The Fractography and Crack Patterns of Broken Glass (this opens in a new tab)

2. The Effects of Sulfide Inclusions on Mechanical Properties and Failures of Steel Components (this opens in a new tab)

3. An Overview of the Approaches for Automotive Safety Integrity Levels Allocation (this opens in a new tab)

4. UV Aging Effects on Polycarbonate Properties (this opens in a new tab)

5. Analyzing the Failure of Welded Steel Components in Construction Systems (this opens in a new tab)

6. Managing Cold Temperature and Brittle Fracture Hazards in Pressure Vessels (this opens in a new tab)

7. The Alexander L. Kielland Disaster Revisited: A Review by an Experienced Welding Engineer of the Catastrophic North Sea Platform Collapse (this opens in a new tab)

8. Revolutionizing Failure Modes and Effects Analysis with ChatGPT: Unleashing the Power of AI Language Models (this opens in a new tab)

9. Preload from Tightening and Removal Torque (this opens in a new tab)

10. Material Failure Analysis of Three In-flight Wing Fractures of Wooden Aircraft (this opens in a new tab)

11. Fracture Surface Analysis of 3D-Printed Tensile Specimens of Novel ABS-Based Materials (this opens in a new tab)

12. An Analysis of Failures Leading to Fire Accidents in Hospitals; with Specific Reference to India (this opens in a new tab)

13. The Effect of Phosphate on the Properties of Copper Drinking Water Pipes Experiencing Localized Corrosion (this opens in a new tab)

14. Wheel Attachment Failures in Light-Duty Vehicles (this opens in a new tab)

15. Steel Wire Ropes Service Life (this opens in a new tab)

16. Case Studies in Graphitic Corrosion of Cast Iron Pipe (this opens in a new tab)

17. Microstructural Aspects of Premature Pitting Corrosion of Steel Pipe–Case Study (this opens in a new tab)

18. Using Finite Element Analysis to Assess and Prevent the Failure of Safety Critical Structures (this opens in a new tab)

19. Analysis of Chip Generation During Bar Rolling (this opens in a new tab)

20. Failure and Fracture Analysis of Austenitic Stainless Steel Marine Propeller Shaft (this opens in a new tab)

21. Hydrogen-Assisted Cracking Fracture Analysis using High-Speed Camera and Delayed Hydrogen Cracking Test (this opens in a new tab)

22. Failure Analysis of a Welded AISI321 Steel Bleed Air Connector of an Aircraft Engine (this opens in a new tab)

23. Failure Analysis and Mechanical Characterization of 3D Printed ABS With Respect to Layer Thickness and Orientation (this opens in a new tab)

24. Analysis of Premature Failure of a PVC Water Pipe (this opens in a new tab)

25. The Influence of Critical Flow Velocity on Corrosion of Stainless Steel (this opens in a new tab)

1. Metal Additive Manufacturing: A Review (this opens in a new tab)

2. Robust Metal Additive Manufacturing Process Selection and Development for Aerospace Components (this opens in a new tab)

3. Residual Stress and Distortion during Quench Hardening of Steels: A Review (this opens in a new tab)

4. Additive Manufacturing of Metallic Materials: A Review (this opens in a new tab)

5. A Comprehensive Examination of High-Temperature Hydrogen Attack—A Review of over a Century of Investigations (this opens in a new tab)

6. Correlation of Yield Strength and Tensile Strength with Hardness for Steels (this opens in a new tab)

7. Post-Process Treatments for Additive-Manufactured Metallic Structures: A Comprehensive Review (this opens in a new tab)

8. Corrosion, Corrosion Fatigue, and Protection of Magnesium Alloys: Mechanisms, Measurements, and Mitigation (this opens in a new tab)

9. Defects in Metal Additive Manufacturing Processes (this opens in a new tab)

10. Effects of Post-processing on the Surface Finish, Porosity, Residual Stresses, and Fatigue Performance of Additive Manufactured Metals: A Review (this opens in a new tab)

11. Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Ti6Al4V Parts Fabricated by Selective Laser Melting and Electron Beam Melting (this opens in a new tab)

12. Aluminum-Copper-Lithium Alloy 2050 Developed for Medium to Thick Plate (this opens in a new tab)

13. Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing: A Comprehensive Review and Research Directions (this opens in a new tab)

14. Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, and Martensitic Transformation in NiTi Shape Memory Alloy Fabricated Using Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing Technique (this opens in a new tab)

15. Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Ti-6Al-4V Manufactured by Selective Laser Melting after Stress Relieving, Hot Isostatic Pressing Treatment, and Post-Heat Treatment (this opens in a new tab)

16. 3D-Printed Objects for Multipurpose Applications (this opens in a new tab)

17. The State of the Art for Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing Process of Titanium Alloys for Aerospace Applications (this opens in a new tab)

18. Innovative and Highly Productive Joining Technologies for Multi-Material Lightweight Car Body Structures (this opens in a new tab)

19. Improved High-Temperature Aluminum Alloys Containing Cerium (this opens in a new tab)

20. A Review on Additive Manufacturing Processes of Inconel 625 (this opens in a new tab)

21. Investigating the Dimensional Accuracy and Surface Roughness for 3D Printed Parts Using a Multi-jet Printer (this opens in a new tab)

22. Effect of Cooling Rate on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Thin-Walled Ductile Iron Castings (this opens in a new tab)

23. Beta Titanium Alloys Processed By Laser Powder Bed Fusion: A Review (this opens in a new tab)

24. Engineering Framework for Assessing Materials and Processes for In-Space Manufacturing (this opens in a new tab)

25. Fabrication of Al/Mg Bimetallic Thin-Walled Ultrafine-Grained Tube by Severe Plastic Deformation (this opens in a new tab)

1. The Onsager Reciprocity Relations Revisited (this opens in a new tab)

2. Molten Salts: Thermal Energy Storage and Heat Transfer Media (this opens in a new tab)

3. Diffusion Coefficients and Phase Equilibria of the Cu-Zn Binary System Studied Using Diffusion Couples (this opens in a new tab)

4. The Al-Rich Part of the Fe-Al Phase Diagram (this opens in a new tab)

5. Phase Diagrams: The Beginning of Wisdom (this opens in a new tab)

6. Phase Stability Through Machine Learning (this opens in a new tab)

7. The Cu–Sn System: A Comprehensive Review of the Crystal Structures of its Stable and Metastable Phases (this opens in a new tab)

8. A Revision of the Sb-Te Binary Phase Diagram and Crystal Structure of the Modulated γ-Phase Field (this opens in a new tab)

9. Splitting of γ′ Precipitates in the Context of Phase Equilibrium (this opens in a new tab)

10. Mean Field Modeling of Grain Growth and Zener Pinning (this opens in a new tab)

11. Experimental Study of the Ternary Phase Diagram Al–Ge–Mg (this opens in a new tab)

12. Stability of High Entropy Alloys to Spinodal Decomposition (this opens in a new tab)

13. Temperature-Dependent Configurational Entropy Calculations for Refractory High-Entropy Alloys (this opens in a new tab)

14. Experimental Investigation of Phase Relations and Thermodynamic Modelling of the Fe-Mn-Zr System (this opens in a new tab)

15. Phase Equilibria in the Ti-Rich Part of the Ti-Al-Nb System—Part I: Low-Temperature Phase Equilibria Between 700 and 900 °C (this opens in a new tab)

16. Measurement of Interdiffusion and Tracer Diffusion Coefficients in FCC Co-Cr-Fe-Ni Multi-Principal Element Alloy (this opens in a new tab)

17. Melting Point of Pure Cr and Phase Equilibria in the Cr-Si Binary System (this opens in a new tab)

18. A Systematic First-Principles Study of Computational Parameters Affecting Self-diffusion Coefficients in FCC Ag, Cu, and Ni (this opens in a new tab)

19. Simplified Growth Model for Multicomponent Systems - Inclusion of PARA and NPLE Conditions (this opens in a new tab)

20. Simple Approach for Evaluating the Possibility of Sluggish Diffusion in High-Entropy Alloys (this opens in a new tab)

21. Phase Equilibria in the Ti-Rich Part of the Ti-Al-Nb System—Part II: High-Temperature Phase Equilibria Between 1000 and 1300 °C (this opens in a new tab)

22. Zentropy Theory for Positive and Negative Thermal Expansion (this opens in a new tab)

23. Significant Figures and False Precision (this opens in a new tab)

24. The High-Temperature Cu-Fe-S System: Thermodynamic Analysis and Prediction of the Liquid–Solid Phase Range (this opens in a new tab)

25. An Ontological Basis for the Diffusion Theory (this opens in a new tab)

1. Thermal Spray High-Entropy Alloy Coatings: A Review (this opens in a new tab)

2. Beyond Traditional Coatings: A Review on Thermal-Sprayed Functional and Smart Coatings (this opens in a new tab)

3. A Critical Analysis of the Tensile Adhesion Test for Thermally Sprayed Coatings (this opens in a new tab)

4. A Review of Thermally Sprayed Polymer Coatings (this opens in a new tab)

5. Current Implementation Status of Cold Spray Technology: A Short Review (this opens in a new tab)

6. The 2016 Thermal Spray Roadmap (this opens in a new tab)

7. Cold Spray: Over 30 Years of Development Toward a Hot Future (this opens in a new tab)

8. The Bonding Formation during Thermal Spraying of Ceramic Coatings: A Review (this opens in a new tab)

9. Perspective: Challenges in the Aerospace Marketplace and Growth Opportunities for Thermal Spray (this opens in a new tab)

10. Thermally Sprayed Functional Coatings and Multilayers: A Selection of Historical Applications and Potential Pathways for Future Innovation (this opens in a new tab)

11. Suspension and Solution Precursor Plasma and HVOF Spray: A Review (this opens in a new tab)

12. Arc Plasma Torch Modeling (this opens in a new tab)

13. Thermal Spraying of Ultra-High Temperature Ceramics: A Review on Processing Routes and Performance (this opens in a new tab)

14. Microstructural, Mechanical and Wear Properties of Atmospheric Plasma-Sprayed and High-Velocity Oxy-Fuel AlCoCrFeNi Equiatomic High-Entropy Alloys (HEAs) Coatings (this opens in a new tab)

15. Wetting Behavior and Functionality Restoration of Cold-Sprayed Aluminum-Quasicrystalline Composite Coatings (this opens in a new tab)

16. Advances in Thermal Spray Coatings for Gas Turbines and Energy Generation: A Review (this opens in a new tab)

17. Advances in Corrosion-Resistant Thermal Spray Coatings for Renewable Energy Power Plants. Part I: Effect of Composition and Microstructure (this opens in a new tab)

18. From Particle Acceleration to Impact and Bonding in Cold Spraying (this opens in a new tab)

19. Effect of Cathode-Plasma Coupling on Plasma Torch Operation Predicted by a 3D Two-Temperature Electric Arc Model (this opens in a new tab)

20. Evaluation of New High Entropy Alloy as Thermal Sprayed Bondcoat in Thermal Barrier Coatings (this opens in a new tab)

21. Perspectives on Environmental Barrier Coatings (EBCs) Manufactured via Air Plasma Spray (APS) on Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs): A Tutorial Paper (this opens in a new tab)

22. Thermal Spray Coatings for Protection Against Microbiologically Induced Corrosion: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives (this opens in a new tab)

23. A Perspective on Thermally Sprayed Thermal Barrier Coatings: Current Status and Trends (this opens in a new tab)

24. Ceramic Top Coats of Plasma-Sprayed Thermal Barrier Coatings: Materials, Processes, and Properties (this opens in a new tab)

25. Steam Degradation of Ytterbium Disilicate Environmental Barrier Coatings: Effect of Composition, Microstructure and Temperature (this opens in a new tab)

1. Microstructural Development in Inconel 718 Nickel-Based Superalloy Additively Manufactured by Laser Powder Bed Fusion (this opens in a new tab)

2. Quenching and Partitioning Steel Heat Treatment (this opens in a new tab)

3. Heat Treating of Nonferrous Alloys (this opens in a new tab)

4. A Metallographic Review of 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing of Metal and Alloy Products and Components (this opens in a new tab)

5. Early Efforts to Smelt Iron in Central Anatolia: Analysis of Iron Artefacts from the Bronze Age in Kaman-Kalehöyük (this opens in a new tab)

6. A New Metallographic Technique for Revealing Grain Boundaries in Aluminum Alloys (this opens in a new tab)

7. The Tensile Properties of Pearlite, Bainite, and Spheroidite (this opens in a new tab)

8. The Cast Aluminum Cap on the Washington Monument (this opens in a new tab)

9. Principles of Image Analysis (this opens in a new tab)

10. Effect of Cooling Rate on Phase Transformation Kinetics and Microstructure of Nb–Ti Microalloyed Low Carbon HSLA Steel (this opens in a new tab)

11. Duplex Steels: Part I: Genesis, Formation, Structure (this opens in a new tab)

12. Effect of Silicon Content on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Dual-Phase Steels (this opens in a new tab)

13. Recrystallization, Grain Growth, and Color Etching to Design an Artistic Microstructure in Cartridge Brass (C26000) (this opens in a new tab)

14. Metallographic Investigation of the Bronze Sword from Vértesszőlős (this opens in a new tab)

15. Effect of Plasma Nitriding on Structure and Properties of Titanium Grade 2 Produced by Direct Metal Laser Sintering (this opens in a new tab)

16. The Importance of Science Communication (this opens in a new tab)

17. Development of a Heat Treating Process for 9254 Steel Used to Create the Winning Entry in the 2022 Heat Treating Society Strong Bar Competition (this opens in a new tab)

18. Geochemical Link Between Slag Inclusion and Hammerscale, a Potential New Tool to Better Understand the Iron Supply of an Archaeological Workshop (this opens in a new tab)

19. Comparative Study of Microstructure and Properties of Hypoeutectic Al-Si Alloys Being Cast With and Without Melt Thermal Treatment (this opens in a new tab)

20. Martensite Fractions Measured by XRD on Fracture Surfaces of Austenitic Stainless Steels Tensile Tested in Gaseous Helium and Hydrogen (this opens in a new tab)

21. Effect of Al Content on the Microstructure and Properties of As-Cast AlxCoCrCuFe Alloys (this opens in a new tab)

22. Duplex Steels. Part II: Carbides and Nitrides (this opens in a new tab)

23. Effect of Casting Thickness on the Solidification Characteristics and Microstructural Parameters of Near-Eutectic Al-Si Alloy Produced by Ablation Casting Process (this opens in a new tab)

24. Evaluation of the Applicability of Computer-Aided Porosity Testing Methods for Different Pore Structures (this opens in a new tab)

25. Microstructural Evaluation of Copper Brazed Joints Using Silver-Based Filler Metal (this opens in a new tab)

1. Fatigue, Fracture, and Crack Arrest from Bending Induced Pre-strain in Superelastic Nitinol (this opens in a new tab)

2. Pre-strain and Mean Strain Effects on the Fatigue Behavior of Superelastic Nitinol Medical Devices (this opens in a new tab)

3. Localized Plastic Deformation of Superelastic NiTi Wires in Tension (this opens in a new tab)

4. Thin-Film Superelastic Alloys for Stretchable Electronics (this opens in a new tab)

5. Additive Manufacturing of Binary Ni–Ti Shape Memory Alloys Using Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion: Functional Reversibility Through Minor Alloy Modification and Carbide Formation (this opens in a new tab)

6. Caloric Effects Induced by Uniform and Non-uniform Stress in Shape-Memory Materials (this opens in a new tab)

7. Tensile Deformation of B19′ Martensite in Nanocrystalline NiTi Wires (this opens in a new tab)

8. Processing and Scalability of NiTiHf High-Temperature Shape Memory Alloys (this opens in a new tab)

9. Advancing Nitinol Implant Design and Simulation Through Data-Driven Methodologies (this opens in a new tab)

10. Applying Full-Field Measurement Techniques for the Thermomechanical Characterization of Shape Memory Alloys: A Review and Classification (this opens in a new tab)

11. Numerical Investigation on the Effect of Inclusions on the Local Fatigue Strain in Superelastic NiTi Alloy (this opens in a new tab)

12. Myths and Truths of Nitinol Mechanics: Elasticity and Tension–Compression Asymmetry (this opens in a new tab)

13. On the Importance of Structural and Functional Fatigue in Shape Memory Technology (this opens in a new tab)

14. Electron Beam Welding of Hot-Rolled Fe–Mn–Al–Ni Shape Memory Alloy Sheets (this opens in a new tab)

15. Building Orientation and Heat Treatments Effect on the Pseudoelastic Properties of NiTi Produced by LPBF (this opens in a new tab)

16. Coupled Finite Element Simulation of Shape Memory Bending Microactuator (this opens in a new tab)

17. The Effect of Increasing Chemical Complexity on the Mechanical and Functional Behavior of NiTi-Related Shape Memory Alloys (this opens in a new tab)

18. Functional Fatigue of NiTi Shape Memory Alloy: Effect of Loading Frequency and Source of Residual Strains (this opens in a new tab)

19. Fatigue-Resistant Heterogeneous Gradient Nanocrystalline NiTi Shape Memory Alloy Fabricated by Pre-Strain Laser Shock Peening (this opens in a new tab)

20. Analysis of the Local Functional Evolution in NiTi Shape Memory Alloys by Multicycle Nanoindentations (this opens in a new tab)

21. Finite Strain Constitutive Modelling of Shape Memory Alloys Considering Partial Phase Transformation with Transformation-Induced Plasticity (this opens in a new tab)

22. Damping Behavior in a Wide Temperature Range of FeMn-Like High Entropy Shape Memory Alloys (this opens in a new tab)

23. Unequally and Non-linearly Weighted Averaging Operators as a General Homogenization Approach for Phase Field Modeling of Phase Transforming Materials (this opens in a new tab)

24. Investigation and Composition Characterization of a “NiTi-like” Alloy Combining High Temperature Shape Memory and High Entropy (this opens in a new tab)

25. Effect of Crystallographic Orientation and Grain Boundaries on Martensitic Transformation and Superelastic Response of Oligocrystalline Fe–Mn–Al–Ni Shape Memory Alloys (this opens in a new tab)