Pub Date : 2025-12-09DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2025.115292
Gao Deng , Nannan Zhang , Wenyu Liao , Yongjia He , Linnu Lu , Lingyu Chi , Hongyan Ma
Blast-furnace slag, which contains high levels of CaO (and MgO), holds potential as a feedstock for CO2 capture and storage. This study investigates the phase transitions occurring during the wet carbonation of ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBFS), characterizes the physical and chemical properties of carbonated GGBFS (CS), evaluates its pozzolanic reactivity, and examines the microstructure and performance of cement pastes blended with GGBFS or CS. The findings reveal that aragonite and calcite, the primary carbonation products, precipitate on the surface of GGBFS, hindering its dissolution and thereby reducing both the pozzolanic reactivity and the early strength of cement pastes. Nevertheless, the 28-day strength of CS blended pastes is comparable to that of GGBFS blends, due to the improved pore structure and the interfacial transition zone between CS and hydration products, which is attributed to the stabilization of ettringite and the formation of monocarboaluminate and hemicarboaluminate phases induced by the calcium carbonate introduced through CS. This characteristic implies extra benefits of using CS against GGBFS apart from CO2 sequestration, that is, the potential of CS to be used in projects requiring low early-age heat.
{"title":"Carbonated blast-furnace slag as supplementary cementitious material: Phase transition and effect on cement hydration","authors":"Gao Deng , Nannan Zhang , Wenyu Liao , Yongjia He , Linnu Lu , Lingyu Chi , Hongyan Ma","doi":"10.1016/j.matdes.2025.115292","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matdes.2025.115292","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Blast-furnace slag, which contains high levels of CaO (and MgO), holds potential as a feedstock for CO<sub>2</sub> capture and storage. This study investigates the phase transitions occurring during the wet carbonation of ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBFS), characterizes the physical and chemical properties of carbonated GGBFS (CS), evaluates its pozzolanic reactivity, and examines the microstructure and performance of cement pastes blended with GGBFS or CS. The findings reveal that aragonite and calcite, the primary carbonation products, precipitate on the surface of GGBFS, hindering its dissolution and thereby reducing both the pozzolanic reactivity and the early strength of cement pastes. Nevertheless, the 28-day strength of CS blended pastes is comparable to that of GGBFS blends, due to the improved pore structure and the interfacial transition zone between CS and hydration products, which is attributed to the stabilization of ettringite and the formation of monocarboaluminate and hemicarboaluminate phases induced by the calcium carbonate introduced through CS. This characteristic implies extra benefits of using CS against GGBFS apart from CO<sub>2</sub> sequestration, that is, the potential of CS to be used in projects requiring low early-age heat.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":383,"journal":{"name":"Materials & Design","volume":"261 ","pages":"Article 115292"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145749716","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-09DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2025.115307
Akshat Agha, Janet B. Davis, Sergio L. dos Santos e Lucato
Understanding the temperature-dependent mechanical properties of metallic alloys is essential for informed engineering design. However, conventional elevated temperature tensile testing is costly, time-consuming, and inefficient. This paper introduces a novel, rapid, and accurate approach for characterizing these properties using a specially designed test sample − MAPS that works at the intersection of full-field optical strain and thermal measurements, and machine learning (ML). The MAPS sample is engineered to exhibit a controlled temperature gradient across its surface, enabling simultaneous acquisition of strain and thermal data at multiple temperatures in a single test. A finite element twin of the MAPS sample is used to generate synthetic training data based on known alloy properties. A Multi-Layer Perceptron (MLP) model is then trained to infer full-field stress distributions from experimental strain and temperature data, allowing the derivation of stress–strain curves across a range of temperatures for novel alloys. The proposed MAPS methodology was validated against conventional dogbone tensile tests conducted on four diverse materials − AA6061-T6, SS301-H12, SS304 and 15-5PH steel. The approach shows good generalizability across material families, showcasing its potential to revolutionize high-throughput temperature-dependent mechanical testing by enabling faster, more cost-effective material characterization for advanced engineering applications.
{"title":"Novel approach to rapid and accurate temperature-dependent mechanical testing using machine learning","authors":"Akshat Agha, Janet B. Davis, Sergio L. dos Santos e Lucato","doi":"10.1016/j.matdes.2025.115307","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matdes.2025.115307","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Understanding the temperature-dependent mechanical properties of metallic alloys is essential for informed engineering design. However, conventional elevated temperature tensile testing is costly, time-consuming, and inefficient. This paper introduces a novel, rapid, and accurate approach for characterizing these properties using a specially designed test sample − MAPS that works at the intersection of full-field optical strain and thermal measurements, and machine learning (ML). The MAPS sample is engineered to exhibit a controlled temperature gradient across its surface, enabling simultaneous acquisition of strain and thermal data at multiple temperatures in a single test. A finite element twin of the MAPS sample is used to generate synthetic training data based on known alloy properties. A Multi-Layer Perceptron (MLP) model is then trained to infer full-field stress distributions from experimental strain and temperature data, allowing the derivation of stress–strain curves across a range of temperatures for novel alloys. The proposed MAPS methodology was validated against conventional dogbone tensile tests conducted on four diverse materials − AA6061-T6, SS301-H12, SS304 and 15-5PH steel. The approach shows good generalizability across material families, showcasing its potential to revolutionize high-throughput temperature-dependent mechanical testing by enabling faster, more cost-effective material characterization for advanced engineering applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":383,"journal":{"name":"Materials & Design","volume":"261 ","pages":"Article 115307"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145798390","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-09DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2025.115293
Po-Chun Li , Andi Magattang Gafur Muchlis , Chaochin Su , Ling Hsuan Chung , Yan Chung Lai , Yuan-Hong Chen , Jung-An Cheng , Hoang-Duy Nguyen , Si-Han Wu , Chun Che Lin
This study introduces a low-carbon, low-hazard synthesis method by lowering the traditional hot injection temperature to 60 °C and avoiding high-toxicity solvents, thereby reducing energy use and organic waste for more sustainable production. Lead oxide, formamidine acetate, and benzoyl bromide were employed as precursors, followed by post-treatment with KBr salts to enhance environmental stability and enable powderization of the material. The resulting FAPbBr3@KBr heterostructure shows a sharp photoluminescent peak at 535 nm with a narrow full width at half maximum of ∼20 nm. Stability tests revealed no decrease in photoluminescence intensity for solution samples stored at room temperature or 60 °C after 14 days. Even after heating to 80 °C and cooling, the intensity retained 99 % of its initial value. In summary, this work presents a milder synthesis and post-treatment strategy that significantly improves stability, supporting the future commercialization of perovskite nanocrystals.
{"title":"Low-carbon, low-hazard synthesis of FAPbBr3 perovskite nanocrystals with KBr post-treatment for ultra-stable pure-green heterostructured luminescent powder","authors":"Po-Chun Li , Andi Magattang Gafur Muchlis , Chaochin Su , Ling Hsuan Chung , Yan Chung Lai , Yuan-Hong Chen , Jung-An Cheng , Hoang-Duy Nguyen , Si-Han Wu , Chun Che Lin","doi":"10.1016/j.matdes.2025.115293","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matdes.2025.115293","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study introduces a low-carbon, low-hazard synthesis method by lowering the traditional hot injection temperature to 60 °C and avoiding high-toxicity solvents, thereby reducing energy use and organic waste for more sustainable production. Lead oxide, formamidine acetate, and benzoyl bromide were employed as precursors, followed by post-treatment with KBr salts to enhance environmental stability and enable powderization of the material. The resulting FAPbBr<sub>3</sub>@KBr heterostructure shows a sharp photoluminescent peak at 535 nm with a narrow full width at half maximum of ∼20 nm. Stability tests revealed no decrease in photoluminescence intensity for solution samples stored at room temperature or 60 °C after 14 days. Even after heating to 80 °C and cooling, the intensity retained 99 % of its initial value. In summary, this work presents a milder synthesis and post-treatment strategy that significantly improves stability, supporting the future commercialization of perovskite nanocrystals.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":383,"journal":{"name":"Materials & Design","volume":"261 ","pages":"Article 115293"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145749671","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-08DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2025.115295
Haitao Liu , Lianyi Wang , Hao Luo , Yi Ru
Preform structural design is a key strategy for achieving performance customization in ceramic matrix composites. This study selected three preforms with typical structural characteristics: 2.5D needle-punched, 2.5D stitched, and 3D orthogonal. The governing mechanisms of their architectural differences on the microstructure and macroscopic properties of C/C-SiC-ZrC composites fabricated by reactive melt infiltration (RMI) were systematically investigated. The results indicate that the straight and continuous fiber bundles in the 3D orthogonal architecture significantly enhance load transfer efficiency, increasing the tensile strength by 97.23 % and 65.66 % compared to the 2.5D needle-punched and stitched architectures, respectively. In contrast, the 2.5D needle-punched architecture promotes uniform distribution and high densification of the ceramic phase, exhibiting the best ablation resistance with linear and mass ablation rates of −1.36 ± 0.057 μm/s and 2.57 ± 0.178 mg/s, respectively. This study provides guidance for the preform design of ceramic matrix composites for extreme environments: the 3D orthogonal structure is suitable for high-load-bearing components, while the 2.5D needle-punched structure is specialized for ablation-resistant parts.
预制体结构设计是实现陶瓷基复合材料性能定制的关键策略。本研究选取了三种具有典型结构特征的预制件:2.5D针刺预制件、2.5D缝合预制件和3D正交预制件。系统研究了结构差异对反应熔体渗透法制备C/C- sic - zrc复合材料微观结构和宏观性能的影响机理。结果表明,与2.5D打针结构和2.5D缝合结构相比,直线型和连续型纤维束在三维正交结构中显著提高了载荷传递效率,拉伸强度分别提高了97.23%和65.66%。相比之下,2.5D针孔结构有利于陶瓷相的均匀分布和高密度化,具有最佳的抗烧蚀性能,线性烧蚀速率为- 1.36±0.057 μm/s,质量烧蚀速率为2.57±0.178 mg/s。该研究为极端环境下陶瓷基复合材料预成形设计提供了指导:三维正交结构适用于高承重部件,而2.5D针刺结构适用于耐烧蚀部件。
{"title":"Governing mechanisms of 2.5D/3D preform architectures on the microstructure, mechanical and ablation behaviors of C/C-SiC-ZrC composites","authors":"Haitao Liu , Lianyi Wang , Hao Luo , Yi Ru","doi":"10.1016/j.matdes.2025.115295","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matdes.2025.115295","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Preform structural design is a key strategy for achieving performance customization in ceramic matrix composites. This study selected three preforms with typical structural characteristics: 2.5D needle-punched, 2.5D stitched, and 3D orthogonal. The governing mechanisms of their architectural differences on the microstructure and macroscopic properties of C/C-SiC-ZrC composites fabricated by reactive melt infiltration (RMI) were systematically investigated. The results indicate that the straight and continuous fiber bundles in the 3D orthogonal architecture significantly enhance load transfer efficiency, increasing the tensile strength by 97.23 % and 65.66 % compared to the 2.5D needle-punched and stitched architectures, respectively. In contrast, the 2.5D needle-punched architecture promotes uniform distribution and high densification of the ceramic phase, exhibiting the best ablation resistance with linear and mass ablation rates of −1.36 ± 0.057 μm/s and 2.57 ± 0.178 mg/s, respectively. This study provides guidance for the preform design of ceramic matrix composites for extreme environments: the 3D orthogonal structure is suitable for high-load-bearing components, while the 2.5D needle-punched structure is specialized for ablation-resistant parts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":383,"journal":{"name":"Materials & Design","volume":"261 ","pages":"Article 115295"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145749719","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-08DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2025.115297
Qian Li , Youping Sun , Rong Ma , Bo Lin , Kaifei Zhang , Chenglong Liu
The widespread application of construction machinery and equipment in the extremely cold mining market has led to an increasing demand for material impact resistance. This article investigates the effects of different welding wires on the microstructure and low-temperature impact performance of welded joints. These welded parts are widely used in the production of component materials for engineering machinery equipment operating in extremely cold markets, with the aim of obtaining materials with higher low-temperature impact toughness and mechanical properties. Microstructure analysis is conducted through electron backscatter diffraction experiments. The findings demonstrate that variations exist in the mechanical properties of distinct welded joints, arising from the combined effects of fine grain strengthening and dislocation strengthening mechanisms. Through the simulation of molten pool solidification, it was observed that different alloying elements exert a notable influence on the crystalline phase transformation during the solidification process. This gives rise to substantial discrepancies in grain size, high-angle grain boundaries, and dislocation density. These results suggest that titanium contributes to facilitating the nucleation of acicular ferrite, which leads to fracture that an energy-intensive form as the primary mode of impact fracture. This effect effectively suppresses crack propagation and enhances the low-temperature impact toughness of the welded joints.
{"title":"Mechanism study on the microstructure and low-temperature toughness of Q355E welded joints with different wire compositions","authors":"Qian Li , Youping Sun , Rong Ma , Bo Lin , Kaifei Zhang , Chenglong Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.matdes.2025.115297","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matdes.2025.115297","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The widespread application of construction machinery and equipment in the extremely cold mining market has led to an increasing demand for material impact resistance. This article investigates the effects of different welding wires on the microstructure and low-temperature impact performance of welded joints. These welded parts are widely used in the production of component materials for engineering machinery equipment operating in extremely cold markets, with the aim of obtaining materials with higher low-temperature impact toughness and mechanical properties. Microstructure analysis is conducted through electron backscatter diffraction experiments. The findings demonstrate that variations exist in the mechanical properties of distinct welded joints, arising from the combined effects of fine grain strengthening and dislocation strengthening mechanisms. Through the simulation of molten pool solidification, it was observed that different alloying elements exert a notable influence on the crystalline phase transformation during the solidification process. This gives rise to substantial discrepancies in grain size, high-angle grain boundaries, and dislocation density. These results suggest that titanium contributes to facilitating the nucleation of acicular ferrite, which leads to fracture that an energy-intensive form as the primary mode of impact fracture. This effect effectively suppresses crack propagation and enhances the low-temperature impact toughness of the welded joints.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":383,"journal":{"name":"Materials & Design","volume":"261 ","pages":"Article 115297"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145749677","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Calcium and magnesium vanadates in the CaO-V2O5 and MgO-V2O5 systems have attracted considerable attention as potential low-temperature cofired ceramics (LTCC) owing to their relatively low melting temperatures, wide compositional tunability, and promising dielectric performance. In this study, key phase diagram experiments were conducted for both systems using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and simultaneous thermal analysis (STA). Notably, Ca7V4O17 was identified in the CaO-V2O5 system. The thermodynamic modeling of these two systems was reconstructed using the CALPHAD (CALculation of PHAse Diagrams) approach, incorporating a critical evaluation of all available phase diagram data and thermodynamic properties. The experimental results were successfully reproduced across the entire compositional range, yielding a self-consistent set of model parameters for both solid and liquid phases. The developed thermodynamic database was further applied to simulate synthesis conditions and evaluate the phase stability of calcium and magnesium vanadates, providing valuable insights into their potential application as LTCC materials.
{"title":"Optimizing phase stability and synthesis of calcium/magnesium vanadates for low-temperature cofired ceramics: Phase diagram study and thermodynamic modelling","authors":"Guishang Pei , Zhuoyang Li , Mengjiao Jiao , In-Ho Jung , Xuewei Lv","doi":"10.1016/j.matdes.2025.115302","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matdes.2025.115302","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Calcium and magnesium vanadates in the CaO-V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> and MgO-V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> systems have attracted considerable attention as potential low-temperature cofired ceramics (LTCC) owing to their relatively low melting temperatures, wide compositional tunability, and promising dielectric performance. In this study, key phase diagram experiments were conducted for both systems using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and simultaneous thermal analysis (STA). Notably, Ca<sub>7</sub>V<sub>4</sub>O<sub>17</sub> was identified in the CaO-V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> system. The thermodynamic modeling of these two systems was reconstructed using the CALPHAD (CALculation of PHAse Diagrams) approach, incorporating a critical evaluation of all available phase diagram data and thermodynamic properties. The experimental results were successfully reproduced across the entire compositional range, yielding a self-consistent set of model parameters for both solid and liquid phases. The developed thermodynamic database was further applied to simulate synthesis conditions and evaluate the phase stability of calcium and magnesium vanadates, providing valuable insights into their potential application as LTCC materials.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":383,"journal":{"name":"Materials & Design","volume":"261 ","pages":"Article 115302"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145705749","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-08DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2025.115250
Amirreza Mohammadi, Abolfazl Malti, Abbas Montazeri
Titanium (Ti) and its alloys are widely employed in dental implants because of their outstanding mechanical properties and biocompatibility. Recently, selective laser melting (SLM), as a widely adopted additive manufacturing (AM) technique, has gained significant attention for producing medical devices, including implants with complex geometries and high dimensional precision. In SLM, precise adjustment of processing parameters is essential to control microstructure and optimize performance. Despite extensive experimental and numerical efforts, a comprehensive atomic-scale understanding of how SLM process parameters collectively influence microstructure evolution, porosity formation, atomic dynamics, and mechanical behavior in pure Ti remains limited. In this study, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were utilized to bridge this knowledge gap by systematically examining the critical SLM parameters affecting the microstructural, dynamic, and mechanical responses of nanostructured Ti. Results, validated against experimental observations, revealed that laser power, scan speed, and substrate temperature critically influence Ti microstructures and strength. Increasing power up to 400 eV and substrate preheating enhanced densification and reduced porosity, while excessive scan speeds (>2 Å/ps) caused defect-induced reductions in strength. This study clarifies the relationships between SLM parameters, microstructural evolution, and mechanical response, offering transferable design insights for tailoring process conditions to achieve optimized properties in Ti-based biomedical components.
{"title":"From SLM process parameters to performance: microstructure and mechanics of nanostructured titanium","authors":"Amirreza Mohammadi, Abolfazl Malti, Abbas Montazeri","doi":"10.1016/j.matdes.2025.115250","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matdes.2025.115250","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Titanium (Ti) and its alloys are widely employed in dental implants because of their outstanding mechanical properties and biocompatibility. Recently, selective laser melting (SLM), as a widely adopted additive manufacturing (AM) technique, has gained significant attention for producing medical devices, including implants with complex geometries and high dimensional precision. In SLM, precise adjustment of processing parameters is essential to control microstructure and optimize performance. Despite extensive experimental and numerical efforts, a comprehensive atomic-scale understanding of how SLM process parameters collectively influence microstructure evolution, porosity formation, atomic dynamics, and mechanical behavior in pure Ti remains limited. In this study, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were utilized to bridge this knowledge gap by systematically examining the critical SLM parameters affecting the microstructural, dynamic, and mechanical responses of nanostructured Ti. Results, validated against experimental observations, revealed that laser power, scan speed, and substrate temperature critically influence Ti microstructures and strength. Increasing power up to 400 eV and substrate preheating enhanced densification and reduced porosity, while excessive scan speeds (>2 Å/ps) caused defect-induced reductions in strength. This study clarifies the relationships between SLM parameters, microstructural evolution, and mechanical response, offering transferable design insights for tailoring process conditions to achieve optimized properties in Ti-based biomedical components.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":383,"journal":{"name":"Materials & Design","volume":"261 ","pages":"Article 115250"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145749617","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-08DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2025.115260
Suvi Santa-aho , Julian Rozo Vasquez , Sami Kaappa , Mari Honkanen , Lasse Laurson , Simon Strodick , Frank Walther , Minnamari Vippola
Grains in ferritic steel oriented along the hard magnetization axis exhibit complex magnetic structures, often visualized as maze-like patterns using magnetic force microscopy. Although previously observed, their origin has remained unclear. Our study combines correlative structural analysis—including analytical electron microscopy, magnetic force microscopy, magneto-optical Kerr microscopy, and micromagnetic simulations—to reveal the origin of these patterns. Both experiments and simulations confirm that grains aligned with the hard axis show a maze-like domain structure, while other orientations display simpler configurations. Simulations demonstrate that the maze arises from slight out-of-plane magnetization components along the (111) surface, whereas magnetization remains in-plane on the (110) surface due to energy minimization. Notably, maze-like domains are absent when the surface orientation deviates more than 7 from the hard axis. We also identify a critical thickness range (120–256 nm) necessary for maze formation. Dynamic studies show that maze-like patterns disappear if the magnetic field in the vertical direction increases, while the actual domain walls move between pinning sites. Our comprehensive approach provides quantitative validation for a previously qualitative phenomenon, offering new insight into the magnetic behavior of ferritic steel and the measurable influence of crystallographic orientation and sample thickness on domain structure.
{"title":"Magnetic maze in steel resolved by correlative structural analysis","authors":"Suvi Santa-aho , Julian Rozo Vasquez , Sami Kaappa , Mari Honkanen , Lasse Laurson , Simon Strodick , Frank Walther , Minnamari Vippola","doi":"10.1016/j.matdes.2025.115260","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matdes.2025.115260","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Grains in ferritic steel oriented along the hard magnetization axis exhibit complex magnetic structures, often visualized as maze-like patterns using magnetic force microscopy. Although previously observed, their origin has remained unclear. Our study combines correlative structural analysis—including analytical electron microscopy, magnetic force microscopy, magneto-optical Kerr microscopy, and micromagnetic simulations—to reveal the origin of these patterns. Both experiments and simulations confirm that grains aligned with the hard axis show a maze-like domain structure, while other orientations display simpler configurations. Simulations demonstrate that the maze arises from slight out-of-plane magnetization components along the (111) surface, whereas magnetization remains in-plane on the (110) surface due to energy minimization. Notably, maze-like domains are absent when the surface orientation deviates more than 7<span><math><msup><mspace></mspace><mrow><mo>∘</mo></mrow></msup></math></span> from the hard axis. We also identify a critical thickness range (120–256 nm) necessary for maze formation. Dynamic studies show that maze-like patterns disappear if the magnetic field in the vertical direction increases, while the actual domain walls move between pinning sites. Our comprehensive approach provides quantitative validation for a previously qualitative phenomenon, offering new insight into the magnetic behavior of ferritic steel and the measurable influence of crystallographic orientation and sample thickness on domain structure.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":383,"journal":{"name":"Materials & Design","volume":"261 ","pages":"Article 115260"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145798260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-08DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2025.115296
Jinlei Gai , Xujiao Yang , Yunlong Zhao
This study addresses a critical gap in understanding the influence of cylindrical inhomogeneities on electroacoustic wave scattering in transversely isotropic piezoelectric composites—a promising class of multifunctional building materials. The research focuses on how inclusion properties (e.g., rigid vs. soft, dense vs. lightweight) affect wave scattering behavior under long-wavelength conditions. An analytical model based on integral equations and Green’s function theory was developed to derive exact expressions for the scattering amplitude and total cross-section. Numerical simulations performed in MATLAB reveal that rigid, high-density fibers significantly reduce the scattering cross-sections at higher wavenumbers (ka = 1.0), whereas soft, lightweight fibers enhance scattering, particularly at lower wavenumbers (ka = 0.05). The novelty of this work lies in its multi-scale homogenization framework, which bridges micro-scale scattering mechanisms with macro-scale wave propagation properties in piezoelectric-cement composites. These findings provide fundamental insights for designing piezoelectric composite-based building materials with tailored wave propagation characteristics, supporting applications in embedded sensing, non-destructive inspection, and acoustic insulation in construction.
{"title":"Electroacoustic wave scattering from cylindrical inhomogeneities in transversely isotropic piezoelectric composites","authors":"Jinlei Gai , Xujiao Yang , Yunlong Zhao","doi":"10.1016/j.matdes.2025.115296","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matdes.2025.115296","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study addresses a critical gap in understanding the influence of cylindrical inhomogeneities on electroacoustic wave scattering in transversely isotropic piezoelectric composites—a promising class of multifunctional building materials. The research focuses on how inclusion properties (e.g., rigid vs. soft, dense vs. lightweight) affect wave scattering behavior under long-wavelength conditions. An analytical model based on integral equations and Green’s function theory was developed to derive exact expressions for the scattering amplitude and total cross-section. Numerical simulations performed in MATLAB reveal that rigid, high-density fibers significantly reduce the scattering cross-sections at higher wavenumbers (<em>ka</em> = 1.0), whereas soft, lightweight fibers enhance scattering, particularly at lower wavenumbers (<em>ka</em> = 0.05). The novelty of this work lies in its multi-scale homogenization framework, which bridges micro-scale scattering mechanisms with macro-scale wave propagation properties in piezoelectric-cement composites. These findings provide fundamental insights for designing piezoelectric composite-based building materials with tailored wave propagation characteristics, supporting applications in embedded sensing, non-destructive inspection, and acoustic insulation in construction.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":383,"journal":{"name":"Materials & Design","volume":"261 ","pages":"Article 115296"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145798387","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-08DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2025.115298
Yicong Zhou , Jinyan Duan , Wenbin Zheng , Jun Hong , Timon Rabczuk
Assembly interfaces are inherent in practical rotor systems and significantly influence rotor dynamics. Tuning dynamic behavior through interface property design represents a promising yet underexplored strategy. This study focuses on interface geometry and aims to regulate rotor dynamics by proactively designing the interface shape. The shape is modeled using sequentially connected control points, with adjustments made by varying their positions. Influence of interface shape on rotor dynamics is determined through a parametric correlation analysis. An adaptive multi-objective optimization approach that combines Kriging and multi-objective genetic algorithm is employed to identify the optimal interface shape within a finite element framework. Rotor dynamics experiments are conducted to validate the simulation results. The proposed design methodology is applied to a bolted thin-shell rotor system under both thermal-structural coupled and isothermal conditions. Results demonstrate that the designed interface shape increases critical speed and reduces unbalanced vibration.
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