JOMPub Date : 2026-09-03DOI: 10.1007/s11837-026-08718-3
Viola L. Acoff
{"title":"Your Career Deserves a Professional Home","authors":"Viola L. Acoff","doi":"10.1007/s11837-026-08718-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11837-026-08718-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":605,"journal":{"name":"JOM","volume":"78 10","pages":"8810 - 8811"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149027707","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JOMPub Date : 2026-09-02DOI: 10.1007/s11837-026-08672-0
Lucero Lopez, Eunji Song, Amit Misra
{"title":"Characterization of Deformation Mechanisms in Mg-1Y Alloy Utilizing In Situ Tensile Testing in SEM and High-Resolution Electron Backscattered Diffraction","authors":"Lucero Lopez, Eunji Song, Amit Misra","doi":"10.1007/s11837-026-08672-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11837-026-08672-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Magnesium (Mg) alloys are viable candidates for lightweight structural materials application in aerospace, automotive, and defense industries. However, their widespread application is limited by low ductility due to the dominance of basal <a> slip. Mg-Y alloys have been actively studied because of their enhanced ductility and non-basal slip. Nonetheless, the mechanisms underlying mechanical behavior remain unresolved due to complex interactions among grains and grain boundaries in polycrystalline Mg alloys. In this study, an in situ tensile test was performed on a polycrystalline Mg-1 wt.%Y alloy in a scanning electron microscope (SEM) in conjunction with high-resolution electron backscatter diffraction (HR-EBSD). A total of 93 grains were systematically investigated through pre-analysis of Schmid factor, in situ analysis of geometrically necessary dislocations (GNDs), and post-deformation analysis of slip traces. The results show that <c+a> slip is activated both within grain interiors and near grain boundaries. The non-basal slip near grain boundaries was predominantly observed in grains with a low Schmid factor for pyramidal slip and exhibiting characteristic GND density evolution with increasing strain. These findings suggest that the enhanced ductility of Mg-Y alloys can be attributed to active <c+a> slip independent of crystal orientation, which is promoted by grain boundaries.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":605,"journal":{"name":"JOM","volume":"78 10","pages":"8849 - 8859"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11837-026-08672-0.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149027628","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JOMPub Date : 2026-08-25DOI: 10.1007/s11837-026-08675-x
Hanae Choubi, Aydın Rüşen, Muazzez Çelik Karakaya, Serpil Çetin Edebali, Derya Ölçer, M. Sami Alkan, Necati Karakaya
{"title":"Recovery of La from Red Mud Through Roasting, Water Leaching, and Subsequent Adsorption Processes","authors":"Hanae Choubi, Aydın Rüşen, Muazzez Çelik Karakaya, Serpil Çetin Edebali, Derya Ölçer, M. Sami Alkan, Necati Karakaya","doi":"10.1007/s11837-026-08675-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11837-026-08675-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Rare earth elements (REEs) are critical raw materials due to their rapidly expanding applications. Red mud, a by-product of aluminum production via the Bayer process, represents a promising secondary source of REEs, particularly lanthanum (La). This study investigates the recovery of La from red mud using an integrated sulfating-roasting-water leaching (SRWL) process followed by adsorption. Mineralogical and chemical analyses confirmed that REEs were dispersed within the matrix rather than concentrated in a separate mineral phase. Water leaching studies of treated (sulfation-roasting) red mud at room temperature showed that leaching time was the dominant parameter, and up to 90% REE recovery could be achieved after 96 h. In adsorption studies with leaching solutions obtained under optimum conditions, a commercial ion exchange resin (Lewatit MonoPlus SP112) and bio-based microcapsules (chabazite and chitosan) were evaluated for La removal. The effects of adsorbent dosage, pH, temperature, and contact time were systematically investigated. The results show that the commercial resin provides rapid and almost complete La removal, while the microcapsules exhibit slower kinetics due to their heterogeneous structure. Overall, the integrated SRWL-adsorption approach provides an effective way to enrich REEs and recover La from red mud, highlighting the potential for the utilization of industrial wastes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":605,"journal":{"name":"JOM","volume":"78 10","pages":"9089 - 9108"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149027690","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JOMPub Date : 2026-08-24DOI: 10.1007/s11837-026-08660-4
Yongli Jin, Yuxia Hou, Jiacheng Guo, Jie Kang, Yifan Chai, Yubao Liu
{"title":"Selective Separation and Enrichment of Fe, Nb, Ti, and P in Bayan Obo Nb-Rich Ore Under Microwave Irradiation","authors":"Yongli Jin, Yuxia Hou, Jiacheng Guo, Jie Kang, Yifan Chai, Yubao Liu","doi":"10.1007/s11837-026-08660-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11837-026-08660-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Bayan Obo Nb (niobium) resources are abundant but difficult to utilize owing to their low grade, complex occurrence, and challenging extraction. Microwave-enhanced reduction, characterized by rapid reaction kinetics and high selectivity, offers a promising route for mineral phase transformation and separation. In this study, the reduction behavior and phase evolution of Bayan Obo Nb-rich ore under microwave irradiation were investigated, with emphasis on the reduction, enrichment, and migration of Fe, Nb, Ti, and P. The results indicate that microwave irradiation decreases the carbothermal reduction temperature and promotes Fe metallization. Under optimized conditions (3.6 kW, 900°C, 30°C/min, 40 min, and a C/O ratio of 1.1), Fe attained a metallization rate of 94.6%, whereas Nb remained unreduced. Nb phases in columbite, fergusonite, and niobian rutile were largely transformed into pyrochlore-type minerals, while Ti phases in titanite and niobian rutile were converted into ferropseudobrookite and perovskite. At a magnetic field strength of <i>B</i> = 0.18 T, Fe and Nb were separated by magnetic separation. This process enables efficient separation of Fe and valuable elements, providing a solid foundation for Nb mineral utilization.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":605,"journal":{"name":"JOM","volume":"78 10","pages":"9126 - 9138"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149027692","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JOMPub Date : 2026-08-18DOI: 10.1007/s11837-026-08641-7
J. Tien, D. F. Bahr
{"title":"Connecting Creep Constitutive Parameters to Microstructural Deformation in Sn","authors":"J. Tien, D. F. Bahr","doi":"10.1007/s11837-026-08641-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11837-026-08641-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The deformation behavior of solders based on β-Sn is influenced by a high homologous operating temperature and microstructural heterogeneity. In this study, the deformation mechanisms of single-crystal and polycrystalline Sn were investigated using high-temperature nanoindentation combined with post-indentation microscopy. Constant strain-rate and dynamic mechanical analysis tests were conducted between 30℃ and 180℃ (0.6–0.9 T<sub>m</sub>) to quantify hardness, pop-in, and creep constitutive parameters. Hardness decreases with increasing temperatures (as expected), while pop-in loads shift to lower values at higher temperatures, indicating thermally assisted activation of plastic deformation. Indentations into polycrystalline Sn regions exhibit higher stress exponents (<i>n</i> ≈ 6.8–7.4) and activation energies at moderate temperatures than indentations in single grains remote from any boundaries, reflecting the influence of grain boundary constraints in accommodating plasticity. At higher temperatures, both microstructures converge toward lower stress exponents and activation energies, suggesting a transition toward deformation mechanisms increasingly governed solely by thermally activated processes. Microstructural characterization reveals slip band formation, dislocation localization, and grain boundary sliding, demonstrating that deformation in polycrystalline Sn at these temperatures results from the combined effects of intragranular dislocation activity and intergranular strain accommodation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":605,"journal":{"name":"JOM","volume":"78 10","pages":"8897 - 8909"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11837-026-08641-7.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149027709","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Research on the Application of a Lead Electrode in Electrochemical Lithium Extraction from Salt Lakes","authors":"Fachuang Li, Zhibin Han, Yucai Zhao, Xinhao Cai, Hongbo Wang, Daqian Ma, Yibo Niu, Meng Su","doi":"10.1007/s11837-026-08625-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11837-026-08625-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>As the global energy structure transitions toward cleaner sources, China’s new energy vehicle production has surged rapidly, highlighting the strategic importance of lithium resources as the “white oil.” This study proposes an electrochemical lithium extraction system using lead powder as the counter electrode, focusing on its reaction mechanism in sulfate-type salt lakes and further investigating its extraction capacity in carbonate-type salt lakes. Powdered lead electrodes with high specific surface area, uniform particle distribution, low charge transfer resistance, and excellent cycling performance serve as counter electrodes in the LiFePO<sub>4</sub>/PbSO<sub>4</sub> system. In a 1 mol/L Li<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub> solution, the redox peak potential difference was determined to be 0.8 V, indicating that lithium insertion occurs spontaneously. At a charge rate of 0.2 C, the LiFePO<sub>4</sub>/PbSO<sub>4</sub> system maintains stable charge-discharge specific capacity. After 30 cycles, the LiFePO<sub>4</sub> capacity retention exceeds 90%, with a coulombic efficiency approaching 100%. In simulated carbonate-type salt lake environments, lead powder electrodes demonstrate high adaptability to complex anion systems through dual redox mechanisms involving Pb/PbSO<sub>4</sub> and Pb/PbCO<sub>3</sub>. Even under high carbonate concentrations, the system maintains stable lithium extraction performance, demonstrating its practical application potential.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":605,"journal":{"name":"JOM","volume":"78 10","pages":"9387 - 9401"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149027712","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JOMPub Date : 2026-08-14DOI: 10.1007/s11837-026-08640-8
M. J. Cordill, D. F. Bahr, E. D. Hintsala, N. A. Mara
{"title":"Fracture and Deformation Across Length Scales: William Gerberich’s Legacy","authors":"M. J. Cordill, D. F. Bahr, E. D. Hintsala, N. A. Mara","doi":"10.1007/s11837-026-08640-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11837-026-08640-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":605,"journal":{"name":"JOM","volume":"78 10","pages":"8831 - 8833"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149027627","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JOMPub Date : 2026-08-12DOI: 10.1007/s11837-026-08648-0
Ivan A. Ditenberg, Denis A. Osipov, Ivan V. Smirnov, Konstantin V. Grinyaev
{"title":"The Influence of Pre-Recrystallization Annealing on the Formation of Ordered Compounds in Precursors of 3Ni-Al Powder Mixture","authors":"Ivan A. Ditenberg, Denis A. Osipov, Ivan V. Smirnov, Konstantin V. Grinyaev","doi":"10.1007/s11837-026-08648-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11837-026-08648-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The effect of pre-recrystallization annealing on the features of structural-phase transformation and microhardness of 3Ni-Al powder mixture after high-energy ball milling (HEBM) was studied. Immediately after HEBM, the formation of highly defective nanostructured states was detected in the nickel component of the precursor. These structural states were found to be characterized by nonzero bending–torsion tensor components and high levels of local internal stresses and their gradients. It is hypothesized that the formation of such states provides the necessary conditions for mass transfer and the synthesis of the ordered Ni<sub>3</sub>Al compound at a temperature significantly lower than the formation temperature of this compound, according to the equilibrium phase diagram. It has been shown that a slight change in annealing temperature (tens of degrees) favors the dominance of one of the competing structural-phase transformation processes that determine hardening and softening. Moreover, the hardening effects of ordered submicron- and nanoscale phases either partially or completely offset the softening due to the relaxation of highly defective structural states after annealing.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":605,"journal":{"name":"JOM","volume":"78 10","pages":"9044 - 9054"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149027689","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Phase-Transition-Induced Self-Pulverization and Selective Metal Recovery of Electric Furnace Slag Processed by Vacuum Carbothermal Reduction","authors":"Kangning Jiang, Anxun Xu, Xiaodong Lv, Bingke Qin, Miao Li, Xianze Long, Zhaohai Chen, Qingqing Huang, Run Huang","doi":"10.1007/s11837-026-08623-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11837-026-08623-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The output of electric furnace steel slag continues to increase, and its low utilization causes serious environmental and economic problems. This study proposes a novel vacuum carbothermal reduction process to simultaneously enhance the slag’s self-pulverization and recover valuable metals. This study elucidates the synergistic regulation of vacuum carbothermal reduction for electric furnace steel slag by carbon addition, holding time, and basicity. Under optimized conditions (1450°C, 16%C, 60 min, <i>R</i> = 1.0), basicity is identified as the critical parameter dictating the selective recovery of valuable elements and the value-added conversion of the tailing slag: lowered basicity promoted slag self-pulverization, which was primarily attributed to the <i>β</i> → <i>γ</i> crystalline transformation of Ca<sub>2</sub>SiO<sub>4</sub> during cooling. However, deviations from the optimum basicity (either too high or too low) inhibited this phase transition or caused iron aggregation, thereby reducing pulverization efficiency. Under the optimized parameters, the self-pulverization rate reached 93.8%, significantly surpassing the 49.97% achieved by conventional atmospheric processes at a higher temperature (1600°C), while also achieving high metal volatilization rates (Mg: 49.9%, Mn: 67.7%).</p></div>","PeriodicalId":605,"journal":{"name":"JOM","volume":"78 10","pages":"9370 - 9386"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149027706","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JOMPub Date : 2026-08-11DOI: 10.1007/s11837-026-08562-5
Heba M. Mahdy, Mahmoud S. Khalafalla, Walid M. Abdellah, Hanaa A. Abu Khoziem, AbdAllh M. Abd El-Hamid
{"title":"Adsorptive Recovery of Rare-Earth Elements onto Functionalized Hierarchical Nanolumina: Kinetics, Isotherms, and Application to Petroleum Ash Leachate","authors":"Heba M. Mahdy, Mahmoud S. Khalafalla, Walid M. Abdellah, Hanaa A. Abu Khoziem, AbdAllh M. Abd El-Hamid","doi":"10.1007/s11837-026-08562-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11837-026-08562-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The escalating demand for rare-earth elements (REEs) requires sustainability from both primary and secondary resources and extraction methods. This study investigates El-Kriymat boiler fly ash, a promising secondary source with 140 parts per million (ppm) REEs, to recover of it from sulfate leachate using engineered mesoporous nanoalumina. The adsorbent was synthesized and characterized using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) analysis, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and zeta potential analysis to confirm its structure. Extraction from synthetic solutions was systematically optimized at different operating parameters (pH, contact time, initial REE concentration, and temperature), revealing optimal adsorption at pH 4. The kinetics adhered to a pseudo-second-order model, and equilibrium data fit the Langmuir isotherm, indicating chemisorption and monolayer adsorption with a high capacity of 165.1 mg/g. The process demonstrated effective application to the real ash leachate, achieving a saturation capacity of 105 mg/g. Loaded REEs were efficiently desorbed with 3 M HCl, yielding an elution efficiency of 86.9%. This work validates a complete hydrometallurgical process using a tailored nanoadsorbent, offering a sustainable route for REE recovery from industrial waste with high efficiency and specificity.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":605,"journal":{"name":"JOM","volume":"78 10","pages":"9109 - 9125"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149027691","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}