JOMPub Date : 2025-03-31DOI: 10.1007/s11837-025-07327-w
Kai Jiang, Xu Chen, Ye Liu, Lin Zhang, Shuang He, Qihan Li, Yicheng Luo, Oleg I. Gorbatov, Peinan Du, Xuanhui Qu
{"title":"Microstructural Evolution and Mechanical Properties of Al0.7CoCrFeNiCu High-Entropy Alloy During Annealing","authors":"Kai Jiang, Xu Chen, Ye Liu, Lin Zhang, Shuang He, Qihan Li, Yicheng Luo, Oleg I. Gorbatov, Peinan Du, Xuanhui Qu","doi":"10.1007/s11837-025-07327-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11837-025-07327-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The microstructure and mechanical properties of the Al<sub>0.7</sub>CoCrFeNiCu high-entropy alloy (HEA) were studied in both as-cast state and annealed state, and the results showed that the alloy was composed of FCC1, FCC2, and BCC phases. Cu-rich and Fe-Cr-rich precipitates were present within the BCC phase, while small amounts of needle-like precipitates were observed in both the FCC1 and the FCC2 phases. After annealing at 700°C, the matrix phase composition of the alloy did not change significantly, but the volume fraction and size of the needle-like precipitates increased with the holding time. The hardness and yield strength first increased and then decreased with the extension of the holding time, reaching peak values at 48 h of holding time of 364 HV and 667 MPa, respectively. During annealing at 900°C, the volume fraction of needle-like phases first increased and then decreased with prolonged holding time, while the precipitates underwent significant coarsening. The hardness and yield strength reached peak values at 1 h of holding time of 311 HV and 493 MPa, respectively. During the subsequent holding process, as the needle-like phase significantly coarsened, the mechanical properties of the alloy steadily declined, which led to the overall mechanical properties after annealing at 700°C being superior to those after annealing at 900°C.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":605,"journal":{"name":"JOM","volume":"77 6","pages":"4545 - 4556"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144091184","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 : 2025-03-27DOI: 10.1007/s11837-025-07330-1
Hyewon Kim, Taeyeon Kim, Khandoker Asiqur Rahaman, Jieun Kwon, Ji-Young Lee, Seohyeon Cho, Seok Chung, Hyung-Seop Han, Yu-Chan Kim
{"title":"Synergistic Effects of Magnesium and Zinc Ions on Neural Stem Cell Proliferation and Differentiation","authors":"Hyewon Kim, Taeyeon Kim, Khandoker Asiqur Rahaman, Jieun Kwon, Ji-Young Lee, Seohyeon Cho, Seok Chung, Hyung-Seop Han, Yu-Chan Kim","doi":"10.1007/s11837-025-07330-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11837-025-07330-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Regeneration of the central and peripheral nervous system is challenging because of the inherent low regenerative capacity. Transplantation of neural stem cells (NSCs) is a promising strategy to increase regenerative capacity, but limited viability, slow proliferation, and differentiation create significant hurdles. Combining neurostimulator bio-functional ions such as magnesium (Mg<sup>2+</sup>) and zinc (Zn<sup>2+</sup>) to mitigate this limitation could be a breakthrough for future nerve regeneration treatments. This is the first study to investigate the effects of combined Mg<sup>2+</sup> and Zn<sup>2+</sup> ion therapy on the proliferation and differentiation of NSCs. The results showed an optimal concentration of Mg<sup>2+</sup> and Zn<sup>2+</sup> ions individually improved NSC proliferation, with a synergistic effect observed when ions were combined. The synergistic effect also significantly enhanced neurite outgrowth, promoted advanced neuronal network formation, and increased Nestin, βIII-tubulin, and MAP2 gene expression. These findings highlight the potential of combination therapy of Mg<sup>2+</sup> and Zn<sup>2+</sup> ions, which can be used as complementary modulators with NSCs-based treatments, providing promising ion-based therapeutic strategies in neural repair and regenerative medicine.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":605,"journal":{"name":"JOM","volume":"77 6","pages":"4402 - 4413"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144091154","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 : 2025-03-24DOI: 10.1007/s11837-025-07287-1
Decebal Aitor Ispas-Gil, Ekaitz Zulueta, Javier Olarte, Jose Manuel Lopez-Guede, Eduardo Sanchez-Díez
{"title":"Study on the Influence of the Flow Factor on the Performance of Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries","authors":"Decebal Aitor Ispas-Gil, Ekaitz Zulueta, Javier Olarte, Jose Manuel Lopez-Guede, Eduardo Sanchez-Díez","doi":"10.1007/s11837-025-07287-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11837-025-07287-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Moving from fossil fuel power generation to renewable energy generation brings a number of challenges that must be addressed. Generating energy intermittently is one of the main problems of renewable energy sources, requiring energy storage systems to be able to respond to demand when energy is not being generated. There are many types of energy storage systems. Among them, one of the most interesting in the last decades has been vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs) because of their long lifetime and scalability. The performance of VRFBs is affected by many different parameters, including the electrolyte flow rate. This paper presents a performance study of a VRFB battery operating with different charge and discharge currents and different electrolyte flow rates. The experiments were carried out using numerical models that model the mass transfer dynamics, the hydraulic system to calculate pressure losses and the shunt currents of a VRFB.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":605,"journal":{"name":"JOM","volume":"77 5","pages":"2932 - 2942"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11837-025-07287-1.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143835566","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 : 2025-03-21DOI: 10.1007/s11837-025-07322-1
Kevin M. Schmalbach, Eric D. Hintsala, Sanjit Bhowmick, Douglas D. Stauffer
{"title":"Accelerated Correlation of Microstructure–Mechanical Property Relationships in Laser Clad Steels","authors":"Kevin M. Schmalbach, Eric D. Hintsala, Sanjit Bhowmick, Douglas D. Stauffer","doi":"10.1007/s11837-025-07322-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11837-025-07322-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Nanoindentation mapping is an ideal technique for correlating mechanical properties with local chemistry and microstructure but suffers from the slow process of manually aligning separately measured maps. Here, we discuss a novel system designed to streamline the process of correlating microstructure with mechanical properties using an automated, high throughput in situ nanoindentation testing method. The system is used to assess the microstructure via electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) before rotating toward the nanoindenter probe for nanomechanical mapping. This system is applied to a cross section of a 4140 steel with a 410 stainless-steel cladding, which shows three distinct microstructural zones. Clear correlations between hardness and microstructure are revealed via corresponding EBSD and nanoindentation maps. Finally, by performing a line profile of indentations across the cladding cross section, additional hardness distributions are revealed that were not evident by initial microstructural evaluations.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":605,"journal":{"name":"JOM","volume":"77 6","pages":"4081 - 4089"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144091014","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":"New Characteristics and Bonding Mechanisms of the Directly Bonded W/Cu Plates","authors":"Pengfei Zhang, Huanju He, Zhansheng Zhang, Biao Wang, Zhengao Li, Tiesong Lin, Zhihua Yang","doi":"10.1007/s11837-025-07290-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11837-025-07290-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Directly bonded W/Cu plates find important applications in fields such as nuclear fusion reactors. However, the bonding process is difficult because W and Cu do not react nor form solid solutions with each other at any temperatures. In the current work, W/Cu bonded plates without any intermediate layer materials were successfully fabricated by hot pressing. The maximum shear strength of the prepared W/Cu plates was <i>τ</i> = 137.2 MPa. A large amount of WO<sub>x</sub> crystal grains (1–2 μm in size) were formed in situ on the bonded interface of W plates. The WO<sub>x</sub> grains and W protrusions formed on the W plates were embedded in Cu plates, which was the most important factor contributing to the bonding strength of the W/Cu bonded plates. The shearing and breaking process of the W/Cu bonded plates included three stages: stage I corresponded to the plastic deformation of Cu; stage II mainly included cutting and sliding friction occurring on the bonded interface of Cu; and breaking of W protrusions, debonding of WO<sub>x</sub> grains, and tearing of Cu occurred in stage III.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":605,"journal":{"name":"JOM","volume":"77 6","pages":"4493 - 4506"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144091107","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":"Rheological Behavior of Fluid Within the Pore Space of Trabecular Bone","authors":"Saida Benhmida, Montassar Zrida, Dorra Salhi, Fafa Ben Hatira, Hedi Trabelsi, Halima Mahjoubi","doi":"10.1007/s11837-025-07291-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11837-025-07291-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The rheological behavior of bone fluid within trabecular porous spaces plays a crucial role in mechanotransduction and, consequently, in bone remodeling. However, most models do not represent its physiological nature. This research aims to characterize the rheological properties of bone fluid flow. Fresh bone samples were harvested from human knees with osteoarthritis (OA), and subjected to tests to evaluate their viscosity using a rheometer. This study revealed that the dynamic viscosity of the fluid varied with time and shear rate, indicating non-Newtonian fluid behavior. Modeling was performed using the power-law model in Python. The power-law model applied in this study proved highly effective in describing the rheological behavior of bone fluid. The fit showed remarkable precision, with a coefficient of determination <i>R</i><sup>2</sup> = 0.9995, highlighting the excellent agreement between the experimental data and the model. These results suggest that variations in bone fluid viscosity, induced by mechanical stresses, could modulate osteocyte stimulation and influence bone remodeling in the context of OA. This research represents a significant advance in the understanding of bone fluid, and the knowledge gained could be fundamental for developing new therapeutic strategies in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":605,"journal":{"name":"JOM","volume":"77 6","pages":"4260 - 4272"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144091108","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 : 2025-03-17DOI: 10.1007/s11837-025-07255-9
Yunrong Luo, Yunbo Zhang, Qingyuan Wang, Li Lin, Lei Fu, Yingqian Zhang, Ge Zheng
{"title":"Experimental Study of the Hydrogen Fracture Behavior of 30CrMo Steel and Simulation of Hydrogen Diffusion","authors":"Yunrong Luo, Yunbo Zhang, Qingyuan Wang, Li Lin, Lei Fu, Yingqian Zhang, Ge Zheng","doi":"10.1007/s11837-025-07255-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11837-025-07255-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The tensile properties and fatigue crack propagation mechanism of 30CrMo steel were investigated under electrochemical hydrogenation conditions by tensile and fatigue crack propagation tests. The results indicate that, following electrochemical pre-hydrogenation, the tensile strength of the material is marginally enhanced, while its plasticity is significantly diminished. Furthermore, its elongation is reduced from 30.91% in the absence of pre-hydrogenation to 22.35% in the presence of pre-hydrogenation. Additionally, the fatigue life following pre-hydrogenation was observed to diminish by 15%. The rate of crack propagation is approximately four times that observed in the absence of pre-hydrogenation. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) fracture analysis revealed a shift in the fracture mechanism from ductile fracture without pre-hydrogenation to quasi-dissociative fracture after pre-hydrogenation. The analysis by digital image correlation (DIC) technique showed that the specimens treated with pre-hydrogen were more open at the <i>P</i>/<i>P</i><sub>max</sub> of 35% and the strain at the fast fracture stage increased significantly from 908.92 to 1021.41 compared to the specimens without pre-hydrogenation. In addition, finite element simulation of the hydrogen diffusion mechanism in the steel using Comsol software revealed that, under stress, the hydrogen atoms were significantly enriched at the crack tip, and the hydrogen concentration at the crack tip increased from 32.1 mol/m<sup>3</sup> to 48.5 mol/m<sup>3</sup> with the increase of the hydrogen charging time up to 180 min; the further away from the crack tip, the smaller the hydrogen concentration, regardless of the stress.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":605,"journal":{"name":"JOM","volume":"77 6","pages":"4102 - 4114"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144091172","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 : 2025-03-14DOI: 10.1007/s11837-025-07285-3
Ken William Ssennyimba, Agnes Chinecherem Nkele, Paul Byaruhanga, David Waligo, Fabian I. Ezema
{"title":"Recent Advances in Titanium Nitride (TiN) Nanostructures and Thin Films for Bio-sensing Applications","authors":"Ken William Ssennyimba, Agnes Chinecherem Nkele, Paul Byaruhanga, David Waligo, Fabian I. Ezema","doi":"10.1007/s11837-025-07285-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11837-025-07285-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The crucial importance of biosensors in various complex and extreme domains has fueled the design of more resilient and precise biosensors, since they can efficiently obtain information in environments where conventional assays would otherwise fail. The present review highlights the basic operation, various kinds, crucial components, and properties of biosensors, as well as presents the idea that material choice is crucial for biosensor applications in extreme environments. Amongst various materials, titanium nitride (TiN) and its nanostructured forms have shown immense potential and advantages, such as high detectivity and sensitivity for biomolecules in tandem with its intractable resilience, and, hence, have been comprehensively discussed in this review. The review emphasizes that nanotechnology has the potential to enhance the miniaturization and optimize the performance of next-generation biosensors; hence, the current synthesis methods of TiN thin films and nanostructures are discussed, mainly focusing on the ability to tune the vital properties of the resulting nanostructures. To illustrate the scope of improvement toward addressing the crucial concerns associated with biosensor design and practical limitations, this review discusses the various approaches to improving the performance of TiN-based biosensors alongside future perspectives.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":605,"journal":{"name":"JOM","volume":"77 6","pages":"4286 - 4300"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144091049","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}