Nearly all metals, alloys, ceramics, and their associated composites are polycrystalline in
nature, with grain boundaries that separate well-defined crystalline regions that influence …

Single-crystal metals have distinctive properties owing to the absence of grain boundaries
and strong anisotropy. Commercial single-crystal metals are usually synthesized by bulk …

Encompassing the concepts, practice, and application of orientation analysis, Introduction to
Texture Analysis is an essential reference source for reserachers in textiles. The author uses …

The need for enhanced radiation-tolerant materials for advanced nuclear energy designs
has resulted in a growing number of investigations that have explored the effect of grain …

Even minute amounts of one solute atom per one million bulk atoms may give rise to
qualitative changes in the mechanical response and fracture resistance of modern structural …

The space of possible grain boundary structures is vast, with 5 macroscopic, crystallographic
degrees of freedom that define the character of a grain boundary. While numerous datasets …

Quantifying the dependence of thermal conductivity on grain boundary (GB) structure is
critical for controlling nanoscale thermal transport in many technologically important …

The sensitization and subsequent intergranular corrosion of Al-5.3 wt.% Mg alloy has been
shown to be an important factor in stress corrosion cracking of Al-Mg alloys. Understanding …

In sensitized (700° C for 10 h) AISI 316L stainless steel samples attacked by an HF solution,
coincidence site lattice (CSL)∑ 7 grain boundaries (GBs) always show corrosion while∑ 5 …

Abstract Machine learning has proven to be a valuable tool to approximate functions in high-
dimensional spaces. Unfortunately, analysis of these models to extract the relevant physics …