Materials, Volume 17, Issue 2 (January-2 2024) Table of Contents

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Cover Story Review: Challenges for Field-Effect-Transistor-Based Graphene Biosensors Takao Ono, Satoshi Okuda, Shota Ushiba, Yasushi Kanai and Kazuhiko Matsumoto Materials 2024, 17(2), 333; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020333 Sections Biomaterials Energy Materials Advanced Composites Advanced Materials Characterization Porous Materials Manufacturing Processes and Systems Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Thin Films and Interfaces Catalytic Materials Carbon Materials Materials Chemistry Materials Physics Optical and Photonic Materials Corrosion Construction and Building Materials Materials Simulation and Design Electronic Materials Advanced and Functional Ceramics and Glasses Metals and Alloys Soft Matter Polymeric Materials Mechanics of Materials Green Materials General Special Issues Open for Submissions Topical Collections (without Deadline) Upcoming Conferences Recent Proceedings Reprints Biomaterials Review: Designing Composite Stimuli-Responsive Hydrogels for Wound Healing Applications: The State-of-the-Art and Recent Discoveries Anna Michalicha, Anna Belcarz, Dimitrios A. Giannakoudakis, Magdalena Staniszewska and Mariusz Barczak Materials 2024, 17(2), 278; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020278 Review: Recent Advances in Quaternary Ammonium Monomers for Dental Applications Xiaoxu Liang, Biao Yu, Liuqi Ye, Danlei Lin, Wen Zhang, Hai-Jing Zhong and Jingwei He Materials 2024, 17(2), 345; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020345 Review: Biomaterials for Drug Delivery and Human Applications Paolo Trucillo Materials 2024, 17(2), 456; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020456 Article: The Combined Effects on Human Dental Pulp Stem Cells of Fast-Set or Premixed Hydraulic Calcium Silicate Cements and Secretome Regarding Biocompatibility and Osteogenic Differentiation Yun-Jae Ha, Donghee Lee and Sin-Young Kim Materials 2024, 17(2), 305; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020305 Article: The Adsorption of Pb(II) from Aqueous Solution Using KOH-Modified Banana Peel Hydrothermal Carbon: Adsorption Properties and Mechanistic Studies Tao Bai, Jiaxin Zhao, Laixin Tian, Luming Zhang and Zhiping Jin Materials 2024, 17(2), 311; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020311 Article: Photopolymer-Based Composite with Substance Release Capability Manufactured Additively with DLP Method Dorota Tomczak, Sławomir Borysiak, Wiesław Kuczko, Ariadna B. Nowicka, Tomasz Osmałek, Beata Strzemiecka and Radosław Wichniarek Materials 2024, 17(2), 322; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020322 Article: Applying the Alkali-Activation Method to Encapsulate Silicon Nitride Particles in a Bioactive Matrix for Augmented Strength and Bioactivity Guido Manuel Olvera de la Torre, Monika Tatarková, Zuzana Netriová, Martin Barlog, Luca Bertolla, Miroslav Hnatko and Gianmarco Taveri Materials 2024, 17(2), 328; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020328 Article: Gamma-Camera Direct Imaging of the Plasma and On/Intra Cellular Distribution of the 99mTc-DPD-Fe3O4 Dual-Modality Contrast Agent in Peripheral Human Blood Maria-Argyro Karageorgou, Adamantia Apostolopoulou, Mina-Ermioni Tomazinaki, Dragana Stanković, Efstathios Stiliaris, Penelope Bouziotis and Dimosthenis Stamopoulos Materials 2024, 17(2), 335; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020335 Article: Characterization of Tannic Acid-Coated AZ31 Mg Alloy for Biomedical Application and Comparison with AZ91 Jacopo Barberi, Muhammad Saqib, Anna Dmitruk, Jörg Opitz, Krzysztof Naplocha, Natalia Beshchasna, Silvia Spriano and Sara Ferraris Materials 2024, 17(2), 343; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020343 Article: Effects of Superfine Tricalcium Silicate Powder on the Physicochemical and Mechanical Properties of Its Premixed Cement as a Root Canal Filling Material Xin Duan, Yanni Tan, Dechang Zhang and Hong Wu Materials 2024, 17(2), 347; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020347 Article: Towards the Clinical Translation of 3D PLGA/β-TCP/Mg Composite Scaffold for Cranial Bone Regeneration Yongsen Zhou, Jingqi Hu, Binhan Li, Jingjing Xia, Ting Zhang and Zhuo Xiong Materials 2024, 17(2), 352; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020352 Article: The Effect of Restoration Thickness on the Fracture Resistance of 5 mol% Yttria-Containing Zirconia Crowns Po-Hsu Chen, Esra Elamin, Akram Sayed Ahmed, Daniel A. Givan, Chin-Chuan Fu and Nathaniel C. Lawson Materials 2024, 17(2), 365; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020365 Article: XGB Modeling Reveals Improvement of Compressive Strength of Cement-Based Composites with Addition of HPMC and Chitosan Duygu Ege and Ali Reza Kamali Materials 2024, 17(2), 374; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020374 Article: Advancing Antimicrobial Textiles: A Comprehensive Study on Combating ESKAPE Pathogens and Ensuring User Safety Kinga Vojnits, Majid Mohseni, Mazeyar Parvinzadeh Gashti, Anupama Vijaya Nadaraja, Ramin Karimianghadim, Ben Crowther, Brad Field, Kevin Golovin and Sepideh Pakpour Materials 2024, 17(2), 383; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020383 Article: Composite Cryogels Based on Hydroxyapatite and Polyvinyl Alcohol and the Study of Physicochemical and Mechanical Properties Kseniia Shalygina, Daria Lytkina, Rustam Sadykov and Irina Kurzina Materials 2024, 17(2), 403; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020403 Article: Influence of Magnesium Source on the Mechanochemical Synthesis of Magnesium-Substituted Hydroxyapatite Natalia V. Bulina, Natalya V. Eremina, Svetlana V. Makarova, Irina A. Borodulina, Olga B. Vinokurova, Leon A. Avakyan, Ekaterina V. Paramonova, Vladimir S. Bystrov and Olga A. Logutenko Materials 2024, 17(2), 416; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020416 Article: Durability of Resin Bonding to Dental 3Y-TZP Zirconia Using Different Adhesive Systems Christine Yazigi, Shila Alawi, Sebastian Wille, Frank Lehmann and Matthias Kern Materials 2024, 17(2), 424; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020424 Article: SEM Analysis and Micro-CT Evaluation of Four Dental Implants after Three Different Mechanical Requests—In Vitro Study Ana Sofia Vinhas, Filomena Salazar, José Manuel Mendes, António Sérgio Silva, Blanca Ríos-Carrasco, José Vicente Ríos-Santos, Javier Gil, Mariano Herrero-Climent and Carlos Aroso Materials 2024, 17(2), 434; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020434 Article: Influence of the Addition of Zinc, Strontium, or Magnesium Oxides to the Bioglass 45S5 Network on Electrical Behavior Sílvia Rodrigues Gavinho, Imen Hammami, Suresh Kumar Jakka, Sílvia Soreto Teixeira, Jorge Carvalho Silva, João Paulo Borges and Manuel Pedro Fernandes Graça Materials 2024, 17(2), 499; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020499 Article: Load Deflection Characteristics of Orthodontic Gummetal® Wires in Comparison with Nickel–Titanium Wires: An In Vitro Study Hisham Sabbagh, Mila Janjic Rankovic, Daniel Martin, Matthias Mertmann, Linus Hötzel and Andrea Wichelhaus Materials 2024, 17(2), 533; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020533 Communication: In Vitro Handling Characteristics of a Particulate Bone Substitute for Ridge Preservation Procedures Samira Dahl, Virgilia Klär-Quarz, Annika Schulz, Matthias Karl and Tanja Grobecker-Karl Materials 2024, 17(2), 313; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020313 Energy Materials Article: Thermodynamic Guidelines for the Mechanosynthesis or Solid-State Synthesis of MnFe2O4 at Relatively Low Temperatures Isabel Antunes, Miguel F. Baptista, Andrei V. Kovalevsky, Aleksey A. Yaremchenko and Jorge R. Frade Materials 2024, 17(2), 299; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020299 Article: Solution-Plasma Synthesis and Characterization of Transition Metals and N-Containing Carbon–Carbon Nanotube Composites Kodai Sasaki, Kaiki Yamamoto, Masaki Narahara, Yushi Takabe, Sangwoo Chae, Gasidit Panomsuwan and Takahiro Ishizaki Materials 2024, 17(2), 320; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020320 Article: The Design of PAN-Based Janus Membrane with Adjustable Asymmetric Wettability in Wastewater Purification Yuehui Wang, Jun Huang, Ye Zhang, Shiwen Zhang, Lili Li and Xuan Pang Materials 2024, 17(2), 417; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020417 Article: Optimizing Waste Heat Conversion: Integrating Phase-Change Material Heatsinks and Wind Speed Dynamics to Enhance Flexible Thermoelectric Generator Efficiency Phanathagorn Egypt, Rachsak Sakdanuphab, Aparporn Sakulkalavek, Bhanupol Klongratog and Nuttakrit Somdock Materials 2024, 17(2), 420; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020420 Article: Exploring Epitaxial Structures for Electrically Pumped Perovskite Lasers: A Study of CsPb(Br,I)3 Based on the Ab Initio Bethe–Salpeter Equation Małgorzata Wierzbowska and Juan J. Meléndez Materials 2024, 17(2), 427; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020427 Article: Applications of Thermochemical Modeling in Molten Salt Reactors Theodore M. Besmann, Juliano Schorne-Pinto, Mina Aziziha, Amir M. Mofrad, Ronald E. Booth, Jacob A. Yingling, Jorge Paz Soldan Palma, Clara M. Dixon, Jack A. Wilson and Donny Hartanto Materials 2024, 17(2), 495; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020495 Advanced Composites Review: Modified Biomass-Reinforced Polylactic Acid Composites Junjie Zhu, Hui Sun, Biao Yang and Yunxuan Weng Materials 2024, 17(2), 336; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020336 Review: A Review of Modeling of Composite Structures Wenbin Yu Materials 2024, 17(2), 446; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020446 Article: Wear Analysis of NiTi Sand Screens Using Altair Discrete Element Method Azubuike Hope Amadi, Mysara Mohyaldinn, Abdullah Abduljabbar, Syahrir Ridha, Prasad Avilala and Gabriel Tayo Owolabi Materials 2024, 17(2), 281; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020281 Article: Bidirectional-Reinforced Carbon Fiber/Polyether-Ether-Ketone Composite Thin-Walled Pipes via Pultrusion-Winding for On-Orbit Additive Manufacturing Yuanhao Xia, Long Jiang, Yi Chen, Yiping Zhao, Lili Yang and Dengteng Ge Materials 2024, 17(2), 293; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020293 Article: Adaptive Machining Method for Helical Milling of Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Plastic/Titanium Alloy Stacks Based on Interface Identification Chao Yan, Renke Kang, Fantong Meng, Zhigang Dong, Yan Bao and Guolin Yang Materials 2024, 17(2), 297; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020297 Article: Fatigue and Impact Properties of Kenaf/Glass-Reinforced Hybrid Pultruded Composites for Structural Applications Thinesh Sharma Balakrishnan, Mohamed Thariq Hameed Sultan, Farah Syazwani Shahar, Adi Azriff Basri, Ain Umaira Md Shah, Tamer Ali Sebaey, Andrzej Łukaszewicz, Jerzy Józwik and Rafał Grzejda Materials 2024, 17(2), 302; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020302 Article: Fatigue Life Prediction for Injection-Molded Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polyamide-6 Considering Anisotropy and Temperature Effects Joeun Choi, Yohanes Oscar Andrian, Hyungtak Lee, Hyungyil Lee and Naksoo Kim Materials 2024, 17(2), 315; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020315 Article: Improving the Flexural Response of Timber Beams Using Externally Bonded Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) Sheets Walid Mansour, Weiwen Li, Peng Wang, Cheikh Makhfouss Fame, Lik-ho Tam, Yao Lu, Md. Habibur Rahman Sobuz and Noha Yehia Elwakkad Materials 2024, 17(2), 321; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020321 Article: Analysis of Mechanical Characteristics of the Swing Angle Milling Head of a Heavy Computer Numerical Control Milling Machine and Research on the Light Weight of a Gimbal Youzheng Cui, Chengxin Liu, Haijing Mu, Hui Jiang, Fengxia Xu, Yinfeng Liu and Qingming Hu Materials 2024, 17(2), 324; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020324 Article: Effect of Process Parameters on Joint Performance in Hot Pressure Welding of 6061 Aluminum Alloy to CF/PA66 Haipeng Zhou, Yang Li, Weidong Liu, Yan Luo, Sansan Ao and Zhen Luo Materials 2024, 17(2), 329; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020329 Article: Preparation and Compression Behavior of High Porosity, Microporous Open-Cell Al Foam Using Supergravity Infiltration Method Yuan Li, Zhe Wang and Zhancheng Guo Materials 2024, 17(2), 337; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020337 Article: Determining Compressed Concrete Element Limit States Based on the Widths and Depths of Cracks Caused by Transverse Deformations Iakov Iskhakov, Ilya Frolov and Yuri Ribakov Materials 2024, 17(2), 355; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020355 Article: Petrophysical Analyses of Rock Construction Materials from a Roman Rural Settlement in Podšilo Bay on Rab Island (North-East Adriatic, Croatia) Jerzy Trzciński, Emilia Wójcik, Kamil Kiełbasiński, Paweł Łukaszewski, Małgorzata Zaremba, Łukasz Kaczmarek, Robert Dziedziczak, Jakub Kotowski, Ana Konestra, Fabian Welc, Tomasz Wejrzanowski and Jakub Jaroszewicz Materials 2024, 17(2), 359; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020359 Article: Evaluation of True Bonding Strength for Adhesive Bonded Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Plastics Maruri Takamura, Minori Isozaki, Shinichi Takeda, Yutaka Oya and Jun Koyanagi Materials 2024, 17(2), 394; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020394 Article: Natural Fiber Reinforced Shoe Midsoles with Balanced Stiffness/Damping Behavior Michael Cordin, Sandra Eberle, Thomas Bechtold, Christian Bitschnau, Kevin Lins, Fabien Duc, Raphaële Chapuis and Tung Pham Materials 2024, 17(2), 401; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020401 Article: Analysis of the Strength Properties of Epoxy–Glass Composites Modified with the Addition of Rubber Recyclate Using Kolmogorov–Sinai Metric Entropy Daria Żuk, Norbert Abramczyk and Grzegorz Hajdukiewicz Materials 2024, 17(2), 411; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020411 Article: Material Behavior of PIR Rigid Foam in Sandwich Panels: Studies beyond Construction Industry Standard Sonja Steineck and Jörg Lange Materials 2024, 17(2), 418; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020418 Article: Elastomer-Based Sealing O-Rings and Their Compatibility with Methanol, Ethanol, and Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil for Fueling Internal Combustion Engines Miroslav Müller, Rajesh Kumar Mishra, Vladimir Šleger, Martin Pexa and Jakub Čedík Materials 2024, 17(2), 430; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020430 Article: A Novel Technique for Substrate Toughening in Wood Single Lap Joints Using a Zero-Thickness Bio-Adhesive Shahin Jalali, Catarina da Silva Pereira Borges, Ricardo João Camilo Carbas, Eduardo André de Sousa Marques, Alireza Akhavan-Safar, Ana Sofia Oliveira Ferreira Barbosa, João Carlos Moura Bordado and Lucas Filipe Martins da Silva Materials 2024, 17(2), 448; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020448 Article: Warping Torsion in Sandwich Panels: Analyzing the Structural Behavior through Experimental and Numerical Studies Eric Man Pradhan and Jörg Lange Materials 2024, 17(2), 460; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020460 Article: Structural Design and Analysis of Large-Diameter D30 Conical Polycrystal Diamond Compact (PDC) Teeth under Engineering Rotary Mining Conditions Zhiling Xiao, Yuhao Zhang, Songhao Hu, Fan Zhang, Junjie Jiang, Hao Wang and Jiantao Li Materials 2024, 17(2), 477; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020477 Article: The Dependence on Hue, Value and Opacity of Real-Time- and Post-Curing Light Transmission in a Nano-Hybrid Ormocer Nicoleta Ilie Materials 2024, 17(2), 496; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020496 Article: Study on Magnetic and Plasmonic Properties of Fe3O4-PEI-Au and Fe3O4-PEI-Ag Nanoparticles Shuya Ning, Shuo Wang, Zhihui Liu, Naming Zhang, Bin Yang and Fanghui Zhang Materials 2024, 17(2), 509; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020509 Article: Effect of 3D-Printed Honeycomb Core on Compressive Property of Hybrid Energy Absorbers: Experimental Testing and Optimization Analysis Rita de Cássia Silva, Gabriel Martins de Castro, Alessandro Borges de Sousa Oliveira and Augusto César de Mendonça Brasil Materials 2024, 17(2), 522; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020522 Article: Enhancing Epoxy Composite Performance with Carbon Nanofillers: A Solution for Moisture Resistance and Extended Durability in Wind Turbine Blade Structures Angelos Ntaflos, Georgios Foteinidis, Theodora Liangou, Elias Bilalis, Konstantinos Anyfantis, Nicholas Tsouvalis, Thomais Tyriakidi, Kosmas Tyriakidis, Nikolaos Tyriakidis and Alkiviadis S. Paipetis Materials 2024, 17(2), 524; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020524 Article: An Experimental and Numerical Study on the Influence of Helices of Screw Piles Positions on Their Bearing Capacity in Sandy Soils Stanislav Simonenko, José Antonio Loya and Marcos Rodriguez-Millan Materials 2024, 17(2), 525; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020525 Editorial: Advanced Science and Technology of Polymer Matrix Nanomaterials Peijiang Liu, Liguo Xu, Jinlei Li, Jianping Peng and Zibao Jiao Materials 2024, 17(2), 461; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020461 Advanced Materials Characterization Review: Secondary Ion Mass Spectral Imaging of Metals and Alloys Yanjie Shen, Logan Howard and Xiao-Ying Yu Materials 2024, 17(2), 528; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020528 Article: Preparation of eGaIn NDs/TPU Composites for X-ray Radiation Shielding Based on Electrostatic Spinning Technology Jing Wang, Kaijun Wang, Jiale Wu, Jin Hu, Jiangfeng Mou, Lian Li, Yongjin Feng and Zhongshan Deng Materials 2024, 17(2), 272; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020272 Article: Embrittlement Fracture Behavior and Mechanical Properties in Heat-Affected Zone of Welded Maraging Steel Akihiro Takahashi, Toshinobu Toyohiro, Yuji Segawa, Masakazu Kobayashi and Hiromi Miura Materials 2024, 17(2), 440; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020440 Article: Enhancing Reliability and Safety in Industrial Applications: Assessing the Applicability of Energy b-Value to Composites Doyun Jung and Jeonghan Lee Materials 2024, 17(2), 447; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020447 Article: Nanostructuring of Additively Manufactured 316L Stainless Steel Using High-Pressure Torsion Technique: An X-ray Line Profile Analysis Study Jenő Gubicza, Kamilla Mukhtarova and Megumi Kawasaki Materials 2024, 17(2), 454; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020454 Article: The Influence of Different Aggregates on the Physico-Mechanical Performance of Alkali-Activated Geopolymer Composites Produced Using Romanian Fly Ash Adrian-Victor Lăzărescu, Andreea Hegyi, Alexandra Csapai and Florin Popa Materials 2024, 17(2), 485; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020485 Article: Synthesis and Characterization of Type II Ge-Si Clathrate Films for Optoelectronic Applications Rahul Kumar, Shiori Kurita, Fumitaka Ohashi, Tamio Iida, Hitoe Habuchi and Tetsuji Kume Materials 2024, 17(2), 504; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020504 Article: Plasmonic Nanocomposites of ZnO-Ag Produced by Laser Ablation and Their Photocatalytic Destruction of Rhodamine, Tetracycline and Phenol Elena D. Fakhrutdinova, Anastasia V. Volokitina, Sergei A. Kulinich, Daria A. Goncharova, Tamara S. Kharlamova and Valery A. Svetlichnyi Materials 2024, 17(2), 527; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020527 Communication: Hematite (α-Fe2O3) with Oxygen Defects: The Effect of Heating Rate for Photocatalytic Performance Masanori Sakamoto, Ryoga Fujita, Masami Nishikawa, Hideyuki Hirazawa, Yuichi Ueno, Manami Yamamoto and Suzu Takaoka Materials 2024, 17(2), 395; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020395 Porous Materials Article: Facile-Solution-Processed Silicon Nanofibers Formed on Recycled Cotton Nonwovens as Multifunctional Porous Sustainable Materials Muhammad Shoaib, Hafsa Jamshaid, Rajesh Kumar Mishra, Mumtaz Ali, Vijay Chandan, Viktor Kolar, Shabnam Nazari, Akshat TM, Petr Jirku, Miroslav Muller and Tatiana Alexiou Ivanova Materials 2024, 17(2), 412; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020412 Article: Feasibility Study on the Generation of Nanoporous Metal Structures by Means of Selective Alloy Depletion in Halogen-Rich Atmospheres Jörg Weise, Birgit Uhrlaub, Dirk Lehmhus, Joachim Baumeister, Kerstin Hantzsche and Karsten Thiel Materials 2024, 17(2), 498; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020498 Correction: Correction: Hassanabadi et al. Hydraulic Characterization of Ceramic Foam Filters Used in Aluminum Filtration. Materials 2023, 16, 2805 Massoud Hassanabadi, Thomas Berto, Shahid Akhtar and Ragnhild E. Aune Materials 2024, 17(2), 459; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020459 Manufacturing Processes and Systems Article: Stability Analysis of Metal Active-Gas Welding Short-Circuiting Transfer Based on Input Pulsating Energy Xiaoqing Lv, Quanjun He and Lianyong Xu Materials 2024, 17(2), 274; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020274 Article: Evaluation of the Surface Topography and Deformation of Vertical Thin-Wall Milled Samples from the Nickel Alloy Inconel 625 Szymon Kurpiel, Krzysztof Zagórski, Jacek Cieślik, Krzysztof Skrzypkowski and Amandyk Tuleshov Materials 2024, 17(2), 295; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020295 Article: Using Recycled Tetrapak and Doped Titanyl/Vanadyl Phthalocyanine to Make Solid-State Devices María Elena Sánchez Vergara, Emiliano Toledo Dircio, Luis Alberto Cantera Cantera, Lourdes Bazán-Diaz and Roberto Salcedo Materials 2024, 17(2), 309; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020309 Article: Effect of Vanadium Addition on Solidification Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Al–4Ni Alloy Xu Chen, Ji Chen, Weiguo Xi, Qizhou Cai, Jingfan Cheng and Wenming Jiang Materials 2024, 17(2), 332; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020332 Article: Advanced Analysis of the Properties of Solid-Wire Electric Contacts Produced by Ultrasonic Welding and Soldering Andraž Logar, Damjan Klobčar, Aleš Nagode, Uroš Trdan, Gregor Černivec and Abhay Sharma Materials 2024, 17(2), 334; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020334 Article: Effect of Cold Deformation and Heat Treatment on the Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Au-15Ag-12Cu-6Ni Alloy Sheets Haodong Chen, Xinyue Cui, Songxiao Hui, Changheng Li, Wenjun Ye and Yang Yu Materials 2024, 17(2), 356; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020356 Article: Possibilities of Increasing the Durability of Punches Used in the Forging Process in Closed Dies of Valve Forgings by Using Alternative Materials from Tool Steels and Sintered Carbides Marek Hawryluk, Marta Janik, Zbigniew Gronostajski, Artur Barełkowki, Maciej Zwierzchowski, Marzena Lachowicz, Jacek Ziemba and Jan Marzec Materials 2024, 17(2), 370; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020370 Article: Effect of Magnetic Field on Maskless Localized Electrodepositing Three-Dimensional Microstructure of Nano Nickel Crystals Menghua Wu, Bingchun Jiang, Yuqing Xiao and Weiping Jia Materials 2024, 17(2), 386; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020386 Article: Crack-Tip Opening Displacement of Girth Welds in a Lean X70 Pipeline Steel Jing Li, Peng Yu, Nitin Saini and Leijun Li Materials 2024, 17(2), 391; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020391 Article: Investigating the Impact of Substrate Preheating on the Thermal Flow and Microstructure of Laser Cladding of Nickel-Based Superalloy Zhibo Jin, Xiangwei Kong and Liang Ma Materials 2024, 17(2), 399; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020399 Article: Surface Defect Mitigation of Additively Manufactured Parts Using Surfactant-Mediated Electroless Nickel Coatings Anju Jolly, Véronique Vitry, Golnaz Taghavi Pourian Azar, Thais Tasso Guaraldo and Andrew J. Cobley Materials 2024, 17(2), 406; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020406 Article: Assessment of Residual Stresses in Laser Powder Bed Fusion Manufactured IN 625 Alexandru Paraschiv, Gheorghe Matache and Mihai Vladut Materials 2024, 17(2), 413; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020413 Article: Effect of Milling Time and Reinforcement Volume Fraction on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of SiCp-Reinforced AA2017 Composite Powder Produced by High-Energy Ball Milling Shimelis Bihon Gasha, Maik Trautmann and Guntram Wagner Materials 2024, 17(2), 435; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020435 Article: Micro-Scale Deformation Aspects of Additively Fabricated Stainless Steel 316L under Compression Abdulaziz Kurdi, Ahmed Degnah, Thamer Tabbakh, Husain Alnaser and Animesh Kumar Basak Materials 2024, 17(2), 439; DOI: 10.3390/ma17020439 Article: Investigations on the Surface Integrity and Wear Mechanisms of TiAlYN-Coated Tools in Inconel 718 Milling Operations Francisco J. G. Silva, Naiara P. V. Sebbe, Rúben D. F. S. Costa, André F. V. Pedroso, Rita C. M. Sales-Contini, Marta L. S. Barbosa and Rui P. 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