(IMAGE)

Kumamoto University

Caption

Schematic illustration showing how the EWF (an athermal effect) induced by HDPEC drives atomic motion and triggers phase transformation and microstructural refinement within an extremely short time, in comparison with conventional heat treatment.

Credit

Gu et al.

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