Contents

Physics of Metals and Metallography

Vol. 127, No. 3, 2026

ELECTRICAL AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES

Reply to “Is \({\text{Mg}}{{\text{B}}_2}\) a Superconductor? Comment on ‘Evidence Against Superconductivity in Flux Trapping Experiments on Hydrides Under High Pressure’”

J. E. Hirsch and F. Marsiglio p. 269  abstract

Spin-Motive Force of a Non-Uniform Exchange Field and Spin Relaxation of Conduction Electrons as Key Factors Forming Magnetoresistance of Metallic Helimagnets

V. V. Ustinov and I. A. Yasyulevich p. 277  abstract

Formation of Intermediate O' and O'' Phases in Titanium Alloys

K. I. Lugovaya, I. V. Narygina, A. A. Popov, A. O. Petrova, E. N. Popova, and N. A. Popov p. 292  abstract

STRUCTURE, PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS, AND DIFFUSION

Optimization of Al Nanoparticle Plasmonic Structures via Kinetic Monte Carlo Simulation and Its Experimental Verification for Solar Cell Applications

Songryong Pak, Iljin Pak, Sehyok Kim, Yongil Ri, and Iljun Kim p. 304  abstract

Effect of Thermomechanical Treatment on the Structure and Functional Properties of Medical-Grade Biocompatible Ti–Zr–Nb–Sn Shape Memory Alloys

M. A. Derkach, S. D. Gunderova, O. V. Strakhov, V. V. Cheverikin, S. D. Prokoshkin, and V. A. Sheremetyev p. 316  abstract

Structural State of the (CrTiZrNbHf)N High-Entropy Alloy: Machine Learning

Yu. A. Abzaev, S. A. Guda, A. A. Guda, and V. I. Kolesnikov p. 332  abstract

Formation and Heredity of Coarse MgZn2 Phase in Zn–Al–Mg Alloys

Zhen Tian, Changjun Wu, Ya Liu, Xiangying Zhu, Junxiu Chen, Xuping Su, and Jianhua Wang p. 344  abstract

2D Simulation and Visualization of γ → α Transformation in Pure Iron Based on the Classical Approach

I. I. Gorbachev, E. I. Korzunova, and V. V. Popov p. 356  abstract

STRENGTH AND PLASTICITY

Combined Effects of Thermal Aging and Internal/External Hydrogen on the Mechanical Behavior and Embrittlement of Cu–Cr–Zr Alloy

A. Rezala, B. Bouchouicha, A. Jabbar Hassan, and F. Abouhilou p. 374  abstract