Thermal Energetic Reactor with High Reproduction of Fission Materials by Vladimir M. Kotov

“…Good materials for fuel element shells and channel walls are zirconium alloys enriched by 90Zr. Water cooled reactors with usage 12% of raw uranium and liquid metal cooled reactors with usage 25% of raw uranium are discussed. …”
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Atomistic Simulation of High-Density Uranium Fuels by Jorge Eduardo Garcés, Guillermo Bozzolo

“…The effects of Si, as additive to Al or as U-Mo-particles coating, on the behavior of the Al/U-Mo interface is modeled by using the Bozzolo-Ferrante-Smith (BFS) method for alloys. The basic experimental features characterizing the real system are identified, via simulations and atom-by-atom analysis. …”
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Integrated FEM-Multibody Co-Simulation of Additively Manufactured Hip Prosthesis containing cracks. by Domenico Gentile, Roberto Di Bona, Giuseppe Peter Vanoli, Gabriel testa, Sara Ricci

“…The 3D printing of metal alloys can produce a highly customizable product, which, after the proper heat treatments, can possess adequate mechanical properties to ensure a satisfactory component life. …”
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A Comparative Assessment of Chromium–Boron Hardfacing Using SMAW and FCAW Techniques by Chowda Reddy C., K. M. Kenchi Reddy, C. T. Jayadeva, Ramesh Kumar S. C., R. Vara Prasad Kaviti, Abhijit Bhowmik, Chander Prakash

“…This research paper investigates the effectiveness of shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) and flux-cored arc welding (FCAW) on mild steel substrates for chromium–boron hardfacing. Chromium–boron alloys are hard-wearing and corrosion-resistant materials used in industries where wear resistance is critical. …”
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Corrosion Inhibiting Mechanism of Nitrite Ion on the Passivation of Carbon Steel and Ductile Cast Iron for Nuclear Power Plants by K. T. Kim, H. W. Kim, H. Y. Chang, B. T. Lim, H. B. Park, Y. S. Kim

“…In addition, the film is mainly composed of iron oxide due to the oxidation by NO2- ion; however, regardless of the alloys, nitrogen compounds (not nitrite) were detected at the outermost surface but were not incorporated in the inner oxide.…”
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An impermeable copper surface monolayer with high-temperature oxidation resistance by Su Jae Kim, Young-Hoon Kim, Bipin Lamichhane, Binod Regmi, Yousil Lee, Sang-Hyeok Yang, Seon Je Kim, Min-Hyoung Jung, Jae Hyuck Jang, Hu Young Jeong, Miaofang Chi, Maeng-Je Seong, Hak Soo Choi, Seong-Gon Kim, Young-Min Kim, Se-Young Jeong

“…Abstract Despite numerous efforts involving surface coating, doping, and alloying, maintaining surface stability of metal at high temperatures without compromising intrinsic properties has remained challenging. …”
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Investigation of Mechanical Behavior and Microstructure Analysis of AA7075/SiC/B4C-Based Aluminium Hybrid Composites by HassabAlla M. A. Mahmoud, P. Satishkumar, Yenda Srinivasa Rao, Rohinikumar Chebolu, Rey Y. Capangpangan, Arnold C. Alguno, Mahesh Gopal, A. Firos, Murthi C. Saravana

“…Equated to unreinforced alloys, the hardness and tensile strength of hybrid composites rise by 8% and 21%, respectively. …”
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Behavior and damage of a pipe in the presence of a corrosion defect depth of 10% of its thickness and highlighting the weaknesses of the ASME / B31G method by Habib Berrekia, D. Benzerga, A. Haddi

“…Inspection and evaluation of corrosion defects are carried out in accordance with ASME/31G method that is applied to low alloyed carbon steels with corrosion defects having soft profiles with low stress concentration. …”
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Mechanical and Fractured surface characterization of epoxy/red mud/fly ash/ aluminium powder filled hybrid composites for automotive applications by K. C. Anil, A.B. Hemavathi, A. Adeebpasha

“…High fuel consumption by automobile and aerospace vehicles built from legacy alloys has been a great challenge to material engineers. …”
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Exact solutions for the Cahn–Hilliard equation in terms of Weierstrass-elliptic and Jacobi-elliptic functions by Akhtar Hussain, Tarek F. Ibrahim, F. M. Osman Birkea, Abeer M. Alotaibi, Bushra R. Al-Sinan, Herbert Mukalazi

“…The efficacy of this method is demonstrated through its application to solve the convective–diffusive Cahn–Hilliard (cdCH) equation, describing the dynamic of the separation phase for ternary iron alloys (Fe–Cr–Mo) and (Fe–X–Cu). Significantly, this research introduces an extensive collection of exact solutions by the auxiliary equation, comprising fifty-two distinct types. …”
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The Effect of Fe Doping on the Magnetic and Magnetocaloric Properties of Mn5−xFexGe3 by Jeffrey Brock, Nathanael Bell-Pactat, Hong Cai, Timothy Dennison, Tucker Fox, Brandon Free, Rami Mahyub, Austin Nar, Michael Saaranen, Tiago Schaeffer, Mahmud Khan

“…For all Fe concentrations, the alloys are ferromagnetic and undergo a second-order ferromagnetic-to-paramagnetic transition near room temperature. …”
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Hydroxyapatite-based coatings on Mg and Ti-based implants: A detailed examination of various coating methodologies by M. Rafiei, H. Eivaz Mohammadloo, M. Khorasani, F. Kargaran, H.A. Khonakdar

“…However, one of the major challenges in using these implants is the relatively fast degradation rate of metal alloys in the body's electrolyte environment, which can lead to early loss of performance and the release of undesirable degradation products. …”
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Fabrication of TiO2 Crystalline Coatings by Combining Ti-6Al-4V Anodic Oxidation and Heat Treatments by María Laura Vera, Mario Roberto Rosenberger, Carlos Enrique Schvezov, Alicia Esther Ares

“…The bio- and hemocompatibility of titanium alloys are due to the formation of a TiO2 layer. This natural oxide may have fissures which are detrimental to its properties. …”
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Addressing Fundamental Challenges of Si/Gr Electrodes with High Silicon Contents Using Innovative Bilayer Electrode Structure Design by Jeong Hyeon Yoo, Sung Joon Park, Cheol Bak, Yong Min Lee, Ki Jae Kim

“…The extremely high volume change of Si during alloying and dealloying in the charge/discharge process is a key challenge for increasing the Si content in Si/Gr electrodes. …”
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Guanine-based spin valve with spin rectification effect for an artificial memory element by Nicusor Iacob, Cristina Chirila, Mama Sangaré, Andrei Kuncser, Anda E. Stanciu, Marcela Socol, Catalin C. Negrila, Mihaela Botea, Claudiu Locovei, Gabriel Schinteie, Aurelian C. Galca, Anca Stanculescu, Lucian Pintilie, Victor Kuncser, Bogdana Borca

“…Here, a ferroelectric film of guanine nucleobase is used in a resistive memory junction sandwiched between two different ferromagnetic films of Co and CoCr alloys. The magnetic films have an in-plane easy axis of magnetization and different coercive fields whereas the guanine film ensures a very long spin transport length, at 100 K. …”
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Sustainable Additive Manufacturing: An Overview on Life Cycle Impacts and Cost Efficiency of Laser Powder Bed Fusion by Ramin Rahmani, Bashir Bashiri, Sérgio I. Lopes, Abrar Hussain, Himanshu S. Maurya, Raivo Vilu

“…Selective laser melting (SLM), as the subsection LPBF technologies, is highlighted for its capability to produce high-performance, lightweight, and complex components with minimal material waste, thus aligning with circular economy goals for metal alloys. Life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle costing (LCC) analyses are essential methods for evaluating the sustainability of any new technology. …”
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NOBLE METAL MINERALIZATION IN GABBROIDS OF THE KUMBA INTRUSIVE, THE URALIAN PLATINUM BELT (NORTH URALS) by V.V. Mikhailov, S.Yu. Stepanov, S.V. Petrov, R.S. Palamarchuk

“…Nine noble metal mineral species are found for the first time in amphibole and amphibole-olivine gabbro of the Kumba intrusive: native gold, Au-Ag alloys, Au, Ag, and Pd tellurides (hessite, merenskiite), Bi tellurides (kotulskite), antimonide-arsenides (isomertieite), arsenides (arsenopalladinite, sperrilite), and stannides (atokite) of Pt and Pd. …”
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Controlling aluminum casting from stationary furnace by E. S. Kinev, A. A. Tyapin, E. A. Golovenko, Yu. S. Avdulova

“…The features of the combined induction device designed for transporting, pumping or mixing aluminum alloys with the possibility of its heating are considered. …”
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Microstructural and Electrochemical Analysis of the Physically Simulated Heat-Affected Zone of Super-Duplex Stainless Steel UNS S32750 by Francisco Magalhães dos Santos, Leonardo Oliveira Passos da Silva, Ygor Tadeu Bispo dos Santos, Bruna Callegari, Tiago Nunes Lima, Rodrigo Santiago Coelho

“…Super-duplex stainless steels (SDSSs) were introduced in the oil and gas industry due to their high resistance to pitting corrosion, promoted by the high content of alloying elements. The welding process can cause an unbalanced ferrite/austenite microstructure and, consequently, the possibility of deleterious phases, increasing the risk of failure. …”
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Effects of Re on Vacancy Mobility in a Ni-Re System: An Atomistic Study by Nuttapong La-ongtup, Suttipong Wannapaiboon, Piyanut Pinyou, Worawat Wattanathana, Yuranan Hanlumyuang

“…With this technique, we compute the local energy barriers to vacancy hopping, tracer diffusivities, and migration energies of the low-concentration limit of Ni-Re alloys. It was estimated that the computed diffusion rates are comparable to the reported rates. …”
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