Effect of trace elements on the interface reactions between two lead-free solders and copper or nickel substrates by Soares D., Vilarinho C., Barbosa J., Samuel F., Trigo L., Bré P.

“…Among some alternative alloy systems, the Sn-Zn and Sn-Cu base alloy systems have been studied and reveal promising properties. …”
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Study on Ductility of Ti Aluminide Using Artificial Neural Network by R. K. Gupta, Rama Mehta, Vijaya Agarwala, Bhanu Pant, P. P. Sinha

“…Improvement of ductility at room temperature has been a major concern on processing and application of Ti aluminides over the years. Modifications in alloy chemistry of binary alloy (Ti48 Al) and processing conditions were suggested through experimental studies with limited success. …”
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Shrinkage phenomena in silumins when treated with long‑acting modifiers by A. A. Andrushevich, M. A. Sadokha

“…Due to the fact that the level of rejection of aluminum castings due to leakiness does not directly depend on the porosity in the alloy, it is suggested that strontium has significant changes in the mechanism of crystallization of the alloy and the distribution of microporosity in the alloy structure with the formation of a more developed channels.…”
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Optimization of Ni-Based WC/Co/Cr Composite Coatings Produced by Multilayer Laser Cladding by Andrea Angelastro, Sabina L. Campanelli, Giuseppe Casalino, Antonio D. Ludovico

“…The main advantage of this process is the capability of introducing hard particles such as SiC, TiC, and WC as reinforcements in the metallic matrix such as Ni-based alloy, Co-based alloy, and Fe-based alloy to form ceramic-metal composite coatings, which have very high hardness and good wear resistance. …”
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Investigation of Bending, Sound Absorption, and Damping Properties of AZ91D-Swivel Plate by Saravanan Annamalai, Suresh Periyakgoundar, Kumaravel Paramasivam, Aravindha Balaji Selvaraj

“…A comparison was made between Mg alloy and A3 steel on weight, bending, sound absorption, and vibration conditions. …”
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Effect of Ag Addition on the Electrochemical Performance of Cu10Al in Artificial Saliva by R. J. Salgado-Salgado, J. Porcayo-Calderon, O. Sotelo-Mazon, R. A. Rodriguez-Diaz, G. Salinas-Solano, V. M. Salinas-Bravo, L. Martinez-Gomez

“…In this work we proposed to evaluate the corrosion resistance of four different alloys by electrochemical techniques, a binary alloy Cu10Al, and three ternary alloys Cu10Al-xAg (x = 5, 10, and 15 wt.%) to be used like biomaterials in dental application. …”
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Processing Window and Microstructure of NiCoCrAlY Coating Deposited on Cast Iron Using Multilayer Laser Cladding by Hao Liu, Peijian Chen, Haifeng Yang, Jingbin Hao, Xianhua Tian, Xiuli He, Gang Yu

“…Cast iron is an iron-carbon alloy widely used in mechanical engineering. Nickel-base or cobalt-base alloy coatings prepared by laser cladding can improve the surface properties of cast iron, thereby increasing the service life of the components; however, due to the poor weldability and high carbon content of cast iron, the use of laser cladding to prepare alloy coatings faces many difficulties. …”
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Study of Tribological Behavior of Silicon Carbide Based Aluminum Metal Matrix Composites under Dry and Lubricated Environment by Kalyan Kumar Singh, Saurabh Singh, Anil Kumar Shrivastava

“…Friction and wear behavior of silicon carbide based aluminum metal matrix composite and aluminum matrix alloy have been studied for sliding speeds of 3.14 m/s and 3.77 m/s and load range from 10 N to 30 N under dry and lubricated environment, respectively. …”
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A Systematic Review on the Mechanical, Tribological, and Corrosion Properties of Al 7075 Metal Matrix Composites Fabricated through Stir Casting Process by M. Sambathkumar, R. Gukendran, T. Mohanraj, D. K. Karupannasamy, N. Natarajan, David Santosh Christopher

“…Aluminium alloy components are used in lightweight engineering applications and lack mechanical properties, wear resistance, and corrosion resistance. …”
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Analysis of Torque Maintenance and Fracture Resistance after Fatigue in Retention Screws Made of Different Metals for Screw-Retained Implant-Borne Prosthesis Joints by Maria Beatriz Bello Taborda, Gabriela Sumie Yaguinuma Gonçalves, Cecília Alves de Sousa, Wirley Gonçalves Assunção

“…The alloy material did not influence torque maintenance for HE. …”
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MR Continuously Variable Transmission Driven by SMA for Centrifugal Fan in Nuclear Power Plant by Jianzuo Ma, Hongyu Shu, Jin Huang

“…In this paper, we proposed a continuously variable transmission system based on magnetorheological fluid and shape memory alloy for improving the operating efficiency of the centrifugal fan. …”
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Evaluation of the Synergistic Effect of Erosion-Corrosion on AISI 4330 Steel in Saline-Sand Multiphase Flow by Electrochemical and Gravimetric Techniques by Dario Yesid Peña Ballesteros, Yelsin Enrique Mendez Camacho, Lizeth Viviana Barreto Hernandez

“…Results show that, under all the test conditions assessed, the passivity of the steel alloy could not be maintained; as a result, an activation mechanism dominates the corrosion process of steel alloy. …”
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Improvement of Microstructure and Properties of Q235 Steel by Iron-Based Laser Cladding Coating by Yuanwei He, Yu Gu, Li Tang, Hu Wang

“…The process involves melting and solidifying alloy powder on the surface of the substrate. The aim of the present study was to explore the effect of iron-based alloy laser cladding coating on Q235 substrate. …”
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Effect of heat treatment on the microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of GH4099 fabricated by lase powder bed fusion by Yuanhong Qian, Liangxian Gu, Rong Chen, Haiou Yang, Zhiyong Li, Zhaowen Cui, Shuya Zhang

“…The grain structure of L-PBF-built GH4099 alloy is relatively complex and the grain boundary morphology is irregular. …”
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Mechanical properties and corrosion behavior of circular oscillating laser direct energy deposited nickel-based superalloy after different heat-treatment processes by Yelin Xia, Haoran Wu, Keyi Liu, Jianbo Lei, Yabao Hu, Hanning Chen, Chen Zheng

“…After solution treatment, the microstructure was completely recrystallized, and the striped Laves phase is dissolved and transformed into granules, improving the solid-solution strengthening effect of the GH3536 alloy; After aging treatment, a large amount of carbides precipitate at the grain boundaries, which enhanced the strength of the GH3536 alloy through the pinning effect and weakened the toughness. …”
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MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF THE PROCESS OF SYNTHETIC SILUMINS PRODUCTION USING THE METHOD OF REGRESSION ANALYSIS by I. V. Rafalskij, A. V. Arabej

“…The mathematical models, describing influence of temperature, an alloy preparation time and quantities of silica in alumina-matrix composite ligatures on silicon output in synthetic alloy, are presented.…”
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An Estimation of the Thermal Properties of Pu-Rich Metallic Fuel by Naoya Odaira, Yuji Arita

“…Thus, we also calculated thermal conductivity of the Pu-20U-20Zr alloy. The result shows uranium addition to the Pu-Zr alloy increased the thermal conductivity. …”
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Fabrication of a Miniature Zinc Aluminum Oxide Nanowire Array Gas Sensor and Application for Environmental Monitoring by Chin-Guo Kuo, Chi-Wu Huang, Jung-Hsuan Chen, Yueh-Han Liu

“…The factors influencing the sensitivity of the gas sensor, such as the alloy composition, operating temperature, and oxygen concentration, were investigated further. …”
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Phase diagram determination and thermodynamic modeling of the Cu-Mg-Si system by Zhao J., Zhou J., Liu S., Du Y., Tang S., Yang Y.

“…13 ternary Cu-Mg-Si alloys were prepared by means of the powder metallurgy method. …”
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Comparison of Creep Properties of Cast and Wrought Haynes 282 Superalloy by Young-Joo Kim, Jae-Hyeun Park, Yong-Sik Ahn

“…Despite the important role of Haynes 282 in increasing the performance of high-pressure turbines, as a result of its high-temperature capability, there is little information on the microstructure, deformation mechanism, or mechanical properties of the cast condition of this alloy. In this study, we compared the creep properties of Haynes 282 cast alloy with those of its wrought alloy counterpart. …”
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