An Approach to Estimate SCC Growing Rate in Slow Strain Rate Tensile Test Based on EPFEM by Shuai Wang, He Xue, Yinghao Cui, Fuqiang Yang, Rui Guo

“…As a supplementary means to obtain the crack growth rate during the test, the SSRT process of nickel-based Alloy 600 CT specimens is investigated by using the elastic-plastic finite element method (EPFEM) in this paper. …”
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Prediction of Cutting Conditions in Turning AZ61 and Parameters Optimization Using Regression Analysis and Artificial Neural Network by Nabeel H. Alharthi, Sedat Bingol, Adel T. Abbas, Adham E. Ragab, Mohamed F. Aly, Hamad F. Alharbi

“…In this paper, an artificial neural network (ANN) modeling is used to estimate and optimize the surface roughness (Ra) value in cutting conditions of AZ61 magnesium alloy. A number of ANN models were developed and evaluated to obtain the most successful one. …”
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Effect of the Boron Powder on Surface AISI W2 Steel: Experiments and Modelling by Marco Antonio Doñu Ruiz, David Sánchez Huitron, Ernesto David Garcia Bustos, Víctor Jorge Cortés Suárez, Noé López Perrusquia

“…The presence of boride was confirmed by optical microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and the distribution of alloy elements in boride layers with energy-dispersive spectrometry using scanning electron microscopy. …”
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Seismic Sequence Effects on Buried Pipelines Crossing Nonuniform Sites with Ground Settlement by Dynamic Centrifuge Test by Hongtao Zhang, Yufei Zhao, Mingxu Gao

“…This article carried out a dynamic centrifuge experiment to simulate the seismic response of buried pipelines of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and aluminum alloy (AL) horizontally crossing the loose and dense site and study the residual strength of pipelines after an earthquake. …”
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Comparative analysis of different numerical schemes in solute trapping simulations by using the phase-field model with finite interface dissipation by Yang X., Tang Y., Cai D., Zhang L., Du Y., Zhou S.

“…Two different numerical schemes, the standard explicit scheme and the time-elimination relaxation one, in the framework of phase-field model with finite interface dissipation were employed to investigate the solute trapping effect in a Si-4.5 at.% As alloy during rapid solidification. With the equivalent input, a unique solute distribution under the steady state can be obtained by using the two schemes without restriction to numerical length scale and interface velocity. …”
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Electrical and Thermal Anisotropy in Additively Manufactured AlSi10Mg and Fe-Si Samples by Martin Sarap, Hans Tiismus, Ants Kallaste, Mart Saarna, Märt Kolnes, Payam Shams Ghahfarokhi, Toomas Vaimann

“…This research examines the directional thermal and electrical conductivities of aluminum alloy (AlSi10Mg) and silicon steel (Fe-3.7%wt. Si) samples produced via laser powder bed fusion (LPBF), both prior to and following heat treatment. …”
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Optimization of Reinforced Aluminium Scraps from the Automobile Bumpers with Nickel and Magnesium Oxide in Stir Casting by V. Vijayan, A. Parthiban, T. Sathish, L. Ponraj Sankar, S. Dinesh Kumar, S. Saravanakumar, Dawit Tafesse

“…Here, the investigation is spotlighted on the aluminium alloy from the waste materials of the automobile bumpers which is a reinforced metal matrix composite created with 5 percentage of nickel and 5 percentage of magnesium oxide through the stir casting method. …”
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The New Plastic Flow Machining Process for Producing Thin Sheets by Viet Q. Vu, Yan Beygelzimer, Roman Kulagin, Laszlo S. Toth

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Surface crack growth subject to bending and biaxial tension-compression by V. Shlyannikov, A. Tumanov, A. Zakharov, A. Gerasimenko

“…Fatigue surface crack growth and the in-plane and out-of-plane constraint effects are studied through experiments and computations for aluminium alloy D16T. Subjects for studies are cruciform specimens under different biaxial loading and bending central notched specimens with external semi-elliptical surface crack. …”
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Evaluation of MWCNT Particles-Reinforced Magnesium Composite for Mechanical and Catalytic Applications by T. Sathish, Vinayagam Mohanavel, Palanivel Velmurugan, Saleh Alfarraj, Sami Al Obaid, Shanmugam Sureshkumar, J. Isaac Joshua Ramesh Lalvani

“…The hardness value is recorded using 0.2% MWCNTs in the magnesium alloy AZ80.…”
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Room-Temperature Fiber-Coupled Single-Photon Source from CdTeSeS Core Quantum Dots by Surasak Chiangga

“…This paper investigates the potential of quaternary-alloy CdTeSeS colloidal core quantum dots (cQDs) as compact, room-temperature, and fiber-integrated single-photon sources. …”
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Recovery of zinc from zinc oxide dust containing multiple metal elements by carbothermal reduction by Lei F.-G., Li M.-T., Wei C., Deng Z.-G., Li X.-B., Fan G.

“…The crude zinc and lead-tin alloy were obtained finally. The effects of temperature, holding time, and reductant dosage on zinc volatilization rate were investigated, and the “Pelletizing - Calcination- Carbothermic reduction” experiment was conducted. …”
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Multi-Scale Characterisation and Mechanical Adhesion in PVD-Deposited Ca-SZ Coating for Implantable Medical Devices by Alex Tchinda, Richard Kouitat-Ndjiwa, Pierre Bravetti

“…<b>Objectives:</b> This study explores the influence of the thickness factor of calcium-doped zirconia (Ca-SZ) coatings deposited by PVD on their intrinsic mechanical properties and the determinism of the latter on adhesion to the TA6V alloy substrate after mechanical loading for applications in dental implantology. …”
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Evaluation on material and heat balance of EAF processes with introduction of CO2 by Wang H., Yu H., Teng L., Seetharaman S.

“…The advantages of using CO2 for the decarburization of high alloy steels have been recognized from environmental and economic view points. …”
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Investigation via morphological analysis of aluminium foams produced by replication casting by A. Boschetto, L. Bottini, F.Campana, L. Consorti

“…For this purpose replicated AlSi7Mg0.3 alloy foams are produced by infiltrating preforms of NaCl particles, varying the metal infiltration pressure and the mould preheating temperature. …”
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Experimental Investigations on the Effect of Reinforcement Coating on Magnesium Composites for Automotive Brake Pad by S. Venugopal, L. Karikalan, R. Kumar

“…The particles are coated by using the electroless method and various Mg composites such as Mg alloy, Mg + coated Al2O3, Mg + coated Al2O3, Mg + coated Al2O3, and SiC are prepared. …”
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Operational Characteristics of Research and Test Benches and Installations with Heavy Liquid Metal Heat Carriers by T. A. Bokova, A. G. Meluzov, N. S. Volkov, A. R. Marov, A. V. Lviv

“…Heavy liquid metal heat carriers of nuclear power plants such as lead, eutectic lead-bismuth alloy, lead-lithium, gallium alloys differ significantly in their physicochemical properties from traditional and well-studied, widely used water, sodium, as well as liquid salt heat carriers, potassium, gases (helium, etc.).…”
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On the use of clustering workflows for automated microstructure segmentation of analytical STEM datasets by Zhiquan Kho, Andy Bridger, Keith Butler, Ercin C. Duran, Mohsen Danaie, Alexander S. Eggeman

“…To this end, a systematic comparison of two clustering workflows that had been established in previous literature was performed on two distinct material systems—an experimentally acquired Co2FeSi Heusler alloy and a simulated Au-matrix and Al2Cu precipitate. …”
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Characterization of Nanocrystalline SiGe Thin Film Solar Cell with Double Graded-Dead Absorption Layer by Chao-Chun Wang, Dong-Sing Wuu, Shui-Yang Lien, Yang-Shih Lin, Chueh-Yang Liu, Chia-Hsum Hsu, Chia-Fu Chen

“…The characterization of the nc-SiGe films are analyzed by scanning electron microscopy, UV-visible spectroscopy, and Fourier transform infrared absorption spectroscopy. The band gap of SiGe alloy can be adjusted between 0.8 and 1.7 eV by varying the gas ratio. …”
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The Mechanical Behaviors of Various Dental Implant Materials under Fatigue by Fatma Bayata, Cengiz Yildiz

“…The penetration analysis was also performed, and the calculated penetration of the models onto the bone structure ranged between 0.0037389 mm and 0.013626 mm. L-605 CoCr alloy-assigned implant model showed the least penetration, while cp Ti with the nanotubular TiO2 surface led to the most one. …”
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