Bi‐Directional Spectro‐Polarimetry of Olivine Sand by Chris H. Lee, Charles M. Bachmann, Nayma Binte Nur, Rachel M. Golding

“…Our laboratory instrumentation included a hyperspectral goniometer, a broadband linear polarizer, and a tungsten‐halogen illumination source. Three distinct grain size distributions of olivine sand samples were used in our experiments. …”
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Simulation of Arc Discharge in an Argon/Methane Mixture, Taking into Account the Evaporation of Anode Material in Problems Related to the Synthesis of Functional Nanostructures by Almaz Saifutdinov, Boris Timerkaev

“…It is shown that in the case of a refractory tungsten cathode, almost the same methane conversion rate is observed, leading to similar values in the density of the main methane conversion products (C, C₂, H) at different values of the discharge current density. …”
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Characteristics of Nanophase WC and WC-3 wt% (Ni, Co, and Fe) Alloys Using a Rapid Sintering Process for the Application of Friction Stir Processing Tools by Daeup Kim, Young Choi, Yongil Kim, Seungboo Jung

“…Microstructures and mechanical characteristics of tungsten carbide- (WC-) based alloys, that is, WC, WC-3 wt% Ni, WC-3 wt% Co, and WC-3 wt% Fe, fabricated using a spark plasma sintering (SPS) method for the application of friction stir processing tools were evaluated. …”
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Influence of Thermal Parameters, Microstructure, and Morphology of Si on Machinability of an Al–7.0 wt.% Si Alloy Directionally Solidified by Cássio A. P. Silva, Layo R. M. Leal, Emanuelle C. Guimarães, Paulo M. Júnior, Antonio L. Moreira, Otávio L. Rocha, Adrina P. Silva

“….% Si alloy solidified in a horizontal directional device using a high-speed steel with a tungsten tool. The dependence of λ2 on VL and TR and dependence of the maximum cutting temperature and maximum flank wear on λ2 were determined by power experimental laws given by λ2 = constant (VL and TR)n and TMAX, VBMAX = constant (λ2)n, respectively. …”
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TIG Welding of EN AW-6082 Al Alloy: A Comparative Analysis of Filler Rods on Microstructural and Mechanical Performance by Bandar Alzahrani, Mohamed M. Z. Ahmed, Mohamed I. A. Habba, Ramy A. Fouad, Yousef G. Y. Elshaghoul, Elshafey Ahmed Gadallah

“…This study investigates the impact of different filler wires (ER5356, ER4043, and ER4047) on the microstructural and mechanical properties of EN AW-6082 Al alloy joints produced by tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding. Butt-welded samples with a single V-groove joint configuration were prepared using optimized welding parameters. …”
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In-situ composite formation of vanadium carbide in CrFeCoNiCu high-entropy alloy cladded on AISI304 stainless steel by Saeed Hosseini, Mahmoud Sarkari Khorrami, Mahmoud Heydarzadeh Sohi

“…In the present study, CrFeCoNiCu(VC)x (x = 0, 1, and 2) high-entropy alloy (HEA) composites were cladded on AISI304 stainless steel using tungsten-inert gas (TIG) cladding. For this purpose, elemental powders of Cr, Co, Fe, Ni, and Cu together with V and C were mechanically mixed, and then by adding the proper amount of polyvinyl alcohol as a binder, a uniform paste was prepared. …”
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Wear Inducing Phase Transformation of Plasma Transfer Arc Coated Tools during Friction Stir Welding with Al Alloy by Kuan-Jen Chen, Fei-Yi Hung, Truan-Sheng Lui, Yong-Ren Shih

“…Under the same experimental parameters, the wear data were compared with the high-speed steel SKH51 (tempering material SKH51-T and annealed material SKH51-A) and tungsten-carbide cobalt (TCC). Results showed the PTA coating was a γ-Co solidification matrix with M7C3 and M23C6 carbides. …”
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Design Optimization of HANARO Irradiation Capsule for Long-Term Irradiation Testing by Kee Nam Choo, Man Soon Cho, Seong Woo Yang, Byung Hyuk Jun, Myong Seop Kim

“…The first one is a conventional design made of STS304 and welded using a tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding method. The other is a new design made of STS316L and welded using electron beam (EB) welding to strengthen the fatigue property of the rod tip. …”
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Oxygen-modulated photoresponse in nickel oxide thin films for wide band gap photodetector application by Swati Suman, Anupama Behra, Parasuraman Swaminathan

“…While there have been extensive studies on n-type oxides, such as tungsten oxide and zinc oxide, there is relatively little work on the use of p-type oxides, such as nickel oxide (NiO), for photodetectors. …”
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Dynamic tuning of terahertz atomic lattice vibration via cross-scale mode coupling to nanomechanical resonance in WSe2 membranes by Bo Xu, Zejuan Zhang, Jiaze Qin, Jiaqi Wu, Luming Wang, Jiankai Zhu, Chenyin Jiao, Wanli Zhang, Juan Xia, Zenghui Wang

“…Abstract Nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) based on atomically-thin tungsten diselenide (WSe2), benefiting from the excellent material properties and the mechanical degree of freedom, offer an ideal platform for studying and exploiting dynamic strain engineering and cross-scale vibration coupling in two-dimensional (2D) crystals. …”
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An innovative biosensing approach for Aflatoxin B1 detection via electrical impedance measurement by Recep Üstünsoy, Tahsin Ertaş, Hülya Eraslan Gültekin, Ali Fuat Ergenç, Bircan Dinç, Muhammet Bektaş

“…Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) shows the current functionalization of tungsten wires with antibodies and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). …”
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Enhanced friction and wear behavior of submicron WC-reinforced Cu matrix composites at various temperatures by Zhimin Zhang, Shixin Xu, Kailing Xiang, Ning Guo, Liming Zhong, Ke Feng, Ke Zhu, Yake Wu, Feng Jiang

“…In this study, submicron tungsten carbide (WC)-reinforced Cu matrix composites (WC/Cu) were fabricated using an extensible manufacturing process (flake powder metallurgy of WC/Cu master alloy, casting and cold rolling of WC/Cu ingots). …”
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Microstructural Characterization and Wear Properties of Fe-Based Amorphous-Crystalline Coating Deposited by Twin Wire Arc Spraying by Ana Arizmendi-Morquecho, Araceli Campa-Castilla, C. Leyva-Porras, Josué Almicar Aguilar Martinez, Gregorio Vargas Gutiérrez, Karla Judith Moreno Bello, L. López López

“…Analysis in the coating showed the formation of an amorphous matrix with boron and tungsten carbides randomly dispersed. At high amplifications were identified boron carbides at interface boron carbide/amorphous matrix by TEM. …”
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Shielding factors for a fission-powered mars exploration rover [version 4; peer review: 1 approved, 3 approved with reservations, 3 not approved] by Jason Cassibry, L. Dale Thomas, William Emrich, Alexander C. Bendoyro

“…Methods An analytical approach was devised to estimate the required mass of a hypothetical solid tungsten shield under various conditions. Results Power levels below 3.4 kWe were found to be impractical for rover applications. …”
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Graphene-metal sulfide composite based gas sensors for environmental sustainability: A review by Deepak Balram, Kuang-Yow Lian, Neethu Sebastian, Vineet Kumar, Virendra Kumar Yadav, Ashish Patel, Kulvinder Singh

“…Hence, hybrid nanocomposites prepared by embedding graphene and its derivatives with various metal sulfides including molybdenum sulfide (MoS2), tin sulfide (SnS2), tungsten sulfide (WS2), cadmium sulfide (CdS) etc. were utilized in gas sensor fabrication with enhanced sensing capabilities. …”
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Effects of CeO2/Y2O3 rare earth oxides on microstructure and properties of in-situ synthesized WC-reinforced Ni-based cladding layer by Zhang C. X., Sun W. C., Liu E. Y., Liu Y. W., Liu J. P., Zhang B., Xu Y. F., Zhou M. R.

“…A novel tungsten carbide (WC)-reinforced nickel (Ni)-based laser cladding layer was prepared through an in-situ synthesis process. …”
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Application of deep learning and feature selection technique on external root resorption identification on CBCT images by Nor Hidayah Reduwan, Azwatee Abdul Aziz, Roziana Mohd Razi, Erma Rahayu Mohd Faizal Abdullah, Seyed Matin Mazloom Nezhad, Meghna Gohain, Norliza Ibrahim

“…Methods External root resorption was simulated on 88 extracted premolar teeth using tungsten bur in different depths (0.5 mm, 1 mm, and 2 mm). …”
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Tribological Analysis of Laser-Textured WC-Co Against Ti6Al4V Under Dry and Lubricated Conditions for Different Sliding Times by Javier Garcia-Fernandez, Moises Batista, Juan Manuel Vazquez-Martinez, Jorge Salguero, Irene Del Sol, Magdalena Ramirez-Peña

“…In this paper, by means of a groove design applied to a tungsten carbide (WC) disc by laser surface texturing (LST), its behavior and wear have been evaluated after subjecting it to tribological pin-on-flat tests by confronting it with Ti6Al4V pins with different reciprocating times (250 s, 500 s, 750 s and 1000 s) in lubricated and dry conditions. …”
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Soft Metalens for Broadband Ultrasonic Focusing through Aberration Layers by Erqian Dong, Tianye Zhang, Jinhu Zhang, Xiaochun Su, Sichao Qu, Xin Ye, Zhanyuan Gao, Chengtian Gao, Jiangang Hui, Zhanxiang Wang, Nicholas X. Fang, Yu Zhang

“…Through the application of effective-medium theory, we determined the refractive index of micro-tungsten particles in silicone elastomer, closely aligning with experimental findings. …”
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Predicting the risk of cardiovascular disease in adults exposed to heavy metals: Interpretable machine learning by Meiyue Shen, Yine Zhang, Runqing Zhan, Tingwei Du, Peixuan Shen, Xiaochuan Lu, Shengnan Liu, Rongrong Guo, Xiaoli Shen

“…Urine cadmium (Cd), blood lead (Pb), urine thallium (Tl), and urine tungsten (W) were identified as the most significant predictors of CVD, with importance scores of 0.062, 0.057, 0.051, and 0.050, respectively. …”
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