Despite the large number of studies on the development of multilayered composites using accumulative roll bonding method (ARB), there are not enough available details concerning the effect of the temperature variation on the constituent layer …

The high-Nb TiAl alloy is an excellent lightweight alloy used in aerospace applications. However, its poor room-temperature plasticity and hot workability significantly hinder its engineering application prospects. In this study, high-Nb TiAl …

The cold spray (CS) process is the latest solid-state deposition method that has gained significant awareness for the metallization of polymer matrix composites (PMCs) materials to modify their surface properties, including electrical or thermal …

The high chromium iron base welding overlays with different niobium additives were fabricated using slag-free self-shielded metal-cored wire. Their corrosion resistance in 1 mol/L NaOH + 3.5 wt.% NaCl alkaline solution was investigated. The …

In the present work, 0.67%C-1.71%Si-0.86%Mn nominal composition steel was used to develop multiphase steels (bainite, retained austenite, intercritical ferrite and pearlite) by continuous cooling from austenitization temperature for different …

Developing efficient hydrogen evolution electrodes for sustainable energy conversion applications has been a research hot spot in recent years. Herein, a carbon-supported Pt-Ti-Ce nanocatalyst is synthesized by ion beam sputtering and …

Surface machining including cutting, rolling and grinding was employed to machine 304 austenitic stainless steels, aiming at obtaining high hardening layer and corrosion resistance. The rolling sample exhibited an improved surface quality as …

In this work, a novel heat treatment of quenching and partition (Q-P) combined cryogenic treatment (CT) was designed, to improve the mechanical properties of a 18CrNiMo7-6 steel. Based on the microstructure characterization and mechanical property …

The surface properties of discarded glass cutting scissors were improved by modifying their surfaces via a fast, low-cost, and environmentally friendly boron diffusion technique called as cathodic reduction and thermal diffusion-based boriding …

The use of three-dimensional printing in the engineering and medical fields is at a rapid pace. In stereolithography (SLA) process, selective curing of resin polymer in layer-by-layer format, a post-curing process is required to enhance the …

Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations have been used to study the mechanical behavior as well as the structural change of cubic (c-) Si3N4 upon uniaxial tensile loading. The Si3N4 sample is simulated under the cooling process and high pressure. At …

Microscopic plastic deformation mechanism of hot flow forming of 6061 aluminum alloy was analyzed by nanoindentation experiments and numerical simulations. The effects of different thickness reductions on the microstructure and …

Five algorithms of Gaussian process regression, artificial neural network (ANN), support vector machine, boosted trees, and genetic algorithm artificial neural networks (GAANN) are used to model high manganese steel's processing parameters …

Innovations in many strategically important sectors, such as the aerospace, automotive, energy and other industries, depend on making products from hard-to-deform materials. The most promising technology for their forming is rolling in a ductile …

The influence of microstructures (bimodal and basketweave) on the tensile properties and deformation mechanism of Ti-5Al-1V-1Sn-1Zr-0.8Mo alloy was investigated via an in situ tensile test monitored by electron backscatter diffraction …

This work focuses on the limit strains of 5754-O aluminum alloy sheets with consideration of the hardening law effect. Based on uniaxial tension test data, the hardening laws of Swift, Voce, LSV and Hockett–Sherby were applied to determine the …

Silver coating in its jewelry application needs to resist tarnishing as well as wear. The corrosion and tribological behavior of pulse reverse current (PRC) and the addition of SiC 45-60 nm-size nanoparticles in the Ag-Ge coating on copper …

The solution heat treatment (SHT) is an important step in hot forming and in-die quenching (HFQ) process. Herein, the SHT of cold-rolled AA7075-H18 alloy sheets is carried out in the temperature range of 462-518 °C for 0.9-29 min, and a response …

In the present study, the effect of ultrasonic shot peening (USSP) on electrodeposited Ni/Ni-TiO2 coatings on mild steel substrate was analyzed in terms of surface-mechanical and electrochemical properties. USSP was performed on the Ni/Ni-TiO2 …

Recently, the automotive and aerospace industries have shown a growing interest to implement the binder jetting (BJ) on fabrication of lightweight aluminum products. However, the surface oxide layer on the aluminum particles presents a feasibility …