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Thermal fatigue and wear of compacted graphite iron brake discs with various thermomechanical properties
The increase in payload capacity of trucks has heightened the demand for cost-effective yet high performance brake discs. In this work, the thermal fatigue and wear of compacted graphite iron brake discs were ...
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Open AccessFirst-principles study on the high-pressure physical properties of orthocarbonate Ca2CO4
Orthorhombic Ca2CO4 is a recently discovered orthocarbonate whose high-pressure physical properties are critical for understanding the deep carbon cycle. Here, we study the structure, elastic and seismic properti...
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Different thermal fatigue behaviors between gray cast iron and vermicular graphite cast iron
The initiation and propagation of thermal fatigue cracks in gray cast iron and vemicular graphite cast iron were investigated by Uddeholm method to reveal the complex thermal fatigue behaviors of cast iron. Di...
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Phenomena at three-phase electroslag remelting
The electroslag remelting (ESR) process is widely used to produce high-quality ingots and billets for high-alloyed steels and alloys. Both the single-phase and three-phase alternating current diagram with bifi...
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Casting process design and practice for coolant pump impeller in AP1000 nuclear power station
The coolant pump impeller casting is the only rotating component in the nuclear island of an AP1000 nuclear power station, and is required to have a 60-year service time, which requires advanced materials and ...
