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Liquid Phase Diffusion Analysis of WC–Co–Ni–Fe/HSS Composite Materials Based on DICTRA
Thermo-Calc and DICTRA software simulations were used to predict the feasibility of Co–Ni–Fe additives applied to WC/HSS composites, and WC–Co–Ni–Fe/HSS composites were prepared. The elemental diffusion behavi...
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A Study on the Microstructural Evolution, Interfacial Diffusion and Mechanical Properties of Ultra-thin Stainless Steel–Copper Composites Fabricated by Roll Bonding
Systematic study on the microstructural evolution, interfacial diffusion and mechanical properties of ultra-thin stainless steel–copper composites (50 µm) after annealing treatment was conducted in the present...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Novel Fabrication of Ultra-thin Copper/SS304L Composite Microchannels
Microchannels on metallic substrates are essential parts of microreactors, micro heat exchangers, micro heat sinks, and fuel cell bipolar plates. Because of superior properties, such as good corrosion resistan...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Effects of Annealing on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Monolithic Low Carbon Steel and Medium Manganese Steel/low Carbon Steel (Mn8/SS400) Bimetal Composite
Metal composites have attracted many interests due to their multi-functionality and excellent overall performance. Medium Mn steels have received much attention as the third-generation high strength steels owi...
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Preparation of high-temperature resistant aluminum-doped silica aerogel from aluminum sol source by ambient pressure drying
The preparation of aluminum-doped silica aerogel (ASA) typically utilizes alumina alkoxides or inorganic aluminum salts as precursors usually hindered by high cost or precursor instability. In this study, we p...
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HAZ Effects in Hot-Rolled Dual-Phase Steel During Flash Butt Welding of Wheel Rims
The embrittlement and softening behavior in simulated heat-affected zones (HAZ) of a newly designed dual-phase DP680 steel for wheel rim applications with different flash allowances were investigated to determ...
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Investigation of the Annealing Effects on Mechanical Properties and Interfacial Characteristic of TA1/Al5083 Bimetal Composite
The influence of annealing treatment on the mechanical properties and interfacial characteristics of a TA1/Al5083 bimetal composite was investigated in this research. The bimetal composite plates were prepared...
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Effect of Na+ and Sr2+ Substitution on the Formation of the Oxygen Vacancies in Y3Al2Ga3O12:Ce3+ Phosphor
The low-valence cations Na+ and Sr2+ were selected as the co-dopants to increase the vacancies concentration in the Y2.982Ce0.018Al2Ga3O12 phosphor. The successful incorporation of Na+ and Sr2+ was confirmed by t...
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Effect of Annealing Temperature on the Microstructure, Mechanical Properties and Fracture Behavior of AISI 304 Foils
In the current work, the effect of annealing temperature on the microstructure, mechanical behavior and fracture mechanism of AISI 304 foils were analyzed by a series of electron back-scatter diffraction tests...
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Microstructure-Based Modelling of Elastoplastic Properties and Deformation Characteristics of Advanced High Strength Dual-Phase Steel
The 3D representative volume element modelling concerning different microstructural features and renowned work hardening models was developed in this study. Simulation results of stress–strain relationship bas...
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The Wet–Dry Cycling Corrosion Behavior of Low-Carbon Medium Manganese Steel Exposed to a 3.5% NaCl Solution Environment
This work utilizes wet–dry cycle corrosion tests to investigate the corrosion behavior of medium manganese steel by analyzing its corrosion kinetics, corrosion phases, surface morphology, cross-section morphol...
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Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Y-containing Al-Zr Heat-resistant Alloy Produced by Dynamic ECAE Process
The influence of rare earth Y on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Al-Zr alloy produced by dynamic ECAE was studied by OLYMPUS-BX51M optical microscope (OM), S4800 energy disperse spectroscopy (E...
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Effects of strain rate on the microstructure and texture evolution of a TRIP-TWIP metastable austenitic stainless steel during bending
Microstructure evolution, deformation-induced martensitic transformation and texture evolution were investigated in a metastable austenitic stainless steel during bending under various strain rates ranging from έ
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Achieving superior performance in thermoelectric Bi0.4Sb1.6Te3.72 by enhancing texture and inducing high-density line defects
Miniaturization of efficient thermoelectric (TE) devices has long been hindered by the weak mechanical strength and insufficient heat-to-electricity conversion efficiency of zone-melted (ZM) ingots. Here, we s...
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Influence of Graphene on Microstructure and Corrosion and Wear Resistance of Micro-Arc Oxidation Coatings on D16T Al Alloy Drill Pipe
Coatings were prepared on D16T Al alloy in electrolytes with and without graphene by micro-arc oxidation technology. Influences of graphene on the microstructure, corrosion and wear resistance of the coating w...
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Effect of Lüders Bands by Strain Ageing on Strain Distribution, Microstructure and Texture Evolution of High-Strength Pipe Steel
In this study, the high-strength pipe steel, i.e. X80, was heated at 260 °C for half an hour followed by air cooling for thermal simulation of pipe coating process. During the uniaxial loading of the specified...
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Microstructure and texture evolution of cold-rolled low-Ni Cr–Mn–N austenitic stainless steel during bending
Microstructure and texture evolution of a low-Ni Cr–Mn–N austenitic stainless steel were analysed during three-point bending process. The electron back-scattering diffraction (EBSD) was used to characterise th...
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Influence of Zn Content on Microstructures, Mechanical Properties and Stress Corrosion Behavior of AA5083 Aluminum Alloy
To enhance the stress corrosion cracking (SCC) resistance, Zn was utilized as an alloy element to add in the AA5083 aluminum alloys. The effects of Zn content on the microstructures, mechanical properties and ...
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Influence of Li2O Addition on the Performance of Vitrified Bond and Vitrified Diamond Composites
In order to develop high-performance diamond wheels, the vitrified bond with different contents of Li2O addition and corresponding diamond composites were prepared. The experimental results show that the addition...
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In-Situ Observation of Martensitic Transformation in a Fe–C–Mn–Si Bainitic Steel During Austempering
The martensitic transformation in a Fe–C–Mn–Si bainitic steel was examined by in situ high-temperature laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM) and dilatometry. The phenomenon of continuous martensitic transf...