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Microstructure of Batch Hot-Dip Zn-5 Wt Pct Al Coatings: Comparison of Ball-Milling Pretreatment and Conventional Pretreatment
Instead of pickling and solvent fluxing in the conventional batch hot-dip galvanizing, ball-milling pretreatment was used to study the crystal orientation of the Q235 steel surface and the structure growth of ...
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Synergistic Effect of Lanthanum and Melt Purification on the Microstructure of Hypereutectic Al–Si Alloy
The synergistic effect of lanthanum and melt purification on the microstructure of hypereutectic Al–Si alloy was investigated by optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive spectroscopy,...
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Effect of Self-Inoculation Treatment on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Eutectic Al–Si Alloy
Eutectic Al–Si alloy was self-inoculated by spheroidized Al–12.6Si alloy. The microstructure and mechanical properties of self-inoculated eutectic Al–Si alloy were observed by optical microscopy, scanning elec...
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Effect of Cooling Conditions on the Solidification Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Al–18Si Alloy
In this paper, the effects of cooling conditions on the solidification microstructure and mechanical properties of Al–18Si alloy were studied. Results show that the cooling rate up to about 250 K/s could be ob...
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Formation and fracture characteristics of friction stir lap joint of Alclad 2A12-T42 aluminum alloy at different tilt angles
The focus of the current investigation is on how tilt angle (TA) affects the formation and fracture characteristics of friction stir lap welded in 2A12-T42 aluminum alloy. The results demonstrated that as the ...
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Effect of KCl–ZnCl2 Ball-Milling Fluxing on Microstructure and Corrosion of Iron Ingot Hot-Dip Zinc Coating
In this study, scanning electron microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and electrochemical workstation were used to study the effect of KCl–ZnCl2 ball-milling fluxing on...
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Effect of Surface Micromorphology and Roughness of Iron Ingot on Microstructures of Hot-Dip Galvanized Coating
This study uses ball milling instead of pickling pretreatment to investigate the effect of the surface micromorphology and roughness of the iron ingot on microstructures of the hot-dip galvanized coating. The ...
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Effect of Complex Modification on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Hypoeutectic Al–Si
Hypoeutectic Al–Si alloy was modified by Al–5Ti and Al–3P alloys. The microstructure, fracture morphology, and mechanical properties of the alloys were characterized using optical microscopy, scanning electron...
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Microstructural Evolution of Al-Cu-Mg-Ti Alloy Prepared by Mixing Al-Ti Powders and Al-Cu-Mg Melt
Al-7wt.%Ti powders with an average size of 100μm were used for solid-liquid mixing and near liquidus casting of TiAl3 particles reinforced Al-Cu-Mg alloy. The mixture of Al-7wt.%Ti powders and mixed salt (50%NaCl...
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Surface composition and electrochemical behavior of LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 cathode material with copper additive
LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 (NCM) cathode material containing copper was prepared by co-precipitation method. The material was characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and galvanostatic cycling. XPS data i...
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Comprehensive Evaluation of Aluminum Diffusivity in Liquid Zinc
Diffusion coefficients of Al in molten Zn in the temperature range relevant to the industrial applications of the Zn-Al alloy were experimentally measured using the long capillary technique. The diffusion coef...
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Temperature-dependent structural and transport properties of liquid transition metals
The evolution of the atomic structures and diffusivity of liquid transition metals with increasing temperature has been studied here using molecular dynamics. An analysis of Honeycutt and Andersen (HA) Indices...
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Molecular Dynamics Analysis of Temperature Dependence of Liquid Metal Diffusivity
The diffusivities of liquid Al, Co, Mg, Ni, and Pb have been calculated with molecular dynamics (MD)–based on semiempirical potentials derived from the second-moment approximation to the tight binding method (...