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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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Phase Stability and Microhardness of the AlxCr2-xCoFeNi High-Entropy Alloys
The phase constituent, phase stability, microstructure, and hardness of seven arc melted AlxCr2-xCoFeNi (x = 0.25~1.75) high-entropy alloys, in as-cast and 800 or 1000°C annealed states, were investigated using X...
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Experimental Investigation of the Phase Relationship of the Fe-Cr-Sn System
In this work, 700 and 850 °C isothermal sections of the Fe-Cr-Sn ternary system were experimentally determined by means of optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy combined with energy dispersive spect...
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Phase Equilibria of the Al-Ni-Sn System at 600 and 800 °C
The 600 and 800 °C isothermal sections of the Al-Ni-Sn ternary system were determined based on examination of equilibrated alloys by SEM spectroscopy and x-ray powder diffraction. Nine and Six three-phase regi...
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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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The Isothermal Section of the Al-Si-Ti Ternary System at 550 °C
The isothermal section of the Al-Si-Ti ternary system at 550 °C has been determined using scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy, and x-ray diffraction. Results show that there are 12 thr...
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Phase Constituent and Microhardness of As-Cast and Long-Time Annealed AlxCo2−xCrFeNi Multicomponent Alloys
The phase constituent and microstructure of arc-melted AlxCo2−xCrFeNi multicomponent alloys, in both the as-cast state and after annealed at 800 or 1000 °C for 30 days, were experimentally investigated by scannin...
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The 600 °C Isothermal Section of the Al-Cu-Ti Ternary System
Hot-dipped aluminized steel pipe has good heat resistance, corrosion resistance and wear resistance, which can play a good protective role for oil and gas pipelines. In order to analyze the phase composition o...
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Experimental Study of the 600 and 800 °C Isothermal Sections of the Al-Sb-Cr System
The 600 and 800 °C isothermal sections of the Al-Sb-Cr ternary system were studied by scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy, and x-ray diffraction. No ternary compound was found in...
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An Al-1.5B-3P Alloy Designed for Complex Modification of a Eutectic Al-Si Alloy Based on an Al-B-P Phase Diagram
The 700 °C isothermal section of an Al-B-P ternary system was analyzed by scanning electron microscopy coupled with an energy dispersive spectrometry and x-ray diffraction. The Al-1.5B-3P master alloy, design...
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Phase Equilibria of the Al-Mn-Sn System at 450 and 800 °C
Phase equilibria of the Al-Mn-Sn system were investigated by means of x-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy. Two isothermal sections of the Al-Mn-Sn system a...
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The 600 °C Isothermal Section of the Zn-Al-La Ternary System
The 600 °C isothermal section of the Zn-Al-La ternary system was experimentally determined using scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and equilibrated alloy method. Th...
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650 and 750 °C Isothermal Sections of the Cr-Sb-Fe System
The 650 and 750 °C isothermal sections of the Cr-Sb-Fe ternary system were determined by means of scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy and x-ray diffraction. More than 40 alloys were pr...
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Experimental Investigation of the Isothermal Section of the Fe-Mn-Sn System at 723 K
Phase relationships in the Fe-Mn-Sn ternary system at 723 K were investigated using equilibrated approach. More than 40 alloys were prepared by arc-melting method and examined by x-ray powder diffraction, sca...