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Revisiting Quasicrystals for the Synthesis of 2D Metals
Quasicrystals (QCs) are intermetallic materials with long-range ordering but with lack of periodicity. They have attracted much interest due to their interesting structural complexity, unusual physical propert...
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Tribological Behaviour of Al 7075 Alloy Reinforced with Nano-Alumina and Silicon Carbide Particulates
Aluminium metal matrix composites are being used worldwide in the fields of aeronautical and automotive industries. In this study, Aluminium 7075 metal matrix nano-composites are developed by low-cost stir cas...
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Investigation of Process Parameters on Sliding Wear Behaviour of Aluminium 7075 Hybrid Nanocomposite Analyzed Using Response Surface Methodology-Part I
This study presents the abrasive wear behaviour of Aluminium 7075 metal matrix nanocomposite (MMNC) reinforced with hard ceramic SiC and solid lubricant graphite. The nanocomposite was prepared using ultrasoni...
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Numerical Model and Simulation of Photovoltaic Cell Heat Transfer Performance Integrated with PCM
The performance of PV panel decreases with increasing temperature which was tried to reduce its temperature by integrating the phase changing materials and finding its heat transfer performance in numerical an...
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Optimization of Process Parameters on Sliding Wear Behavior of Aluminum 7075 Hybrid Nanocomposite Analyzed Using Desirability Approach-Part II
Aluminum 7075 metal matrix composites are most attracted materials in the production of marine applications, automobile parts and aircraft parts due to their excellent tribological and mechanical properties. U...
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Application of Desirability-Based Multiobjective Optimization Techniques to Study the Wear of Al Self-Lubricating Hybrid Nanocomposites
In this study, novel Al6061–SiC nanocomposites and Al6061–SiC–Gr hybrid nanocomposites were fabricated by ultrasonic cavitation method by adding silicon carbide (SiC) of 0.8 and 1.6% and graphite (Gr) of 0.5 and ...
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Tribological behavior of aluminum nanocomposites studied by application of response surface methodology
An aluminum Al-0.8Al2O3 and Al − 1.6Al2O3 nanocomposite was prepared by a novel ultrasonic assisted stir casting method. A three-level Box-Behnken design of experiment was developed using response surface methodo...
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Carbothermic Reduction of Iron Oxide Waste Generated During the Processing of Ilmenite
In India, ilmenite is considered as a major mineral reserve for the extraction of titanium. During the processing of ilmenite to produce titanium dioxide, huge amount of iron oxide is generated and dumped as w...
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Mechanical Properties and Tribological Behavior of Al6061–SiC–Gr Self-Lubricating Hybrid Nanocomposites
In the present investigation, a newly fabricated Al6061 reinforced with various quantity (0.4–1.6 wt%) of nano SiC in steps of 0.4 and fixed quantity (0.5 wt%) of micro graphite particle’s hybrid nanocomposite...
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Investigation of the influence of inert and oxidizing atmospheres on the efficiency of decomposition of waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs)
Thermo-gravimetry was used for studying the influence of the furnace atmosphere during the pyrolysis waste circuit boards (WPCBs). Pyrolysis in argon atmosphere resulted in a continuous decrease of mass of the...
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Development and evaluation of a simple kit for iodated salt
Regular monitoring of salt at consumption level is very important for the control of iodine deficiency disorders through iodine fortified salt. A simple and inexpensive single solution field kit, specific to i...
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Multi-response optimization of machining parameters in hot turning using grey analysis
This paper envisages the multi-response optimization of machining parameters in hot turning of stainless steel (type 316) based on Taguchi technique. The workpiece heated with liquid petroleum gas flame burned...
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Role of intra-seasonal oscillations on monsoon floods and droughts over India
Aim of this diagnostic study is to investigate the impact of intra-seasonal oscillations in terms of number, duration and intensity on rainfall during June through September, 1979–2006. Analysis of wavelet spe...
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Carbothermic Reduction of Chromite Ore Under Different Flow Rates of Inert Gas
The reduction of chromite ore with carbon has been studied extensively in many laboratories. Inert gases have been used in these investigations to control the experimental conditions. However, little informati...
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Nanocrystalline TiO2 by three different synthetic approaches: A comparison
A comparison of the efficiency of three different synthetic routes viz. sol-gel method involving templating, mechanochemical synthesis and combustion synthesis for the production of nanostructured TiO2, is report...
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Comparison of Computerised Assessment of Breast Density with Subjective BI-RADS Classification and Tabar’s Pattern from Two-View CR Mammography
Computerised assessment, the objective classification of breast density provides a second opinion to the radiologist in classifying breast density. Subjective classification of breast density by the radiologis...
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Coincidence-site lattices as rational approximants to irrational twins
It is well known that sequences of crystals with Mackay icosahedral motif and increasing lattice parameters exist converging to the icosahedral quasicrystal in the limit. They are known as rational approximant...
