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Second Phase Particles in Zr–Sn–Nb–Fe Alloys: A Review
In the Zr–Sn–Nb–Fe quaternary alloys, the nature and evolution of the second phase particles (SPPs) is critical to the performance of the alloy in the extremely deteriorative environment. The main aim of this ...
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Improvement Strategy to Minimize Secondary Impact of Gear Shift for Commercial Vehicle Transmission
The secondary impact of automotive transmission and its adverse effect on the shift process has attracted widespread attention in the automotive industry. Based on comparing the defects of the asymmetric tooth...
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Fatigue Crack Growth Behavior of Al-4.5Mg-0.6Sc-0.3Zr Alloy Processed by Laser Powder Bed Fusion
Fatigue crack growth (FCG) behavior of the bimodal (equiaxed and columnar) grain microstructure of Scalmalloy, which is a printable and high strength aluminum alloy, processed by laser powder bed fusion (LPBF)...
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Grain Growth During Keyhole Mode Pulsed Laser Powder Bed Fusion of IN738LC
Minimising hot cracking during laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) of difficult-to-weld alloys is an essential step for LPBF to be applied more widely. In this study, using a pulsed LPBF machine, grain growth durin...
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Genome-wide analysis of differentially expressed lncRNA in sporadic parathyroid tumors
Diagnosis of parathyroid carcinoma on histological examination is challenging. Thousands of differentially expressed lncRNAs were identified on the microarray data between parathyroid cancer and adenoma sample...
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Solidification During Selective Laser Melting of Co-29Cr-6Mo Alloy
Solidification during selective laser melting (SLM) needs to be better understood. In this work, track formation and how it affects grain growth during SLM of Co-29Cr-6Mo alloy over the laser power range of 18...
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Grain growth during selective laser melting of a Co–Cr–Mo alloy
Modes of solidification during selective laser melting (SLM) of metallic alloys, including Co–Cr–Mo alloy, are still not fully understood. This understanding is important in SLM to achieve acceptable propertie...
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Open AccessStructure Evolution and Multiferroic Properties in Cobalt Doped Bi4NdTi3Fe1-xCoxO15-Bi3NdTi2Fe1-xCoxO12-δ Intergrowth Aurivillius Compounds
Here, we report the structure evolution, magnetic and ferroelectric properties in Co-doped 4- and 3-layered intergrowth Aurivillius compounds Bi4NdTi3Fe1-xCoxO15-Bi3NdTi2Fe1-xCoxO12-δ. The compounds suffer a stru...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Influence of Stir Flow on Joint Quality During Friction Stir Lap Al-to-Cu Welding
Discontinuity free interface region of Al-to-Cu lap joints are required for high mechanical strength and low electrical resistance. While discontinuity free Al-to-Cu lap joints are difficult to produce using f...
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Progression of tool deterioration and related cutting force during milling of 718Plus superalloy using cemented tungsten carbide tools
Understanding how tool deterioration affects total force (F) during milling of Ni-based superalloys is important for the improvement of machinability of the alloys and serves to clarify whether and how an F-based...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Friction Stir Lap Welding of Al and Mg Alloys: Deformation and Joint Strength
Most studies on friction stir welding have been based on butt configuration and friction stir lap welding (FSLW) has received less attention. Joining with lap configuration is widely used in rail, automotive a...
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Open AccessCu4 Cluster Doped Monolayer MoS2 for CO Oxidation
The catalytic oxidation of CO molecule on a thermodynamically stable Cu4 cluster doped MoS2 monolayer is investigated by density functional theory (DFT) where the reaction proceeds in a new formation order of COO...
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Adaptive multiscale analyses on structural failure considering localized damage evolution on vulnerable joints
Deterioration in structures starts from meso-scale defects on vulnerable joints where damage evolution becomes main reason of fatigue accumulation. Therefore analyses on structural failure induced by fatigue a...
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Effects of tool positioning on joint interface microstructure and fracture strength of friction stir lap Al-to-steel welds
Friction stir lap welding (FSLW) experiments have been conducted to study the effects of tool positioning on microstructures formed in the Al-to-steel interface region and on joint strength, defined as maximum...
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Isolation and functional analysis of 4-coumarate:coenzyme A ligase gene promoters from Salvia miltiorrhiza
The enzyme 4-coumarate:coenzyme A ligase (4CL) plays an important role in phenylpropanoid metabolism. The 5′-upstream regions of two Sm4CL genes were isolated from danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge) and their fu...
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Effects of friction stir lap welding parameters on weld features on advancing side and fracture strength of AA6060-T5 welds
Friction stir lap welding experiments using a heat-treatable aluminium alloy and detailed analysis of the welds have been conducted to understand the various hooking-related features and their effects on factu...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Numerical Modelling of Soft Tissue Injury Due to Impact
Soft tissue injuries due to impact loading are a major health problem. The objective of this study was to simulate the impact of projectiles onto human body area and to show the validity of the model developed...
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A Simple and Effective Route to Annihilate Defects in Nanocrystalline SnO2 Thin Films Prepared by Pulsed Laser Deposition
Detailed computer modelling using finite-element analysis was performed for Si p-n junctions to investigate the effects of surface states and do** concentrations on surface band-bending, surface junction pot...
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Controlled release of insulin from PLGA nanoparticles embedded within PVA hydrogels
A simple and versatile delivery platform for peptide and protein based on physically cross-linked poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA) hydrogels containing insulin-loaded poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) nanopartic...
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Novel bacterial sulfur oxygenase reductases from bioreactors treating gold-bearing concentrates
The microbial community and sulfur oxygenase reductases of metagenomic DNA from bioreactors treating gold-bearing concentrates were studied by 16S rRNA library, real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), co...
