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Failure Analysis on Abnormal Cracking of the Baffle in the Automatic Passing Neutral Section Sensor for High-Speed Trains
Due to its excellent performance, polyurethane rubber is often used as a protective baffle for the automatic passing neutral section sensor to protect the sensor from the impact of silt and stones, while the h...
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Correction: Failure Analysis on Premature Fracture of Polyethylene Pipe for Floor Heating System
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Failure Analysis on Premature Fracture of Polyethylene Pipe for Floor Heating System
Polyethylene (PE) pipes are widely used in floor heating system due to their corrosion resistance, low cost and other advantages. This paper investigated the premature fracture of PE pipe for floor heating sys...
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Strength, strain capacity and toughness of five dual-phase pipeline steels
The effect of microstructures on strength, strain capacity and low temperature toughness of a micro-alloyed pipeline steel was elucidated. Five various dual-phase microstructures, namely, acicular ferrite and ...
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Exploiting methylated amino resin as a multifunctional binder for high-performance lithium–sulfur batteries
The practical application of Li–S batteries is severely restricted by limited cycle life and low sulfur loading. Here, a common industrial paint, methylated amino resin (MAR), was employed as a novel multifunc...
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Effect of Cu Addition in Pipeline Steels on Microstructure, Mechanical Properties and Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion
In the present study, Cu-modified pipeline steels were fabricated to mitigate MIC by the antimicrobial ability of Cu element. The microstructure, mechanical properties and the antimircobial performance of the ...
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Efficient strategy of chlorine-assisted liquid-phase exfoliation of graphite
A large-scale, inexpensive, and facile strategy has been successfully developed for preparation of high-quality graphene nanosheets by combining electron-absorbing materials and chorine in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone....
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Effect of Electromagnetic Stirring on Molten Steel Flow and Solidification in Bloom Mold
The effect of electromagnetic stirring on molten steel flow and heat transfer in a 260 mm×300 mm bloom mold was investigated by using a method combining both finite element method and finite volume method. The...
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Failure Analysis of Un-Wetting for the Surface Finish on the ENIG
Electroless nickel immersion gold (ENIG) is one of the most prevailing surface finishes for printed circuit board. It is widely adopted by manufacturers all over the world for its relative low price and compli...
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Failure Analysis of Fatigue Fracture on the Outer Ring of a Cylindrical Roller Bearing in an Air Blower Motor
In order to identify the causes of a fracture incident that occurred on the outer ring of a cylindrical roller bearing within an air blower motor, diverse characterization analyses were conducted in this study...
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Heat Strength Evaluation and Microstructures Observation of the Welded Joints of One China-Made T91 Steel
T91 (9Cr1MoVNb), the martensitic heat-resistant steel, is widely applied in industries like power generation, petrochemical, nuclear, etc., and a wealth of researches has been conducted on its properties so fa...
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Impact Simulation on Ductile Metal Pipe with Polymer Coating by a Coupled Finite Element and Meshfree Method
It is common knowledge that conventional finite element method (FEM) has intrinsic limitations in analyzing large deformation problems like high-velocity impact, explosion, etc. because of mesh distortion and ...
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Effect of Mg Addition on Inhibiting Austenite Grain Growth in Heat Affected Zones of Ti-Bearing Low Carbon Steels
To study the effect of Mg addition on inhibiting weld heat affected zones (HAZ) austenite grain growth of Ti-bearing low carbon steels, two steels with and without Mg treated were prepared using a laboratory v...
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Fatigue Failure Analysis of a Grease-Lubricated Roller Bearing from an Electric Motor
The grease-lubricated roller bearing of an electric motor that drove a supply blower suddenly failed during operation. In order to identify the causes of the failure, a variety of characterizations were carrie...
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Hydrogen Embrittlement on High-Speed Stainless Steel Belts Used for Tin Plating Chip Lead Frame
The 300 series stainless steels generally exhibit good corrosion resistance in common use. However, a premature fracture event caused by hydrogen embrittlement was encountered on 300 series stainless steels wh...
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Leapfrog: Optimal Opportunistic Routing in Probabilistically Contacted Delay Tolerant Networks
Delay tolerant networks (DTNs) experience frequent and long lasting network disconnection due to various reasons such as mobility, power management, and scheduling. One primary concern in DTNs is to route mess...
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Failure Analysis on Blind Vias of PCB for Novel Mobile Phones
Failure of blind via is one of the main causes of an open circuit in printed circuit boards (PCBs). By using macroscopic and microscopic testing methods and characterization techniques, the failure analysis of...
