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High-Temperature Creep of Cast Irons
Cast irons are a family of ferrous alloys with carbon content ranging from 2.5 to 5%. They have a wide range of applications in automotive,... -
Mats Hillert’s Invaluable Contributions to Cast Irons
The microstructures and properties of foundry alloys designated by the generic term “cast irons” are highly diverse, even if we limit ourselves to...
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The Effect of Heat Treatment on the Structure and Properties of VCh 35 Ductile Cast Iron
AbstractThe effect of heat treatment on the performances of ductile iron with nodular graphite has been studied. To increase the strength properties...
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Performance of Cast Iron under Thermal Loading: Effect of Graphite Morphology
AbstractCast iron is an important engineering material, used extensively in industrial applications. Despite being often exposed to complex...
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Comparative Analysis of the Physical and Mechanical Properties of Surface Layers up to 200 nm of Cast Iron Grades A48-30B, 60-40-18
AbstractA study and comparative analysis of the physicomechanical properties of surface layers up to 200 nm deep of cast iron alloys A48-30B,...
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Biomimetic approach in surface modification for improvement in the mechanical properties of implements
This work explores the application of biomimetic micro-texturing on the Grey Cast Iron (GCI) surface to reduce frictional wear and thermal fatigue in...
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Influence of Isothermal Quenching Modes on the Wear Resistance of High-Strength Cast Iron
Abstract —The possibility of increasing the wear resistance of ductile VCh500-7 iron by isothermal quenching using a new method is studied. It differs...
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Tools of the Trade: Appliances, Materials, and Trusted Kitchen Helpers
I hope by now you are convinced that physics is everywhere you look when you cook. But what about the rest of the kitchen? How much physics is around... -
General Information About Machine Design
Design is the process of develo** comprehensive technical documentation containing feasibility studies, calculations, drawings, layouts, estimates,... -
Alloys as Certified Reference Materials (CRMs)
Alloys are a mixture of pure metals and are mixed to improve their performance and properties. A summarized detail of numerous alloy systems is... -
Synthesis of Titanium–Nickel Intermetallic Compounds from Mechanically Activated Powder Mixtures
AbstractSynthesis products in mechanically activated powder mixtures of titanium and nickel of three compositions corresponding to double...
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Alloys as Certified Reference Materials (CRMs)
Alloys are a mixture of pure metals and are mixed to improve their performance and properties. A summarized detail of numerous alloy systems is... -
Laser Materials Processing for Industrial Applications
Laser, a high intensity, precise, flexible and clean heat source is used as a manufacturing tool in several industrial sectors. With the advent of...
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Increasing the wear resistance of reworked parts of transport engines
The article describes new mixed technology for increasing the wear resistance of parts of transport engines based on the example of a crankshaft. The...
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Investigating the effects of phosphorus in a binary-phase TiAl-Ti3Al alloy by first-principles: from site preference, interfacial energetics to mechanical properties
We investigate the site preference of phosphorus (P) and its effects on the mechanical properties of the binary phase TiAl-Ti 3 Al alloy using a...
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Abrasive wear resistance of spheroidal vanadium carbide cast irons
The effect of the chemical composition and heat treatment on the microstructure and abrasive wear resistance of V-Mn, V-Ni-Cr, and V-Mo spheroidal...
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Micro- and macromechanics of fracture of structural elements
A mathematical model for the description of bulk microfracture processes in metals, which are understood as nucleation and coalescence of...
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Mechanisms of Laser Processing of Metal Surfaces
In Chap. 1, we considered the “elementary processes” providing the basis for all types of laser processing of materials. The laser processing of... -
Lifetime simulation of thermo-mechanically loaded components
The estimation of the lifetime of thermo-mechanically loaded components by testing is very costly and time-consuming, since the high temperature...
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Metals
Whereas the fundamental properties of all metallic elements are covered systematically and comprehensively in Chap. 2.1, this section chapter treats...