Materials, Volume 11, Issue 11

Martensitic transformation, reverse martensitic transformation, twinning, and detwinning of equiatomic nickel–titanium shape-memory alloy (NiTi SMA) under the action of a shock wave are studied using a molecular-dynamics simulation. In the load...

In this study, imidazolium brushes tethered by –NH₂-containing ligands were grafted onto the surface of a 2D material, MXene, using precipitation polymerization followed by quaternization. Functionalized MXene was embedded into chitosan matrix...

The bioactive coating of calcium phosphate cement (CPC) is a promising approach to enhance the bone-healing properties of bone substitutes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether coating CPCs with bone sialoprotein (BSP) results in increas...

Joining dissimilar metal alloys together has become a major issue in the welding industry since the rapid development of innovative and performing multi-materials products. In case, titanium and Aluminum alloys can be laser-welded using a placement o...

Forming complex geometries using the casting process is a big challenge for bulk metallic glasses (BMGs), because of a lack of time of the window for shaping under the required high cooling rate. In this work, we open an approach named the “ent...

The electronic structure and spin polarization properties of pentagonal structure PdSe₂ doped with transition metal atoms are studied through first- principles calculations. The theoretical investigations show that the band gap of the PdSe₂ monolayer...

Understanding the fatigue damage mechanisms in composite materials is of great importance in the wind turbine industry because of the very large number of loading cycles rotor blades undergo during their service life. In this paper, the fatigue damag...

The purpose of this work was to analyse the compaction of a cohesive material using different Discrete Element Method (DEM) simulators to determine the equivalent contact models and to identify how some simulation parameters affect the compaction res...

The multi-relaxation time lattice Boltzmann method (MRT-LBM) has an excellent performance in dealing with the complex flow in many different areas. According to the specific behavior of the fluids, it also has some shortcomings when applied to some s...

P(N-phenylmaleimide-alt-styrene) (P(NPMI-alt-St)) and P(N-(4-carboxyphenyl)maleimide-alt-styrene) (P(CPMI-alt-St)) were designed and synthesized via free radical copolymerization. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), nuclear magnetic reso...

The effects of samarium (Sm) on the microstructure and corrosion behavior of AZ91 magnesium alloy treated by ultrasonic vibration were investigated by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and electrochemi...

This paper is devoted to determination of elastic properties of composite constituents by using an inverse identification procedure. The aim of the developed identification procedure is to compute the elastic constants of individual material phases o...

In this paper, the impact of La₂O₃ passivation layers on the interfacial properties of Ge-based metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) structures was investigated. It was proven that the formation of a thermodynamically stable LaGeO_x component by incorp...

Polymethylsilsesquioxane (PMSQ) nanoparticles with mass percentages of 0, 2.5, 5.0, 7.2, 9.4 wt %, respectively, were constructed by molecular dynamics methods in this paper. Composite molecular models were established using PMSQ and MPIA (poly-metap...

In this paper, a simple, inexpensive, and rapid method for the fabrication of controlled layer candle soot film has been reported by interface self-assembly and transferred method. The mechanism of candle soot self-assembly is explained and their mor...

A metal matrix is an indispensable component of metal-bonded diamond tools. The composition design of a metal matrix involves a number of experiments, making costly in terms of time, labor, and expense. The discrete element method (DEM) is a potentia...

In this study, a novel dual-cation organomontmorillonites (OMt) nanocomposite was synthesized by two kinds of modifiers cetyltrimethylammonium chloride and cysteamine hydrochloride, and the adsorption behavior of modifiers into montmorillonite (Mt) h...

We reveal for the first time an ordering phenomenon of a type of carbonitrides in a Super304H austenitic steel via the techniques of transmission electron microscopy and atom probe tomography. Solution-treated Super304H austenitic steel samples conta...

Microinjection molding technology for degradable polymer stents has good development potential. However, there is a very complicated relationship between molding quality and process parameters of microinjection, and it is hard to determine the best c...

The paper focuses on the development of electron coherent diffraction imaging in transmission electron microscopy, made in the, approximately, last ten years in our collaborative research group, to study the properties of materials at atomic resoluti...

Performance of the shape memory alloy (SMA) coil spring actuator in cyclic actuation as an artificial muscle is strongly related to the mechanical design of the coil geometry. This paper proposes a practical design method for improving the frequency...

Compared with the single-component metal plate, there is a special transition layer on the joint interface between two kinds of materials in the stainless steel-carbon steel laminated plate (SCLP). In order to describe the finite element model of las...

Distortion is a common but unrevealed problem in metal additive manufacturing, due to the rapid melting in metallurgy and the intricate thermal-mechanical processes involved. We explain the distortion mechanism and major influencing factors by assump...

A new type of Taiji honeycomb structure bonded outside with wood-based laminates was characterized from a mechanical standpoint. Both theoretical and experimental methods were employed to analyze comprehensively the deformation behavior and failure m...

Viscoelasticity property of bitumen is closely related to the service life of bituminous pavement. This paper evaluated the impact of one of the most efficient and widely used nanomaterials in various industries called hydrophobic nanosilica on the v...

Ru/TiO₂ are promising heterogeneous catalysts in different key-reactions taking place in the catalytic conversion of biomass towards fuel additives, biofuels, or biochemicals. TiO₂ supported highly dispersed nanometric-size metallic Ru catalysts were...

A highly efficient and broad light absorber capable of wide-angle absorption in the visible and near infrared range is presented and numerically investigated for energy harvesting in a simple geometry. According to the calculated results, the propose...

The aim of this project was to study the treatment of industrial waste using ETS-10 zeolite. The pollutants that must be removed were metals sourced from zinc ferrite, a processing waste derived from the use of mineral-containing zinc. The first phas...

Zinc is widely used in battery negative electrodes and steel coatings for automotive industries. The anti-corrosion property of zinc is the most important factor determining the performance and lifetime of the products. In this paper, both size-contr...

As one of the critical raw materials, very pure gallium is important for the semiconductor and photoelectric industry. Unfortunately, refining gallium to obtain a purity that exceeds 99.99999% is very difficult. In this paper, a new, facile and effic...

Many trays and pieces of Al-Mg and aluminized steel are used in the food industry. Sometimes these elements have non-stick coatings to solve problems related to the adhesion of masses and food products. With use, the coatings deteriorate and lose eff...

In this work, hollow fiber porous nanocomposite membranes were successfully prepared by the incorporation of a porous nanoparticle (zeolite 5A) into a blend of linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE)/low-density polyethylene (LDPE) combined with azod...

The dynamic mechanical behavior of thermoplastic composites over a wide range of strain rates has become an important research topic for extreme environmental survivability in the fields of military protection, aircraft safety, and aerospace engineer...

During resistance spot welding, the welding current is the most important process parameter, which determines the welding heat input and then has a great influence on the welding quality. In present study, the CR590T/340YDP galvanized dual phase stee...

Dermal injuries and chronic wounds usually regenerate with scar formation. Successful treatment without scarring might be achieved by pre-seeding a wound dressing with cells. We aimed to prepare a wound dressing fabricated from sodium carboxymethylce...

In this paper, an effective method of accelerating urokinase-administrated thrombolysis through a rotating magnetic field (RMF) of guided magnetic nanoparticles (NPs) in the presence of low-dose urokinase is proposed. The dispersed Fe₃O₄ NPs mixed wi...

Surface microstructure preparation offers a promising approach for overcoming the shortcomings of Al alloy, such as poor friction resistance, low hardness and weak corrosion resistance to corrosive liquid. Though many methods for the surface microstr...

Most fatigue theories neglect the loads below fatigue limit in damage accumulation, which leads to inconsistency between the predicted and the actual fatigue lives. In this study, a novel damage model is proposed to take into account the loads below...

Following our previous research, the correlation between the micro-chemistry of grain boundary and the distribution of stored energy in AA2024-T3 alloy is investigated, using the combination of transmission Kikuchi diffraction and transmission electr...

Developing a simple morphology-controlled synthesis of metastable vaterite is a goal in the field of materials research. In this paper, we successfully synthesized flower-like dendritic vaterite crystals using a microwave method with 2-naphthaleneace...

Two series of alumina (Al₂O₃)–mesoporous organosilica (Al–MO) hybrid materials were synthesized using the co-condensation method in the presence of Pluronic 123 triblock copolymer. The first series of Al–MO samples was prepared usin...

The application of the quenching and partitioning (Q-P) process on advanced high-strength steels improves part ductility significantly with little decrease in strength. Moreover, the mechanical properties of high-strength steels can be further enhanc...

In this present work, we synthesized a yolk-shell shaped CuCo₂S₄ by a simple anion exchange method. The morphological and structural properties of the as-synthesized sample were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-vis diffuse reflectance...

Selective laser melting (SLM) is an additive manufacturing technique. It allows elements with very complex geometry to be produced using metallic powders. A geometry of manufacturing elements is based only on 3D computer-aided design (CAD) data. The...

We developed a flexible support with embedded polymer optical fiber (POF) sensors for the assessment of human–robot interaction forces. The supports were fabricated with a three-dimensional (3D) printer, where an acrylonitrile butadiene styrene...

In this article, we study the fracture characteristics of inorganically-bound foundry cores. It will be shown that the fracture stress of inorganic cores follows Weibull’s strength distribution function for brittle materials. Using three-point...

Long-term exposure of concrete to nuclear reactor environments may enhance the ageing phenomena. An investigation concerning a possible deleterious alkali-silica reaction (ASR) in concrete containing high-density aggregates is presented in this paper...

Evolution of secondary α phase during aging treatment of a novel near β titanium alloy Ti-6Mo-5V-3Al-2Fe(wt.%) was studied by OM, SEM, and TEM. Results indicated that size and distribution of secondary α phase were strongly affected...

In the present work, the tensile deformation characteristics of the high performance multiphase steel with complex microstructures are investigated. A mixture of ferrite, bainite, and 14.4 vol% retained austenite (RA) with an average grain size of le...

Chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) has been introduced in previous studies as a synergistic technique to modify the surface chemistry and topography of titanium-based implants to control their biocompatibility. In this study, the effectiveness of CM...