Materials, Volume 18, Issue 22

In this study, surface alloying technology based on Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) was used to synthesize in situ NiTiTa coatings on a NiTi substrate using commercially pure Ta foils. The influence of different Ta contents (0.91, 1.42, and 2.91 at.%...

The risk of environmental accumulation of aluminum ash and red mud is increasing, emphasizing the demand for high-value utilization. In this study, the conversion of aluminum ash and red mud into porous refractory materials with good thermal insulati...

In this work, Sm³⁺-activated lead phosphate glass has been studied using spectroscopic methods. Based on absorption spectrum measurements, the oscillator strengths for Sm³⁺ ions were determined and compared to those calculated from the Judd–Ofe...

The deterioration of high-penetration asphalt pavements due to oxidative aging presents a significant challenge in highway maintenance. This study investigates the rejuvenation effect of three bio-oils, namely palm oil, soybean oil, and sunflower oil...

This study investigates the mechanical behavior of glass bead specimens with different surface roughness under triaxial testing using the Discrete Element Method (DEM). The microscopic parameters for the DEM simulation were calibrated by referencing...

This study analyzes the influence of material extrusion (MEX) 3D printing and ironing parameters on parts made of polylactic acid (PLA), such as top surface roughness and flatness. Surface ironing is one of the post-processing methods. It is an inter...

From information technology, life, and healthcare to the energy revolution and sustainable development, a series of major technological breakthroughs depend on the substantial improvement of material properties [...]

As the lightest structural materials among practical metals, magnesium (Mg) alloys have broad application prospects in various fields, including automobiles, electronics, communications, aerospace and biomaterials. However, the main problem currently...

Lock-in thermography is a widely used nondestructive testing technique for detecting subsurface defects in solid materials. In this study, one-dimensional analytical modeling and three-dimensional finite element simulations were combined to elucidate...

Gold–silver nanoshells (GS-NSs) are hollow spherical nanoparticles with an alloyed Ag-Au shell. GS-NSs exhibit a tunable localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) in the visible to near-IR wavelengths as a function of composition and shell thi...