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Metals, Volume 10, Issue 7

July 2020 - 139 articles

Cover Story: A new methodology has been developed to manufacture high-quality Al/AlN composite powders from inexpensive aluminum powders using laser technology. Al/AlN composite powders have been synthesized by spraying aluminum powder through a HPD Laser beam in a nitrogen-rich environment. The high temperature induced by the laser beam activates the in-situ nitridation of the outer zone of the particles through different nitridation mechanisms. This treatment has been evaluated in different aluminum alloy powders and the obtained product consists of an aluminum matrix reinforced with nano-sized AlN particles. By analyzing the AlN atomic structure obtained, a correlation between the temperature distribution of the particles, their composition, and the nitridation reaction mechanisms was established. Finally, composite coatings have been fabricated by reactive direct laser deposition using these powders and its effect on the reinforcement was evaluated by microhardness and nanoindentation.
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Articles (139)

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,254 Views
19 Pages

21 July 2020

For long-serviced pressure equipment that is under severe working conditions such as a high temperature, high pressure, and corrosion, the material properties and structure will be unavoidably damaged or degraded, especially cracks and other damages...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,572 Views
11 Pages

A Sustainable Approach for Cadmium Recovery from Oxide Using Molten Salt Slag

  • Ervins Blumbergs,
  • Vera Serga,
  • Ernests Platacis,
  • Michail Maiorov,
  • Arturs Brekis and
  • Andrei Shishkin

21 July 2020

Alkaline nickel-cadmium batteries are among the most used industrial high-power sources. Despite stricter environmental requirements, nickel-cadmium batteries still remain as the main choice for highly reliable power sources for heavy-loaded equipmen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
6,531 Views
14 Pages

Viscosity of BOF Slag

  • Oleksandr Kovtun,
  • Iurii Korobeinikov,
  • Srishilan C,
  • Ajay Kumar Shukla and
  • Olena Volkova

21 July 2020

The viscosities of the industrial basic oxygen furnace (BOF) slag with varying compositions of MgO, Al2O3, TiO2, and MnO were continuously measured at a temperature range between 1400 and 1700 °C using the rotating bob method. Three characteristi...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,031 Views
21 Pages

On the Surface Quality of CFRTP/Steel Hybrid Structures Machined by AWJM

  • Fermin Bañon,
  • Bartolome Simonet,
  • Alejandro Sambruno,
  • Moises Batista and
  • Jorge Salguero

21 July 2020

The joining of dissimilar materials in a hybrid structure is a line of research of great interest at present. Nevertheless, the machining of materials with different machinability requires specific processes capable of minimizing defectology in both...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,115 Views
14 Pages

Minimal Invasive Diagnostic Capabilities and Effectiveness of CFRP-Patches Repairs in Long-Term Operated Metals

  • Grzegorz Lesiuk,
  • Bruno A. S. Pedrosa,
  • Anna Zięty,
  • Wojciech Błażejewski,
  • Jose A. F. O. Correia,
  • Abilio M. P. De Jesus and
  • Cristiano Fragassa

21 July 2020

The paper deals with the subject of diagnostics and the quick repairs of long-term operated metallic materials. Special attention was paid to historical materials, where the structure (e.g., puddle iron) is different from modern structural steels. In...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,510 Views
11 Pages

Effect of Decreasing Temperature Reciprocating Upsetting-Extrusion on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Mg-Gd-Y-Zr Alloy

  • Wenlong Xu,
  • Jianmin Yu,
  • Guoqin Wu,
  • Leichen Jia,
  • Zhi Gao,
  • Zhan Miao,
  • Zhimin Zhang and
  • Feng Yan

21 July 2020

The decreasing temperature reciprocating upsetting-extrusion (RUE) deformation experiment was carried out on Mg-Gd-Y-Zr alloy to study RUE deformation on the influence of microstructure of the alloy. This work showed that with the gradual increase of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
4,120 Views
23 Pages

20 July 2020

The article presents the results of studies on the influence of simulated thermal cycles parameters on the structure and properties of the heat-affected zone (HAZ) of thermo-mechanically rolled S700MC steel. For this purpose, resistance heating tests...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,268 Views
13 Pages

DC Arc Plasma Treatment for Defect Reduction in WC-Co Granulated Powder

  • Hirotomo Itagaki,
  • Taisei Yachi,
  • Hisato Ogiso,
  • Harumichi Sato,
  • Yorihiro Yamashita,
  • Junichi Yasuoka and
  • Yoshinori Funada

20 July 2020

Tungsten carbide–cobalt (WC–Co) agglomerated powder is widely used for additive manufacturing and spray coating, and a reduction in internal gaps in the powder is required to obtain a product of high quality. In this paper, we investigate...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,438 Views
12 Pages

Microstructural Characterization of Friction-Stir Processed Ti-6Al-4V

  • Sergey Mironov,
  • Yutaka S. Sato,
  • Hiroyuki Kokawa,
  • Satoshi Hirano,
  • Adam L. Pilchak and
  • Sheldon Lee Semiatin

20 July 2020

The present work was undertaken to shed additional light on the globular-α microstructure produced during FSP of Ti-6Al-4V. To this end, the electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) technique was employed to characterize the crystallographic asp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
56 Citations
7,680 Views
13 Pages

Bioleaching of Phosphate Minerals Using Aspergillus niger: Recovery of Copper and Rare Earth Elements

  • Laura Castro,
  • Maria Luisa Blázquez,
  • Felisa González and
  • Jesús Angel Muñoz

20 July 2020

Rare earth elements (REE) are essential in high-technology and environmental applications, where their importance and demand have grown enormously over the past decades. Many lanthanide and actinide minerals in nature are phosphates. Minerals like mo...

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