Metals, Volume 13, Issue 2

To accurately understand soil environmental quality and improve the problem of the traditional method, which is that it has a single evaluation factor and cannot reflect the overall condition of the soil, a complex geological soil heavy metal evaluat...

In this work, bio-hydrometallurgy technology was employed and a novel two-stage method based on successive chemical and bio treatments was proposed to collaboratively utilize manganese–silver ore and silver-bearing pyrite. In the optimization r...

The phenomenon of mesoscale deformation-induced surface roughening in titanium polycrystals is examined experimentally and numerically. The evolution of the surface morphology under uniaxial tension is analyzed in terms of the standard and ad hoc rou...

Industrial materials are materials used in the manufacture of products such as durable machines and equipment. For this reason, industrial materials have importance in many aspects of human life, including social, environmental, and technological ele...

The manufacturing of structures ranging from bridges and machinery to all types of seaborne vehicles to nuclear reactors and space rockets has made considerable use of arc welding technologies. This is as a result of benefits including increased join...

Six groups of austenitic 022Cr19Ni10 stainless steel bending specimens with three types of cross-sectional forms were used to study the impact of V-stiffeners on the failure mode and flexural behavior of stainless steel lipped channel beams. These cr...

To explore the source of Pb in Bronze Age artefacts from the Central Plains (Zhongyuan) in China, we investigated non-ferrous minerals from the Qingyuan archaeological site in Yuanqu County near the Zhongtiao Mountains. Fragments of smelting slag fro...

In this paper, the effects of the skin pass technique on the residual stress and plastic strain fields generated in cold drawn pearlitic steel wires are analyzed. The aim is to find out the optimal conditions to be used in the design of a manufacturi...

As an attractive high-entropy alloy, AlCrCoNiCu high-entropy alloy has excellent corrosion resistance, wear resistance, and anti-bacterial capabilities, and is considered to be a potential substitute material for marine and nuclear industry materials...

To improve the yield of titanium alloy, a certain amount of TiO₂ can be added to the refining slag system of Ti-bearing steel grades. With the aim of understanding the effect of TiO₂ addition on the melting behaviors of CaO-SiO₂-30%Al₂O₃-5%MgO refini...

Two surface modification techniques, the glow discharge plasma nitriding (GDPN) and the cathodic cage plasma nitriding (CCPN), were compared regarding the mechanical and tribological behavior of layers produced on AISI 316 stainless-steel surfaces. T...

Since their development, third-generation aluminum–lithium alloys have been used in aeronautical and other applications due to their good properties, replacing conventional Al-Cu and Al-Zn alloys and resulting in an increase in payload and fuel...

A mixture of original 1CP powder and 10 wt.% of pure Cu-powder was prepared and 1CP-Cu composite samples were obtained by selective laser melting using different process parameters. Comparison of pure 1CP and composite samples showed that addition of...

An investigation into the mechanical properties of K55, N80, and P110 steels commonly used for casing drilling was carried out together with microstructural and fractographic analysis. The results show that P110 steel consisted of almost fully temper...

Low sintering flue gas temperatures and large temperature fluctuations require the development of low-temperature and efficient SCR (selective catalytic reduction) catalysts suitable for the sintering process. It has been shown that modified Mn-Ce/Ti...

To observe the evolution mechanism of physical fields in the welding deformation rectification process by a traveling induction heating, research on simulation models of welding—induction heating continuous process were carried out. High-streng...

Powder bed fusion (PBF) is recognized as one of the most common additive manufacturing technologies because of its attractive capability of fabricating complex geometries using many possible materials. However, the quality and reliability of parts pr...

The paper investigates the effect of welding mode parameters on the uniformity of the deformation capacity of AISI 316 austenitic steel samples, namely, the influence of the welding current and purging gas consumption on the samples’ ability to perce...

This research revealed the response of Ga and Al sublattices to the incorporation of mismatching substituents in Gd₃Al₂Ga₃O₁₂:Ce single crystals. Incompatible in size and charge, Li⁺ and Mg²⁺ substituents violated configurational entropy. This led to...

In this paper, Inconel 718 (IN718) superalloy was processed by laser powder-bed fusion additive manufacturing (L-PBFAM), followed by heat treatment. High-resolution nanoindentation was used to investigate the complex deformation mechanisms that occur...

Industrial fusion of microalloying elements in steelmaking is imperative in defining and optimizing certain steel properties due to their strengthening and significant grain refinements effects at minute quantities. Copper, vanadium, and columbium ar...

Sinter ore quality directly affects the stability of blast furnace production. In terms of both physical and chemical properties, the main indicators of sinter quality are the TFe content, alkalinity, and drum index. By analyzing the massive historic...

A thorough investigation on the reactions and morphologies of Mg particles and Mg/Teflon/Viton (MTV) during oxidation were conducted via thermal gravity-differential scanning calorimetry (TG-DSC) and scanning electronic microscopy. The results showed...

This study investigated the in-situ gaseous (under 150 bar) hydrogen embrittlement behaviour of additively manufactured (AM) Inconel 718 produced from sustainable feedstock. Here, sustainable feedstock refers to the Inconel 718 powder produced by vac...

Over the past few decades, plenty of visualization software for the structural analysis of disordered/complex systems has been developed, but the uniqueness and correctness of structural quantification for such systems are still challenging. This pap...

The Ni-based superalloy is used as the turbine blade, which is subject to the coupling effect of temperature and super-gravity during service. As the Ni-based superalloys are difficult to become homogenous after using the solid solution heat treatmen...

The increased utilization of pellets in blast furnaces is one of the directions for low-carbon ironmaking. As a result, the low slag rate may affect the desulfurization of the hot metal and the removal of alkali in the blast furnace. Effective desulf...

Carbon source starvation can promote steel corrosion in the presence of a pure culture through extracellular electron transfer (EET). However, the impact of carbon source starvation on corrosion induced by mixed strains is still unknown. This work in...

In the current study, we concentrated on the influence of annealing on the magnetic behavior of Co₂MnSi-based Heusler microwires. We set the annealing temperature at 1023 K for 2 h, as the sample did not show any significant changes in the magnetic p...

This study aims to investigate a friction stir welded joint between steel and aluminum alloy that is employed in maritime applications (i.e., connection between the ship over-structures and the hull or deck). By changing the tool rotational direction...

Titanium (Ti) and its alloys are widely used in biomedical applications due to their excellent mechanical properties and biocompatibility. However, they are a concern due to the possibility of cytotoxic effects coming from the degradation products. T...

Titanium has excellent all-round performance, but the high cost of its production limits its widespread use. Currently, the Kroll process used to commercially produce titanium sponge is inefficient, energy-intensive, and highly polluting to the envir...

Fiber metal laminate (FML) is a kind of lightweight material that has garnered much attention in recent years due to its excellent properties under tensile, flexure, and impact conditions. However, little attention has been paid to the evolution of a...

Arsenic–iron precipitate was treated using a carbon thermal magnetization reduction method in order to recover arsenic and iron. Arsenic–iron precipitate mixed with coke powder was roasted at a low temperature; arsenic was recovered in th...

In this paper, the influence of small additions of Cr, Mo, Cu, Ni, B, Ca, Zr, and Ce on the hot ductility of advanced high-strength steels (AHSS) has been reviewed. Most of these small additions have a positive effect in improving hot ductility on st...

Obtaining high levels of mechanical properties in steels is directly linked to the use of special mechanical forming processes and the addition of alloying elements during their manufacture. This work presents a study of a hot-rolled steel strip prod...

In the present work, inclusion analyses were carried out for inclusions in the tundish samples and in the 28 m transition slabs produced during the ladle exchange of heats A and B. At the beginning of heat B steel casting, the 12th meter of the casti...

A novel nitrogen-free austenitic stainless steel with a hardness of >200 HV was developed using metal injection molding (MIM), and the effects of graphite addition on the sintering behavior, mechanical properties, and corrosion resistance of heat-...

The erosion–corrosion behavior of 90/10 and 70/30 copper–nickel tubes was investigated by in situ electrochemical tests on a self-built loop apparatus and ex situ surface characterization. The corrosion product film that formed at 1.5 m/s...

The brittleness of the new Co–Al–W–base superalloys is said to be a fatal weakness for their application in the intermediate temperature range, especially for polycrystal Co–Al–W–base superalloys. MC carbide contro...

For the first time, the interfacial microstructures and hardening mechanisms of a multi-material (MM) 316L stainless steel/Inconel 718 (316L SS/IN 718) interface fabricated by a novel multi-material selective laser melting (MM SLM) additive manufactu...

The degradation due to high friction, wear, and corrosion of mechanical components for industrial applications has invoked substantial economic loss. In recent years, scientists and engineers have developed techniques to mitigate the issues associate...

Ultrasonic-assisted wire–arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) can refine microstructures, enhancing performance and improving stress concentration and anisotropy. It has important application prospects in aerospace, weaponry, energy, transportatio...

A series of impact fuel tank experiments are carried out through the ballistic impact method. The ignition abilities of Bi₂O₃-reinforced PTFE/Al reactive material, metal aluminum, and inert metal steel are compared and analyzed, and the ignition mode...

Press Hardening offers the possibility to obtain a wide range of mechanical properties through microstructural tailoring. This strategy has been successfully applied in thin sheet components, for instance, through differential cooling strategies. The...

The technological development propitiates the rapid replacement of electrical and electronic equipment, which makes it indispensable to develop recycling processes for the treatment of this equipment when discarded. Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are...

Diffusion of deuterium in indium is studied herein. In the temperature range 200–350 K, mass transfer is controlled predominantly by the mechanism of overbarrier atomic jumps; at temperatures from 80 to 120 K, by tunneling; whereas in the range...

Cracking of nickel superalloys with a high content of $\gamma$’-phase remains an unresolved problem, including in technologies for repairing gas turbine engines blades. Laser cladding is a method of material deposition used to repair parts expos...

Material removal rate in electropolishing is often overlooked because this process generally addressed for surface finish; however, it is paramount on metallic sheet machining possessed with intricate geometry. Electropolishing removes metallic mater...

In this work, the behavior of a lean premixed stretched flame stabilized in a flat channel near a heated wall was studied. Dependences of the flame front position on the stretch rate parameter at temperatures of the heated wall of 1000 and 1200 K and...