Anisotropic Tensile and Compressive Strengths of Al-4wt.%Cu Alloy Powder: Part 2—Effect of Dendritic Arm Spacings
, Leandro C. Peixoto 3, Rodrigo F. G. Baldo 4, Ausdinir D. Bortolozo 1,4 and Wislei R. Osório 1,4,*
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
The pfper is devoted to the important problem in the field of material science. This topic is very well investigated so the authors need to emphisize their novelty and real new results because it seems that we've read something lie that.
The paper must be shortened.
Author Response
AUTHORS: At first at all, the authors are very grateful with your comments and suggestions provided. Based on the Reviewers’ comments, a new sentence containing NOVELTY is included, as yellow highlighted. No previous results or similar have been previously published. The effect of the resulting dendrite arm spacings in powder and consequently into compaction and anisotropic tensile and compressive strengths have not yet published. Considering that it was also suggested: “…The paper must be shortened.”, and based on the suggestions provided by Reviewer #2, the manuscript was possibly revised and improved. It is also remarked that the Reviewer #2 has also suggested some improvements, which were totality adopted and included into the revised version. Modifications are also yellow highlighted.
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Reviewer 2 Report
The paper can be accepted, but it is necessary to carry out certain refinements in order to improve the quality of the work and its application for subsequent tests.
- Aluminum and aluminum alloys are increasingly used in various fields of technology, means of transport and various branches of industry. They are applied in the manufacturing, aircraft, space, military, automotive and electronic industries. In order to improve the tribological and mechanical characteristics of aluminum alloys, various reinforcers and additives are added and appropriate composites are formed. This further improves the working characteristics of the obtained aluminum alloys. It is necessary to explain in more detail the areas of application of aluminum and aluminum composites. It is necessary to review the paper: 10.1088/1742-6596/2212/1/012029
- Expand the introduction with papers from this field.
- At the end of the introduction, enter what is the main contribution of the work and how does this work differ from similar works in this field? What is the reason, i.e. why should this paper be published?
- Based on which recomendations did you select compaction pressures (look at the paper https://doi.org/10.18485/aeletters.2022.7.1.3
- State how the experiment plan was formed, as well as any limitations the researchers encountered.
- Show photos of the equipment (microscopes, etc.) that were used during the examination. .
- Increase the number of references in the work based on the given remarks.
- Expand the discussion. Compare the obtained results with other works from this or similar fields.
- Based on the extended analysis and discussion, expand the concluding considerations.
Author Response
Reviewer: 2
“The paper can be accepted, but it is necessary to carry out certain refinements in order to improve the quality of the work and its application for subsequent tests.”
AUTHORS: The Reviewer is correct. Authors are very grateful with your contributions provided. All modifications are yellow highlighted.
- Aluminum and aluminum alloys are increasingly used in various fields of technology, means of transport and various branches of industry. They are applied in the manufacturing, aircraft, space, military, automotive and electronic industries. In order to improve the tribological and mechanical characteristics of aluminum alloys, various reinforcers and additives are added and appropriate composites are formed. This further improves the working characteristics of the obtained aluminum alloys. It is necessary to explain in more detail the areas of application of aluminum and aluminum composites. It is necessary to review the paper: 10.1088/1742-6596/2212/1/012029
AUTHORS: Again, it is appreciated the comments provided. The suggested reference was analyzed and included into the revised version. Modifications are yellow highlighted.
- Expand the introduction with papers from this field.
AUTHORS: The Reviewer is correct. The Introduction was revised and more papers were also included.
- At the end of the introduction, enter what is the main contribution of the work and how does this work differ from similar works in this field? What is the reason, i.e. why should this paper be published?
AUTHORS: The Reviewer is correct. A new sentence was included. The authors are also grateful with this comment/suggestion.
- Based on which recomendations did you select compaction pressures(look at the paperhttps://doi.org/10.18485/aeletters.2022.7.1.3
AUTHORS: The recommended reference was analyzed, and new sentence included. Also, the mentioned Reference was also included.
- State how the experiment plan was formed, as well as any limitations the researchers encountered.
AUTHORS: The Reviewer is correct. New sentences were included.
- Show photos of the equipment (microscopes, etc.) that were used during the examination.
AUTHORS: The suggestion was possibly adopted. It is remarked that Reviewer #1 has indicated that “The paper must be shortened.”. Based on this, the recommendation was possibly adopted.
- Increase the number of references in the work based on the given remarks.
AUTHORS: The Reviewer is correct. The suggestion was adopted.
- Expand the discussion. Compare the obtained results with other works from this or similar fields.
AUTHORS: More references were included and suggestion was adopted.
- Based on the extended analysis and discussion, expand the concluding considerations.
AUTHORS: The Reviewer is correct. The suggestion was adopted.
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