Metals, Volume 7, Issue 2

Low carbon microalloyed steels show interesting commercial possibilities by combining different “micro”-alloying elements when high strength and low temperature toughness properties are required. Depending on the elements chosen for the chemistry des...

Recent accreditation of titanium powder products for commercial aircraft applications marks a milestone in titanium powder metallurgy. Currently, powder metallurgical titanium production primarily relies on vacuum sintering. This work reported on the...

A357 samples were realized by laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) on building platforms heated up to different temperatures. The effect of the preheating temperature and of the post processing heat treatment on the microstructure and the mechanical proper...

Changes in surface topography reflect the state of fatigue damage. In this paper, a new method to characterize metal surface topography during fatigue has been proposed. Firstly, we acquired surface topography images based on machine vision and separ...

We report the synthesis of dextran-coated iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles (DIO-NPs) with spherical shape and uniform size distribution as well as their accumulation and toxic effects on Jurkat cells up to 72 h. The characterization of dextran-coate...

This study investigates the porosity and microhardness of 316L stainless steel samples fabricated by selective laser melting (SLM). The porosity content was measured using the Archimedes method and the advanced X-ray computed tomography (XCT) scan. H...

High-frequency impacting and rolling was applied on AZ31B magnesium alloy to obtain a gradient nano-structured surface. Surface characteristics were experimentally investigated, and the nanocrystallization mechanism is discussed in detail. Results sh...

A polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)-type chelating membrane bearing poly(amino phosphonic acid) groups, denoted as ethylenediamine tetra(methylene phosphonic acid) (EDTMPA)-tetrabutyl orthotitanate (TBOT)/PVDF, was employed to remove Ni(II) from the aqu...

Due to their lower production costs, powder metallurgy (PM) steels are increasingly being considered for replacing wrought counterparts. Nevertheless, the presence of a non-negligible volume fraction of porosity in typical PM steels makes their use d...

The formation of in situ AlN-TiN-TiB₂/Al composite inoculants, which contain multi-phase refiner particles including AlN, TiN, TiB₂, Al₃Ti, and α-Al, was investigated using nitrogen gas injection. The effects of the main preparation parameters such a...

The effect of metastable austenite on the hydrogen embrittlement (HE) of cold-rolled (30% reduction in thickness) 301 stainless steel (SS) was investigated. Cold-rolled (CR) specimens were hydrogen-charged in an autoclave at 300 or 450 °C under a pre...

The present work primarily investigates the morphological evolution of the body-centered-cubic (BCC)/B2 phases in Al_xNiCoFeCr high-entropy alloys (HEAs) with increasing Al content. It is found that the BCC/B2 coherent morphology is closely related to...

Laser coating of a CrAl layer on Zircaloy-4 alloy was carried out for the surface protection of the Zr substrate at high temperatures, and its microstructural and thermal stability were investigated. Significant mixing of CrAl coating metal with the...

We report potentiodynamic studies to characterize copper, nickel and zinc leaching solutions from electronic waste. The metals were leached using oxygen and sulfuric acid (pH = 1.5). As is known, reduction potentials are determined using thermodynam...

Ti-Al-N coatings were deposited by direct current magnetron sputtering (DCMS) onto IN 718 at different nitrogen flow rates and deposition temperatures. The coatings’ properties were characterized using atomic force microscopy (AFM), X-ray photoelectr...

Ultrasonic‐assisted tungsten inert gas welding was carried out on a thin plate of 2195 Al‐Li alloy, and the characteristics of the weld pores were analyzed in terms of their size and porosity. The effects of welding speed and ultrasonic power on t...

The aim of this study is to investigate the fully‐reversed low cycle fatigue properties of Alloy 617 in the air at 950 °C; these tests were conducted at total strain ranges from 0.9% to 1.5% with a constant strain rate of 10−3/s. The result of the...

The hot deformation behavior of as-cast 30Cr2Ni4MoV steel was characterized using processing maps in the temperature range 850 to 1200 °C and strain rate range 0.01 to 10 s⁻¹. Based on the obtained flow curves, the power dissipation maps at different...

In the present work, an ultra-low carbon enamel steel was batch annealed at different temperatures, and the effect of the batch annealing temperature on the microstructure and resistance to fish scaling was investigated by optical microscopy, transmi...

Synchrotron radiation computed tomography was applied to investigate Cu–Fe mixture microwave sintering in situ and to examine the magnetic force between reversely magnetized micro-metal particles in microwave sintering. Results revealed that the grow...

The nano-sized SiCp/Al–Cu composites were successfully fabricated by combining semisolid stirring with ball milling technology. Microstructures were examined by an olympus optical microscope (OM), field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) a...

Friction stir welding of aluminum alloys has been progressively used in different industries on the ground of higher welding quality in comparison to fusion welding. In this article, friction stir welding of 6061-T6 aluminum alloy with 9.6 mm thickne...

Using the general theory of nucleation, the nucleation period, critical radius, and growth of particles were determined for a medium carbon V-steel. Several parameters were calculated, which have allowed the plotting of nucleation critical time vs. t...

Metallic porous microtubes were obtained from commercial wires (200–250 µm diameter) of Cu-65Ni-2Fe, Cu-44Ni-1Mn and Cu-23Ni, alloys (wt. %) by surface oxidation at 1173 K in air, removal of the unoxidized core by chemical etching, and reduction in a...

Two environmental friendly triazinedithiol inhibitors 6-diallylamino-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-dithiol monosodium (DAN) and 6-dibutylamino-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-dithiol monosodium (DBN) were synthesized and their corrosion inhibition for aluminum alloy in a 1...

Corrosion destroys more than three percent of the world’s gross domestic product. Therefore, the design of highly corrosion-resistant materials is urgently needed. By breaking the classical alloy-design philosophy, high-entropy alloys (HEAs) possess...

In the present study, V-shaped arc welding of the AISI 1045 steel is modeled by using 2D Finite Element Model (FEM). The temperature distribution, microstructure, grain growth, and the hardness of the heat-affected zone (HAZ) of the welding are simul...

In this study, the microstructure and strength properties of friction stir welded 6061-T6 aluminum alloy to ultra-low carbon steel have been investigated using different advancing speeds of 100, 200, and 400 mm·min⁻¹ at constant rotation rate. Micros...

Three low‐carbon bainitic steels were designed to investigate the effects of Cr and Al addition on bainitic transformation, microstructures, and properties by metallographic method and dilatometry. The results show that compared with the base steel w...

The effects of input heat of different welding processes on the microstructure, corrosion, and mechanical characteristics of welded duplex stainless steel (DSS) are reviewed. Austenitic stainless steel (ASS) is welded using low-heat inputs. However,...

Magnesium alloys have been used in the automotive industry and 3C (computer, communication, and consumer electronics) for many years. Their room temperature properties combined with their low density offer a wide range of applications, especially whe...

In this study, two silicon-containing steels with different P contents were used, and reheating tests were conducted in an industrial furnace in a hot strip plant. The effect of P on the microstructure and melting temperature of Fe₂SiO₄ in silicon-co...

The effects of initial oriented columnar grains on the texture evolution and magnetostriction in (Fe₈₃Ga₁₇)_99.9(NbC)_0.1 rolled sheets were investigated. The recrystallization texture evolution exhibited the heredity of initial orientations, concernin...

The paper describes the results of the experimental research of the heat affected zone (HAZ) of an eroded surface after die-sinking electrical discharge machining (EDM). The research was carried out on chrome-molybdenum-vanadium alloyed tool steel EN...

Ti₅Si₃ is an attractive light weight reinforcement phase in hypereutectic Ti–Si-based alloys, however, the proeutectic Ti₅Si₃ phase is brittle and is easily coarsened when the alloy is prepared under normal solidification conditions, thereby limiting...

Doping with additives in a Li-Mg-N-H system has been regarded as one of the most effective methods of improving hydrogen storage properties. In this paper, we prepared Li₃AlH₆ and evaluated its effect on the dehydrogenation properties of 2LiNH₂-MgH₂....

Nowadays, strong, light-weight, multi-functional, high performing products are key for achieving success in the worldwide markets. Meeting those requirements calls for enabling technologies that lead to innovative and sustainable manufacturing [1].[...]