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Reducing Maximum Punching Force in Sheet Cold Forming: A Numerical Study of a New Punch Design (Part I)

  • Abdelwaheb Zeidi,
  • Mabrouka Akrout,
  • Khaled Elleuch and
  • António Pereira

5 December 2025

The present research investigates the optimization of the punching process in cold forming manufacturing, focusing on enhancing tool life, reducing damage, and improving product quality. Punching, a shearing process widely used in sheet metal forming...

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Laser Cladding of Iron Aluminide Coatings for Surface Protection in Soderberg Electrolytic Cells

  • Alex Fukunaga Gomes,
  • Henrique Correa dos Santos,
  • Roberto Seno,
  • Adriano Francisco,
  • Nelson Batista de Lima,
  • Gisele Fabiane Costa Almeida,
  • Luis Reis,
  • Marcos Massi and
  • Antonio Augusto Couto

4 December 2025

In this work, iron aluminide coatings (FeAl and Fe3Al) were developed on carbon steel substrates using the laser cladding process with mixtures of elemental iron and aluminum powders, aiming at protecting anodic pins in Soderberg electrolytic cells a...

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4 December 2025

TiZrHfNbMo refractory high-entropy alloy has poor plasticity and a relatively high density at room temperature, which limits its wide industrial application. To develop RHEAs featuring a simple structure, low density, and excellent overall performanc...

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The Influence of Long-Period Stacking Ordered Structures on Heat Resistance of Mg-12Y-0.6Mn-xZn (x = 0, 4, 6 wt.%) Alloys

  • Yang Xiao,
  • Jia She,
  • Xuerui Jing,
  • Renju Cheng,
  • Lu Wu,
  • Wei Zhang,
  • Aitao Tang and
  • Bin Jiang

4 December 2025

Magnesium alloys, noted for their exceptional characteristics such as low density, remarkable specific strength at room temperature, and superior damping capabilities, are progressively emerging as vital engineering structural materials in the aerosp...

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Kinetic Simulation of Gas-Particle Injection into the Molten Lead

  • Victor Hugo Gutiérrez Pérez,
  • Seydy Lizbeth Olvera Vázquez,
  • Alejandro Cruz Ramírez,
  • Ricardo Gerardo Sánchez Alvarado,
  • Jorge Enrique Rivera Salinas,
  • Mario Cesar Ordoñez Gutiérrez and
  • Mercedes Paulina Chávez Diaz

3 December 2025

Powder addition onto a molten-lead surface followed by stirring is widely used for desilvering during lead bullion refining operations. We model submerged zinc particle injection by coupling (i) a transient particle–metal reaction following Ohg...

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Effects of Martensite Content and Anisotropy on Hydrogen Fracture of Dual-Phase Steels

  • Tim Boot,
  • Eirik Leivseth,
  • Sara Fernández Iniesta,
  • Pascal Kömmelt,
  • Amarante J. Böttger and
  • Vera Popovich

3 December 2025

This work studies the hydrogen embrittlement (HE) behaviour of Dual-Phase steels with varying martensite content. Steels with martensite contents of 25 ± 5, 50 ± 4 and 78 ± 7% were realised by intercritically annealing an as-rece...

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3 December 2025

This study investigates the development of multilayer Cr/CrC coatings as a sustainable alternative to cadmium (Cd) for corrosion protection in aerospace components exposed to aggressive environments. The coatings were deposited on AISI 4130 steel and...

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3 December 2025

There is limited research on dissimilar joints of RE-containing Mg alloys and Al alloys, and the diffusion of elements is fundamental for the properties of Mg/Al interfaces. In this study, samples were manufactured by magnetic pulse welding (MPW) wit...

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Thermodynamic and Experimental Analysis of the Selective Reduction of Iron by Hydrogen from the Kergetas Iron–Manganese Ore

  • Nurlybai Kosdauletov,
  • Bakyt Suleimen,
  • Galymzhan Adilov,
  • Assylbek Nurumgaliyev,
  • Bauyrzhan Kelamanov,
  • Yerbol Kuatbay,
  • Talgat Zhunuskaliyev,
  • Gulzat Bulekova,
  • Semen Salikhov and
  • Assylbek Abdirashit

2 December 2025

Thermodynamic modeling combined with experimental reduction tests was conducted to investigate the selective reduction behavior of iron-manganese ore using hydrogen gas at 800–900 °C. The results reveal that hydrogen reduction at a flow rat...

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