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25 December 2025

This study explores the Qurʾānic portrayal of al-ḥūr al-ʿīn in relation to pre-Islamic poetic traditions, with a particular focus on Imruʾ al-Qays’s Muʿallaqa—a foundational text in Arabic love poe...

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32 Citations
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In Vitro Inhibition of Histamine Release Behavior of Cetirizine Intercalated into Zn/Al- and Mg/Al-Layered Double Hydroxides

  • Samer Hasan Hussein-Al-Ali,
  • Mothanna Al-Qubaisi,
  • Mohd Zobir Hussein,
  • Maznah Ismail,
  • Zulkarnain Zainal and
  • Muhammad Nazrul Hakim

16 May 2012

The intercalation of cetirizine into two types of layered double hydroxides, Zn/Al and Mg/Al, has been investigated by the ion exchange method to form CTZAN and CTMAN nanocomposites, respectively. The basal spacing of the nanocomposites were expanded...

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Vulnerability Assessment of Environmental and Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources in Al Jabal Al Akhdar, Sultanate of Oman

  • Mohammed Saif Al-Kalbani,
  • Martin F. Price,
  • Asma Abahussain,
  • Mushtaque Ahmed and
  • Timothy O'Higgins

17 October 2014

Climate change and its consequences present one of the most important threats to water resources systems which are vulnerable to such changes due to their limited adaptive capacity. Water resources in arid mountain regions, such as Al Jabal Al Akhdar...

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12 Citations
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Floristic Diversity of Jabal Al-Ward, Southwest Tabuk Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

  • Ahmed Elkordy,
  • Iman H. Nour,
  • Faten Y. Ellmouni,
  • Najla A. Al Shaye,
  • Dhafer A. Al-Bakre and
  • Ahmed EL-Banhawy

25 October 2022

Jabal Al-Ward is one of the Hijazi mountains situated between Al-Ulā and Al-Wajh, southwest Tabuk Province, Saudi Arabia’s northwesterly border region. It is considered the highest mountain in this area and is enriched in wildlife. For the...

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3 Citations
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12 March 2024

Over the past half-century, the study of Islam in the Muslim world has been preoccupied with three global projects: maqāṣid al-sharīᶜa (the higher objectives of revealed law), al-wasaṭiyya al-islāmiyya (Islamic modera...

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Evaluation of the Patient Experience with the Mawid App during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Al Hassa, Saudi Arabia

  • Eman AlAli,
  • Reem AL-Dossary,
  • Saja Al-Rayes,
  • Naof Al-Ansary,
  • Deema Alshawan,
  • Salma Almulla,
  • Fahad Alanezi,
  • Zahraa Alakrawi,
  • Norah Alnaim and
  • Turki Alanzi
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(1) Introduction: The objective of this study was to evaluate the patient experience with the Mawid application during the COVID-19 pandemic in Al Hassa, Saudi Arabia. (2) Methodology: A quantitative cross-sectional survey was designed to evaluate th...

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Characterization of Newly Discovered Phosphorite Deposits in Al-Tafeh, Jordan

  • Faten Al-Slaty,
  • Khalil M. Ibrahim,
  • Madlin Amjad and
  • Mohammad Muhtaseb

14 November 2025

This study reports the discovery of a newly identified phosphorite deposit in the Al-Tafeh area of northern Jordan. Geological fieldwork investigated three outcrops and one comparison site in the Russifa area. Geochemical analyses reveal a high P2O5...

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12 August 2022

Owing to the combined advantages of Al-Si alloy and Al2O3, Al-Si@Al2O3 is widely utilized as a heat storage material, catalyst carrier, and water adsorption host. Hence, the preparation of Al-Si@Al2O3 and corresponding precursors is of utmost signifi...

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Monitoring of Antibiotic Resistance Patterns Within Al-Karak Governmental Hospital, Jordan, in 2022

  • Amin A. Aqel,
  • Tala M. Al-Matarneh,
  • Tayf K. Al-Tarawneh,
  • Tahrir Alnawayseh,
  • Mohammed Alsbou and
  • Yasser Gaber

4 December 2024

Background/Objectives: Antimicrobial resistance is considered one of the foremost global public health challenges, and its prevalence is increasing. In Jordan, particularly in Al-Karak Governorate, there is a lack of sufficient data on antimicrobial...

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21 August 2023

For the purpose of determining the interaction parameters between Mn and Al, and the influence of Mn on Al2O3 inclusions formation in the Fe-Mn-Al-O melts with high Mn and Al contents, three groups of Fe-Mn-Al-O melts with the initial Al content of 3...

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10 Citations
5,276 Views
13 Pages

20 June 2017

Al-5Ti-0.62C-0.2Ce master alloy was synthesized by a method of thermal explosion reaction in pure molten aluminum and used to modify commercial pure Al and hypoeutectic Al-8Si alloy. The microstructure and tensile properties of commercial pure Al and...

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6 Citations
2,842 Views
19 Pages

Comparing the Corrosion Resistance of 5083 Al and Al2O33D/5083 Al Composite in a Chloride Environment

  • Liang Yu,
  • Chen Zhang,
  • Yuan Liu,
  • Yulong Yan,
  • Pianpian Xu,
  • Yanli Jiang and
  • Xiuling Cao

22 December 2022

In this study, an Al2O33D/5083 Al composite was fabricated by infiltrating a molten 5083 Al alloy into a three-dimensional alumina reticulated porosity ceramics skeleton preform (Al2O33D) using a pressureless infiltration method. The corrosion resist...

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20 Citations
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23 Pages

Enhancement of Groundwater Recharge from Wadi Al Bih Dam, UAE

  • Ahmed Sefelnasr,
  • Abdel Azim Ebraheem,
  • Muhammad Abrar Faiz,
  • Xiaogang Shi,
  • Khaled Alghafli,
  • Faisal Baig,
  • Muhammad Al-Rashed,
  • Dalal Alshamsi,
  • Munaver Basheer Ahamed and
  • Mohsen Sherif

29 October 2022

Groundwater and harvested rainwater represent the only conventional freshwater resources in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Groundwater resources in Wadi Al Bih, UAE, are sustainable due to the low exploitation rate for domestic and agricultural purp...

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6 Citations
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Effect of Al Content on the Microstructure and Properties of Zn-Al Solder Alloys

  • Yunlong Zhai,
  • Tianguo Wang,
  • Mingyang Liu,
  • Nan Zhou and
  • Xintao Li

11 June 2024

Zn-Al alloy with the addition of Al (5–25 wt.%) was fabricated into as–cast and rod–shaped alloys. SEM/EDS and XRD technology were used to examine the impacts of the Al–element content on the alloys’ microstructure, mech...

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27 Citations
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Microstructural and Mechanical Properties of Binary Ti-Rich Fe–Ti, Al-Rich Fe–Al, and Ti–Al Alloys

  • Daoud Chanbi,
  • Leïla Adnane Amara,
  • Erick Ogam,
  • Sif Eddine Amara and
  • Zine El Abiddine Fellah

31 January 2019

Three series of binary, FeTi (Ti-rich), FeAl and TiAl (Al-rich) alloy samples were produced in an argon arc furnace. An annealing treatment of 72 h at 1000 °C was applied to the samples, giving rise to different equilibrium microstructures depend...

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11 Pages

Vacuum Brazing of Dissimilar Al 7075 and Al–25 Si Alloy

  • Dashuang Liu,
  • Ping Wei,
  • Weimin Long and
  • Wei Zhou

18 June 2022

The vacuum brazing of dissimilar Al 7075 and Al–25 Si alloy was investigated. The brazing filler was copper foil with a thickness of 20 μm, and the brazing temperature was 560 °C held for 10 min. The average shear strength of the brazed...

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8 January 2025

Low-pressure cold-spray (LPCS) aluminum is widely used for coating depositions in various engineering applications but is limited by its low hardness and poor wear resistance. To improve these properties, ceramic particles are added to form metallic...

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1 July 2021

A selective liquation process to extract Al from a coarse Al–Si alloy, produced by carbothermal reduction, was investigated on the laboratory scale. The products obtained by selective liquation–vacuum distillation were analyzed by X-ray diffraction,...

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14 Citations
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10 Pages

23 October 2021

Titanium alloys have been widely used in aerospace engineering due to their excellent mechanical properties, especially their strength-to-weight ratio. In addition, Ti6Al4V (TC4) alloy is the most widely used among α+β alloys. The main three elements...

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4 Citations
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Macrosegregation Evolution in Eutectic Al-Si Alloy under the Influence of a Rotational Magnetic Field

  • Kassab Al-Omari,
  • András Roósz,
  • Arnold Rónaföldi,
  • Mária Svéda and
  • Zsolt Veres

21 November 2022

Using magnetic stirring during solidification provides a good opportunity to control the microstructure of alloys, thus controlling their physical properties. However, magnetic stirring is often accompanied by a change in local concentrations, and ne...

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Mechanism of Pyrolysis Reaction of Al-Rich Al/PTFE/TiH2 Active Material

  • Yilei Wang,
  • Chunlan Jiang,
  • Yuande Fang,
  • Xinyu Wang and
  • Zaicheng Wang

25 August 2021

In order to obtain the chemical reaction mechanism of Al-rich Al/PTFE/TiH2 composites in argon and oxygen atmosphere, Al/PTFE, PTFE/TiH2, Al/TiH2 and Al-rich Al/PTFE/TiH2 with different contents of TiH2 composites were prepared by using the wet mixin...

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Zn-Al Ferrite/Polypyrrole Nanocomposites: Structure and Dielectric and Magnetic Properties for Microwave Applications

  • Huda F. Khalil,
  • Sherif G. Elsharkawy,
  • Nouf F. AL-Harby and
  • Mervette El-Batouti

28 August 2024

In this study, Zn-Al ferrite/polypyrrole (PPy) nanocomposites were synthesized and thoroughly characterized to explore their potential for microwave applications. X-ray diffraction analysis confirmed the presence of ZnO, AlFeO3, and Fe2O3 phases, wit...

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14 Pages

Mechanism of Interlaminar Strengthening and Toughening of Al/CFRP/Al Composite Laminates

  • Jian Wang,
  • Tianqi Qiao,
  • Aidong Wang,
  • Xiudong Li and
  • Tao Wang

6 January 2023

To solve the problem of easy delamination of the interface of Al/CFRP/Al laminate (CFRP, carbon fiber composite; Al, aluminum), a method of constructing high strength and toughness at the interface is proposed. The effects of adding resin and carbon...

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4 Citations
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12 Pages

Facile Synthesis of Al-20Si@Al2O3 Nanosheets Composite Powders and Its Refinement Performance on Primary Silicon in Al-20Si Alloy

  • Kunliang Yu,
  • Jiahao Su,
  • Mengchen Liu,
  • Chengdong Li,
  • Yuhui Lin,
  • Mei Zhao and
  • Chuncheng Hao

17 March 2023

In this work, Al(OH)3 nanosheets are synthesized in situ on the surface of an Al-20Si alloy via the water bath method, and Al–20Si@Al2O3 composites are then obtained after calcination. The growth mechanism of the Al(OH)3 nanosheets is revealed,...

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Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of AlN/Al Joints Brazing by a Sputtering Al/Cu Bilayer Film Solder

  • Zhun Ran,
  • Hailong Shang,
  • Bingyang Ma,
  • Rongbin Li,
  • Fujun Shangguan and
  • Dayi Yu

5 April 2022

This paper presents a magnetron sputtering Al/Cu bilayer film solder to realize the brazing of AlN ceramic and Al metal. The effect of different temperatures on the structure and mechanical properties of brazed joints is studied. The results show tha...

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Preparation of Al3Ti-Al2O3/Al Inoculant and Its Inoculation Effect on Al-Cu-Mn Alloy

  • Jinhua Ding,
  • Chao Wang,
  • Cheng Lu,
  • Guangming Zhu,
  • Nana Guo,
  • Xujie Gao,
  • Xin Wang and
  • Chunxiang Cui

27 July 2023

The grain size plays a pivotal role in determining the properties of the alloy. The grain size can be significantly decreased by adding inoculants. Aiming to address the shortcomings of existing inoculants, the Al3Ti-Al2O3/Al inoculant was successful...

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Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Prevalence and Clinical Overview: A Single Center Study from Saudi Arabia, Eastern Region, Al-Ahsa

  • Mahdi Al-Dhafiri,
  • Abdulmohsen Alhajri,
  • Zahraa Ali Alwayel,
  • Jasmine Ahmed Alturaiki,
  • Shaima Ali Bu Izran,
  • Fatimah Ahmed Alhammad and
  • Ryhana Mohammed Aljumaiah

Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a vector-borne parasitic disease that is transmitted via the bites of infected female sandflies. CL has been endemic in several countries worldwide for many decades, and numerous cases have been reported in Saudi Arabi...

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4 Citations
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29 Pages

29 September 2022

Coupling surface and groundwater for a better understanding of the hydrologic response in arid basins is essential for managing water resources. The study aims to integrate surface water (SW) and groundwater (GW) modeling in an arid environment and t...

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12 January 2024

Islamic financial contracts necessarily need to abide by Shariah principles. As such, some contracts have been introduced for risk-hedging real transactions that differ from those seen in conventional financial markets. In this paper, we examine two...

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12 Pages

Effect of Al–Li Alloy on the Combustion Performance of AP/RDX/Al/HTPB Propellant

  • Weiqiang Xiong,
  • Yunjie Liu,
  • Tianfu Zhang,
  • Shixi Wu,
  • Dawen Zeng,
  • Xiang Guo and
  • Aimin Pang

25 February 2023

Aluminium–lithium alloy (Al–Li alloy) powder has excellent ignition and combustion performance. The combustion product of Al–Li alloy powder combined with ammonium perchlorate is gaseous at the working temperature of solid rocket mo...

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12 January 2023

Muslim countries have experienced great change and transformation during the 19th and 20th centuries as a result of their encounters with the West. Islamic reformism might be considered as a discourse developed to face the diverse challenges posed by...

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2 Citations
1,290 Views
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Structural and Textural Properties of Al/Cu- and Al/Zn-Pillared Clays for Ethanol Conversion

  • Lamara M. dos Santos,
  • Felipe F. Barbosa,
  • Lindiane Bieseki,
  • Tiago P. Braga and
  • Sibele B. C. Pergher

20 February 2025

A montmorillonite sample was pillared using mixed solutions of Al/Cu and Al/Zn as the pillaring agent. Al/Cu- and Al/Zn-pillared clays were applied in an ethanol conversion reaction. The catalysts prepared from montmorillonite were characterized usin...

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2,722 Views
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Study on Al Evaporation during AlV55 Melting and Alloy Preparation

  • Bin Sun,
  • Heli Wan,
  • Baoqiang Xu,
  • Xianjun Lei and
  • Lanjie Li

16 April 2024

Vacuum induction melting is a commonly used method for preparing AlV55 alloys. However, this method results in high Al evaporation losses, leading to poor cost control. Moreover, the influence of the process parameters on the alloy composition remain...

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11 Citations
3,572 Views
22 Pages

pH Controlled Nanostructure and Optical Properties of ZnO and Al-Doped ZnO Nanorod Arrays Grown by Microwave-Assisted Hydrothermal Method

  • Lamia Al-Farsi,
  • Tewfik M. Souier,
  • Muna Al-Hinai,
  • Myo T. Z. Myint,
  • Htet H. Kyaw,
  • Hisham M. Widatallah and
  • Mohammed Al-Abri

24 October 2022

The low-temperature microwave-assisted hydrothermal method was used to successfully grow pure and Al-doped ZnO (AZO) nanorod (NR) arrays on glass substrates. The combined effects of doping and pH on the structural properties, surface chemistry, and o...

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1,982 Views
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The Characterization of Coatings Formed on As-Cast Al, Al–Si, and Al–Ca Aluminum Substrates by Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation

  • Nikolay V. Letyagin,
  • Torgom K. Akopyan,
  • Alexander A. Sokorev,
  • Tatiana A. Sviridova,
  • Stanislav O. Cherkasov and
  • Yulbarskhon N. Mansurov

23 August 2023

In this study, ceramic coatings were grown on the surface of as-cast aluminum alloys via plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO). The effect of the Si- and Ca-alloying elements in aluminum on the growth process, morphology, composition, mechanical, and c...

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Molecular Mechanisms for Coping with Al Toxicity in Plants

  • Xiang Zhang,
  • Yan Long,
  • Jingjing Huang and
  • Jixing Xia

Aluminum (Al) toxicity is one of the major constraints to agricultural production in acid soils. Molecular mechanisms of coping with Al toxicity have now been investigated in a range of plant species. Two main mechanisms of Al tolerance in plants are...

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5 Citations
3,377 Views
20 Pages

23 May 2021

Sintering process is an important part of the specimen preparation process, which directly affects the properties of materials. In order to obtain the best sintering control factors of Al-rich PTFE/Al/TiH2 active materials, Al-rich PTFE/Al/TiH2 activ...

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20 June 2025

This study systematically investigates the influence of grain refinement on the microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of recycled Al-7Si-0.3Mg-1Fe alloy through the addition of varying concentrations (0–1.25 wt.%) of Al-5Ti-2B mas...

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20 Citations
5,602 Views
24 Pages

Electrochemical Behavior of Al–Al9Co2 Alloys in Sulfuric Acid

  • Athanasios K. Sfikas and
  • Angeliki G. Lekatou

Al–Co alloys of various Co contents (2–20 wt.% Co) were fabricated by vacuum arc melting (VAM) with the scope to investigate the influence of cobalt on the microstructure and corrosion resistance of Al in 1 M H2SO4. The obtained microstru...

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2 Citations
1,924 Views
13 Pages

16 June 2024

Ti-Al intermetallics/TiB2 composites were prepared from elemental powder mixtures by the method of self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS). Reactant mixtures were formulated to contain two parts; one group was (2Ti + 4B) to form 2TiB2 and t...

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16 Citations
4,036 Views
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4 July 2018

In this paper, the microstructure of friction stir welded between the Al–Li–Cu alloy and the Al–Zn–Mg–Cu alloy was studied using optical microscope(OM), electronic backscattered diffraction (EBSD), SEM, and TEM. The hard...

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7 Citations
2,050 Views
13 Pages

Heat Treatment of Cast and Cold Rolled Al–Yb and Al–Mn–Yb–Zr Alloys

  • Veronika Kodetová,
  • Martin Vlach,
  • Lucia Bajtošová,
  • Michal Leibner,
  • Hana Kudrnová,
  • Jaroslav Málek,
  • Vladimír Mára,
  • Miroslav Cieslar and
  • Sebastien Zikmund

23 November 2021

The microstructure, electrical properties and microhardness of as-cast and cold rolled AlYb and AlMnYbZr alloys were investigated. The addition of Mn, Yb and Zr has a positive influence on grain size. A deformed structure of the grains with no change...

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75 Citations
10,850 Views
19 Pages

7 March 2017

The heterogeneous structure of Al alloys renders them susceptible to localized corrosion due to the different electrochemical properties existing in the Al-rich solid solution matrix and secondary phase particles. The galvanic interactions between th...

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1 Citations
2,006 Views
14 Pages

4 December 2022

Lightweight alloys have great importance for car manufacturers that aim to produce safer, lighter, and more environmentally friendly vehicles. As a result, it is essential to develop new lightweight alloys, with superior properties to conventional on...

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1,782 Views
10 Pages

28 July 2024

This research article aims to improve the specific capacitance of DC-etched Al foil for Al electrolytic capacitors by forming an Al2O3-TiO2 composite anodic oxide film. DC-etched Al foils for aluminum electrolytic capacitors were immersed in a TiO2 p...

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23 March 2025

The Al-Ti-C alloy is the most widely used grain refiner for Al-7Si alloys. However, TiC particles in Al-7Si alloys tend to aggregate and settle, thereby reducing their refinement efficiency. In the present paper, a novel Al-3Ti-4.35La master alloy wa...

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4 Citations
1,995 Views
19 Pages

Influence of Interface on Mechanical Behavior of Al-B4C/Al Laminated Composites under Quasi-Static and Impact Loading

  • Runwei Zhang,
  • Zhenlong Chao,
  • Longtao Jiang,
  • Huimin Han,
  • Bingzhuo Han,
  • Shanqi Du,
  • Tian Luo,
  • Guoqin Chen,
  • Yong Mei and
  • Gaohui Wu

25 October 2023

In this study, Al-B4C/Al laminated composites with high interlayer bonding strength were fabricated by integrated hot-pressed sintering accompanied with hot rolling. The mechanical properties and interface behavior of the Al-B4C/Al laminated composit...

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