Ultrathin metal foils are essential for applications requiring miniaturization across modern industry. Nevertheless, it is challenging for conventional rolling mills and conventional rolling methods to reduce the thickness of single-layer foils to a...
The effects of the package materials on the hot workability and stress-strain characteristics of high-Nb TiAl alloy with a nominal composition of Ti-46Al-8Nb (in at.%) were systematically studied via “sandwich structure” hot compression....
This study analyzes the joint deformation behavior of low-alloy steel P355GH and commercially pure titanium Grade 1 in thick bimetallic pack assemblies during high-temperature vacuum roll bonding (HTVRB). Rheological properties were determined using...
Packed bed reactors play a crucial role in various industrial applications. This paper utilizes the Discrete Element Method (DEM), an efficient numerical technique for simulating the behavior of packed beds of particles as discrete phases. The focus...
In this paper, a Cr coating was prepared by induction heating and pack-cementation chromizing on AISI 304 austenitic stainless steel. Then, the cold-rolling deformation and annealing treatment were introduced to refine the coarse matrix grains caused...
The effect of rolling temperature on the precursor of aluminum foam sandwich (AFS) prepared by powder metallurgy through Pack Rolling method is investigated in this work. The cross-section along rolling direction of the precursors was observed. It wa...
A crack-free Ti-43Al-9V-0.2Y alloy sheet was successfully fabricated via hot-pack rolling at 1200 °C. After hot-rolling, the β/γ lamellar microstructure of the as-forged TiAl alloy was completely converted into a homogeneous duplex microstructure wit...
In this work, accumulative pack-roll bonding successfully manufactured the Ni/Ti/Nb multilayer composite. The microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of the composite during the accumulative roll bonding (ARB) process were investigated by...
The physical structure formed during the packing of granular grain constitutes a fundamental ecological factor within the grain bulk ecosystem. Accurate simulations of grain-packing behavior help to deepen our understanding of this ecosystem. In this...
The powder spreading process is a fundamental element within the laser powder bed fusion (PBF-LP) framework given its pivotal role in configuring the powder bed. This configuration significantly influences subsequent processing steps and ultimately d...
This paper focuses on mixed seeds of Vicia villosa and Avena sativa, with their discrete element model and contact parameters being systematically calibrated and validated to provide reliable theoretical support for the structural design and paramete...
In this paper, the deformation and phase transformation of disordered α phase in the (α + γ) two-phase region in as-forged Ti-44Al-8Nb-(W, B, Y) alloy were investigated by hot-compression and hot-packed rolling. The detailed microstructural evolution...
Despite the improved conversion efficiency of Cu2(ZnSn)Se4 (CZTSe) solar cells, their roll-to-roll fabrication nonetheless leads to low performance. The selenization time and temperature are typically considered major parameters for a powder-based CZ...
The paper analyzes the occurrence of evenly spaced cracks on the surface of lamellar specimens of Fe-28Mn-6Si-5Cr (mass %) shape-memory alloy (SMA), during cold rolling. The specimens were hot rolled and normalized and developed cold rolling cracks w...
In this paper, a novel experimental setup to quantify the particle deposition during a lithium-ion battery thermal runaway (TR) is proposed. The setup integrates a single prismatic battery cell into an environment representing similar conditions as f...
This work presents a microstructural analysis and X-ray diffraction (XRD) investigation of the plastic deformation in commercially pure, single-phase hexagonal close-packed (hcp) Zn subjected to rolling and tensile tests up to failure. Samples were e...
This paper proposes a test procedure for evaluating the degradation of cells in a battery pack. The test can be performed using only the charger’s converters and the battery management system (BMS) without requiring sophisticated instrumentatio...
The presence of the brittle β/B2 phase in TiAl alloys often deteriorates their mechanical properties, posing a significant challenge for manufacturing large-sized, high-performance sheets. To address this issue, this study systematically investi...
Impact damage is one of the most critical scenarios for the lithium-ion battery pack of an electrical vehicle, as it involves mechanical abusive loads with serious consequences on electrical and thermal stability. The development of a numerical model...
Rolled cheeses are a traditional specialty of the Vojvodina region in Serbia, produced through an artisanal process passed down across generations. This study evaluated the impact of the addition of selected herbs (a mixture of oregano and basil and...
Nowadays, the topic of reducing vehicles’ energy consumption is very important. In particular, for electric vehicles, the reduction of energy consumption is necessary to remedy the most critical problems associated with this type of vehicle: th...
High purity titanium (Ti) thin strip was prepared by rolling with large deformation and was characterized by the means of Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), selected area diffraction (SAED) pattern, high-resolution (HRTEM) analysis, as well as T...
A new twin-roll continuous slag solidification process and heat recovery process from a slag packed bed was developed for utilization of the waste heat of steelmaking slag. Plate-shaped slag with the thickness about 7 mm was successfully produced in...
Paper deals with an extensive experimental activity carried out in Italy by ENEA Research Lab on Low impact vehicles and by the Energy engineering group of the University of L'Aquila about the energy efficiency of quick vehicle battery charging using...
The aim of this work is to age commercial battery cells far beyond their expected lifetime. There is a gap in the literature regarding run to failure tests of lithium-ion batteries that this work intends to address. Therefore, twenty new Samsung ICR1...
The tissue paper converting system involves critical stages, including unwinding, embossing, folding, stacking, cutting, and packaging. Despite its maturity, challenges such as production interruptions during roll changes, equipment coordination issu...
We study an air-fluidized granular monolayer composed of plastic spheres which roll on a metallic grid. The air current is adjusted so that the spheres never lose contact with the grid and so that the dynamics may be regarded as pseudo two dimensiona...
A NbTiHfZr high-entropy alloy (HEA) with a main phase of body-centered cubic structure is fabricated. Some hexagonal closed-packed (hcp) precipitates are observed in this alloy. A thermal-mechanical process, i.e., cold-rolling followed by annealing,...
Cavitation erosion is a phenomenon that causes the degradation of engineering components operating in fluids under oscillating pressure, and it occurs through the repeated implosion of cavitation bubbles adjacent to the solid surface. This complex ph...
Screen-printed graphene layers on flexible substrates are one of the most advanced printed electronics developments of recent years. Obtaining thin, flexible, highly conductive components, whose applications are increasingly directed towards biomedic...
Fine sediment infiltration and subsequent clogging in a gravel bed affect several fluvial, ecological, and biological processes, resulting in the degradation of the river ecosystem. Despite many experimental and a few numerical studies, the process i...
Achieving strength–ductility synergy in immiscible Ti/Mg laminated composites remains challenging, owing to the absence of metallurgical bonding and the limited slip systems of their hexagonal close-packed (HCP) structures. This study aims to a...
In this study, poly (ethylene glycol) diacrylate/poly (ethylene oxide) (PEG-DA/PEO) interpenetrating polymer network hydrogels (IPNH) were extruded into 1D filaments and 2D grids. The suitability of this system for enzyme immobilization and CO2 captu...
Precipitation strengthening is an effective approach to strengthen high-entropy alloys (HEAs) with a simple face-center-cubic (FCC) structure. In this work, CoCrFeNiMo0.2 HEAs were prepared by powder metallurgy, followed by cool rolling and subsequen...
The tensor representation method (TRM) offers tensorial tools suitable for streamlining the development of constitutive models. The TRM reduces the empiricism of phenomenological descriptions and provides physics-based justifications for the tensoria...
X6CrNiMoVNb11-2 supermartensitic stainless steel, a special type of stainless steel, is commonly used in the production of gas turbine discs in liquid rocket engines and compressor disks in aero engines. By optimizing the parameters of the heat-treat...
Industrial process heat typically requires large amounts of fossil fuels. Solar energy, while abundant and free, has low energy density, and so large collector areas are needed to meet thermal needs. Land costs in developed areas are often prohibitiv...
Today, reducing vehicle energy consumption is a crucial topic. For electric vehicles, reducing energy consumption is essential to address some of the most critical issues associated with this type of vehicle, such as the limited range of electric pow...
The purpose of this study was to develop a numerical material testing method applicable to hexagonal close-packed (hcp) materials that can predict complex material behavior such as biaxial test results from relatively easy-to-perform uniaxial tests....
This article presents a study of changes in the microstructure of Hadfield steel depending on the tensile deformation and cold rolling with the strain/stress level. It has been established that the change in the “σ-ε” curve...
For developing high-performance organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) with thermally activated delayed fluorescent (TADF) emitters, the diphenyltriazine (TRZ) unit was introduced onto the 2′- and 3′-positions of xanthene moiety of spiro[f...
Accurate and reasonable matching design is a current and difficult point in electric vehicle research. This paper presents a parameter optimization method for the power system of a medium-sized bus based on the combination of the orthogonal test and...
The effect of an innovative two-step heat-treatment process on the microstructure and mechanical properties of a Ti-TiAl laminate composite fabricated by hot-pack rolling was studied in this paper. After heat treatment, the fracture toughness of the...
A superhydrophobic macroporous material composed of hollow hemispherical MXene (HSMX) was synthesized by the thermal annealing of MXene-wrapped cationic polystyrene spheres (CPS@MXene). Notably, the spherical MXene shells exhibited highly efficient c...
This article describes an experiment to measure the impact of the Australasian “Health Star Rating” front of pack nutritional label system on consumer choice behaviour. This system presents a one-half to five star rating of nutritional quality via th...
This study explores the potential of using basalt reinforced UHPC by incorporating simultaneously self-cleaning and self-luminescent features, paving the way for sustainable advancements in civil engineering. New green formulations of UHPC were devel...
Parsing the effect of slip-twin interactions on the strain rate and thermal sensitivities of Magnesium (Mg) alloys has been a challenging endeavor for scientists preoccupied with the mechanical behavior of hexagonal close-packed alloys, especially th...
This paper proposes an approach for the accurate and efficient parameter identification of lithium-ion battery packs using only drive cycle data obtained from hybrid or electric vehicles. The approach was experimentally validated using data collected...
This study examined bubbling fluidized beds as an alternative to fixed-bed dry scrubbers on ships for reducing pollutants from marine fuels. It focused on overcoming the challenges of gas maldistribution/slug formation, especially under rough sea con...
An integrated model is presented to estimate the energy consumption of a Formula SAE–type electric vehicle by combining MATLAB/Simulink simulations with real operational data from the Cotopaxi kart circuit. The implemented subsystem incorporate...
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