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2 Citations
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25 September 2024

To reduce the wear of the motor rotor punching punch and ensure the efficiency is the highest in actual production, the finite element analysis software Deform-3Dv11 is used to simulate the punch wear based on the Archard model theory. With punch wea...

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139 Citations
14,127 Views
37 Pages

Wear Debris Characterization and Corresponding Biological Response: Artificial Hip and Knee Joints

  • Md J. Nine,
  • Dipankar Choudhury,
  • Ay Ching Hee,
  • Rajshree Mootanah and
  • Noor Azuan Abu Osman

10 February 2014

Wear debris, of deferent sizes, shapes and quantities, generated in artificial hip and knees is largely confined to the bone and joint interface. This debris interacts with periprosthetic tissue and may cause aseptic loosening. The purpose of this re...

  • Article
  • Open Access
129 Citations
8,362 Views
17 Pages

Taguchi Grey Relational Analysis for Multi-Response Optimization of Wear in Co-Continuous Composite

  • Prasanth Achuthamenon Sylajakumari,
  • Ramesh Ramakrishnasamy and
  • Gopalakrishnan Palaniappan

16 September 2018

Co-continuous composites have potential in friction and braking applications due to their unique tribological characteristics. The present study involves Taguchi grey relational analysis-based optimization of wear parameters such as applied load, sli...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
871 Views
19 Pages

This paper focuses on the sealing failure problem of double-lip seal rings for high-speed ball bearings used in unmanned aerial vehicles. By using ANSYS 2023R1 software, a thermal–stress–wear coupled finite element model was established....

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,223 Views
28 Pages

Effect of Wear-Corrosion of Reduced Graphene Oxide Functionalized with Hyaluronic Acid on Inflammatory and Proteomic Response of J774A.1 Macrophages

  • Luna Sánchez-López,
  • Noelia Ropero de Torres,
  • Belén Chico,
  • Natalia Soledad Fagali,
  • Vivian de los Ríos,
  • María Lorenza Escudero,
  • María Cristina García-Alonso and
  • Rosa María Lozano

15 March 2023

The presence of a worn surface in the implanted material, as in the case of a replacement of a damaged osteoarticular joint, is the normal condition after implantation. This manuscript focuses precisely on the comparative study of the cellular behavi...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,212 Views
30 Pages

Response Surface Methodology-Based Optimization of AZ91 Composites Reinforced with Short Carbon Fibers for Enhanced Mechanical and Wear Properties

  • Sabbah Ataya,
  • Nashmi H. Alrasheedi,
  • Mohamed M. El-Sayed Seleman,
  • Rana G. Eid,
  • Ashraf Bakkar,
  • Ahmed Ataya and
  • Ramy A. Fouad

28 May 2025

This study aims to enhance the mechanical and wear properties of AZ91 magnesium alloy by reinforcing it with 23 vol.% short carbon fibers (SCFs) aligned in normal (AZ91C-N) and parallel (AZ91C-P) orientations via squeeze-casting. The microstructure a...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,468 Views
18 Pages

Hematological Response to Particle Debris Generated During Wear–Corrosion Processes of CoCr Surfaces Modified with Graphene Oxide and Hyaluronic Acid for Joint Prostheses

  • María L. Escudero,
  • Maria C. García-Alonso,
  • Belén Chico,
  • Rosa M. Lozano,
  • Luna Sánchez-López,
  • Manuel Flores-Sáenz,
  • Soledad Cristóbal-Aguado,
  • Rafael Moreno-Gómez-Toledano and
  • Soledad Aguado-Henche

13 November 2024

Various surface modifications to increase the lifespan of cobalt–chromium (CoCr) joint prostheses are being studied to reduce the wear rate in bone joint applications. One recently proposed modification involves depositing graphene oxide functi...

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  • Open Access
17 Citations
6,003 Views
22 Pages

Gear wear is unavoidable and results in vibrations and decreased performance in a planetary gear system. In this work, the wear phenomenon of the gear teeth surface and the dynamic responses of the planetary gear mechanism are investigated through a...

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  • Open Access
20 Citations
3,203 Views
17 Pages

21 January 2021

Gear wear is a common fault that occurs in a gear transmission system that degrades the operating efficiency and may cause other catastrophic failures such as tooth breakage and fatigue. The progressive wear of a helical gear and its influences on vi...

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  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,937 Views
14 Pages

26 August 2022

Surface wear, as a major failure mode of gear systems, is an unavoidable phenomenon during the whole life of gears. It also induces other gear damages, such as fatigue cracks, surface pitting and spalling. Ultimately, those defects may result in the...

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377 Views
15 Pages

Optimization of Anti-Wear Performance of Hydraulic Turbine Based on Response Surface Methodology

  • Yulin Xue,
  • Sheng Wang,
  • Bingquan Yang,
  • Liangjun Ren,
  • Xin Liu,
  • Senxiong Wei,
  • Daojin Cai and
  • Guangtai Shi

14 October 2025

Francis turbines operating in sediment-laden flows experience efficiency loss and reduced service life due to abrasive wear. To enhance wear resistance, this study optimized the turbine at Mupo Hydropower Station in Sichuan Province. Using the Placke...

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  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,595 Views
18 Pages

Al-RHEA Particulates MMCs by PM Route: Mechanical Properties and Sliding Wear Response

  • Elias Anastasios Ananiadis,
  • Alexander Efstathios Karantzalis,
  • Dimitrios A. Exarchos and
  • Theodore E. Matikas

15 September 2022

New particle reinforced aluminum matrix composites with the addition of refractory High Entropy Alloy, MoTaNbVW, fabricated via powder metallurgy process were assessed for their properties. Basic mechanical properties (modulus of elasticity, hardness...

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  • Open Access
21 Citations
2,508 Views
19 Pages

Leverage of Environmental Pollutant Crump Rubber on the Dry Sliding Wear Response of Epoxy Composites

  • Kiran Shahapurkar,
  • Venkatesh Chenrayan,
  • Manzoore Elahi M. Soudagar,
  • Irfan Anjum Badruddin,
  • Pavan Shahapurkar,
  • Ashraf Elfasakhany,
  • MA Mujtaba,
  • Md Irfanul Haque Siddiqui,
  • Masood Ashraf Ali and
  • Teuku Meurah Indra Mahlia

27 August 2021

The effect of crump rubber on the dry sliding wear behavior of epoxy composites is investigated in the present study. Wear tests are carried out for three levels of crump rubber (10, 20, and 30 vol.%), normal applied load (30, 40, and 50 N), and slid...

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  • Open Access
46 Citations
4,995 Views
13 Pages

Influence of Solid Lubricant Addition on Friction and Wear Response of 3D Printed Polymer Composites

  • R. Keshavamurthy,
  • Vijay Tambrallimath,
  • Ali A. Rajhi,
  • Shabbir Ahmed R. M,
  • Arun Y. Patil,
  • T. M. Yunus Khan and
  • R. Makannavar

28 August 2021

In this study, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) and graphite powder—a solid lubricant—were filled and characterized for friction and wear responses. The fused deposition modeling (FDM) technique was utilized to synthesize ABS–graphite composites...

  • Article
  • Open Access
77 Citations
4,142 Views
24 Pages

Multi Ceramic Particles Inclusion in the Aluminium Matrix and Wear Characterization through Experimental and Response Surface-Artificial Neural Networks

  • Ballupete Nagaraju Sharath,
  • Channarayapattana Venkataramaiah Venkatesh,
  • Asif Afzal,
  • Navid Aslfattahi,
  • Abdul Aabid,
  • Muneer Baig and
  • Bahaa Saleh

28 May 2021

Lightweight composite materials have recently been recognized as appropriate materials have been adopted in many industrial applications because of their versatility. The present research recognizes the inclusion of ceramics such as Gr and B4C in man...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,062 Views
30 Pages

NiAl-Cr-Mo Medium Entropy Alloys: Microstructural Verification, Solidification Considerations, and Sliding Wear Response

  • Christina Mathiou,
  • Konstantinos Giorspyros,
  • Emmanuel Georgatis,
  • Anthoula Poulia and
  • Alexander E. Karantzalis

5 August 2020

A series of NiAl-Cr-Mo systems were produced and assessed as far as their microstructure and their sliding wear resistance is concerned. The NiAl content was kept constant and seven compositions of Cr-Mo were tested, namely, 40Cr-0Mo, 30Cr-10Mo, 25Cr...

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  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,301 Views
14 Pages

11 December 2019

Nowadays, metallic alloys are extensively used in wear-related biomedical applications. However, it was shown that one of the factors which may contribute to the premature implant failure is the temperature effect caused by the sliding action between...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,011 Views
22 Pages

Microstructure, Hardness, and Linear Reciprocating Sliding Wear Response of Directionally Solidified Al–(2.5, 3.5, 4.5)Cu–(0.25, 0.50)Cr Alloys

  • Rafael V. Lantmann,
  • André M. S. Mariante,
  • Tiago V. Pinheiro,
  • Eleani M. da Costa and
  • Carlos A. dos Santos

24 June 2023

Aluminum alloys containing transition metal alloying elements have attracted interest from researchers. The effect of Cr additions of 0.25 and 0.50% on the thermal profile, microstructure, hardness, and linear reciprocating sliding wear response of a...

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7 Citations
3,127 Views
22 Pages

Effect of the Adaptive Response on the Wear Behavior of PVD and CVD Coated Cutting Tools during Machining with Built Up Edge Formation

  • German Fox-Rabinovich,
  • Iosif S. Gershman,
  • Kenji Yamamoto,
  • Julia Dosbaeva and
  • Stephen Veldhuis

11 December 2020

The relationship between the wear process and the adaptive response of the coated cutting tool to external stimuli is demonstrated in this review paper. The goal of the featured case studies is to achieve control over the behavior of the tool/workpie...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,267 Views
19 Pages

Effect of Impact Block Shape and Material on Impact Wear Behavior of Zr-4 Alloy Cladding Tube

  • Shijia Yu,
  • Yong Hu,
  • Xin Liu,
  • Dongxing Li,
  • Liping He,
  • Jun Wang and
  • Zhenbing Cai

21 September 2022

In a pressurized water reactor nuclear power plant, metal foreign matter in the rod–rod gap of the fuel assembly is constantly rubbed and collided with the fuel rod under continuous scouring of the coolant, resulting in wear to the fuel rod and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,180 Views
15 Pages

Friction and Wear of Hard Yet Tough TiN Coatings Deposited Using High-Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering

  • Qian Zhou,
  • Yixiang Ou,
  • Feiqiang Li,
  • Changyu Ou,
  • Wenbin Xue,
  • Bin Liao,
  • Qingsong Hua,
  • Yunfei Xu,
  • Jidong Cao and
  • Guanshu Qu

The friction and wear response of hard coatings is complex, which largely depends on a good combination of hardness and toughness, and their service life is difficult to predict. Hence, in this work, hard yet tough TiN coatings were deposited using h...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,587 Views
20 Pages

Influence of Tool Wear and Workpiece Diameter on Surface Quality and Prediction of Surface Roughness in Turning

  • Chunxiao Li,
  • Guoyong Zhao,
  • Dong Ji,
  • Guangteng Zhang,
  • Limin Liu,
  • Fandi Zeng and
  • Zhihuan Zhao

23 October 2024

In turning, tool wear and cutting vibration are inevitable, which have great influence on surface quality. Analyzing the influence mechanism of tool wear and cutting vibration on surface quality is important to achieve the accurate prediction of surf...

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  • Open Access
31 Citations
2,677 Views
18 Pages

Experimental and RSM-Based Process-Parameters Optimisation for Turning Operation of EN36B Steel

  • Ramesh Kumar,
  • Ashwani Kumar,
  • Laxmi Kant,
  • Arbind Prasad,
  • Sandeep Bhoi,
  • Chandan Swaroop Meena,
  • Varun Pratap Singh and
  • Aritra Ghosh

29 December 2022

The main objective of this article is to perform the turning operation on an EN36B steel work-billet with a tungsten carbide tool, to study the optimal cutting parameters and carry out an analysis of flank-wear. Experimental and simulation-based rese...

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  • Open Access
20 Citations
3,483 Views
13 Pages

Influence of Al2O3 Nanoparticles Addition in ZA-27 Alloy-Based Nanocomposites and Soft Computing Prediction

  • Aleksandar Vencl,
  • Petr Svoboda,
  • Simon Klančnik,
  • Adrian But,
  • Miloš Vorkapić,
  • Marta Harničárová and
  • Blaža Stojanović

Three different and very small amounts of alumina (0.2, 0.3 and 0.5 wt. %) in two sizes (approx. 25 and 100 nm) were used to enhance the wear characteristics of ZA-27 alloy-based nanocomposites. Production was realised through mechanical alloying in...

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  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,485 Views
13 Pages

Analysis of the Face Mask Use by Public Transport Passengers and Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic

  • Ekaterina A. Shashina,
  • Ekaterina A. Sannikova,
  • Denis V. Shcherbakov,
  • Yury V. Zhernov,
  • Valentina V. Makarova,
  • Tatiana S. Isiutina-Fedotkova,
  • Nadezhda N. Zabroda,
  • Elena V. Belova,
  • Nina A. Ermakova and
  • Tatiana M. Khodykina
  • + 8 authors

(1) Background: The use of face masks and gloves in public places directly shows the commitment of the population to the established regulations. Public transport is one of the most-at-risk places of contamination. The aim of the study was to analyze...

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  • Open Access
21 Citations
4,630 Views
17 Pages

Optimization of Friction Stir Process Parameters for Enhancement in Surface Properties of Al 7075-SiC/Gr Hybrid Surface Composites

  • Namdev Ashok Patil,
  • Srinivasa Rao Pedapati,
  • Othman Bin Mamat and
  • Abdul Munir Hidayat Syah Lubis

6 December 2019

Friction stir processing (FSP) has evolved as an important technique in fabrication of metal matrix composites. The surface properties enhancement is obtainable by insertion of desired discontinuous particular reinforcements into base alloy using FSP...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,381 Views
16 Pages

Experimental and Numerical Analysis on the Impact Wear Behavior of TP316H Steel

  • Xu-dong Chen,
  • Li-Wen Wang,
  • Qi-hang Yu,
  • Fan Zhang,
  • Kun Mo,
  • Shi-Lin Ming and
  • Zhen-Bing Cai

14 April 2022

In this work, the contact force model and experiment methods were used to study the dynamic response and impact wear behavior of TP316H steel. The Flore model and the classic Hertz model were selected for comparison with the experimental results, and...

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  • Open Access
60 Citations
9,286 Views
14 Pages

The adverse biological effect of nanoparticles is an unavoidable scientific problem because of their small size and high surface activity. In this review, we focus on nano-hydroxyapatite and TiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) to clarify the potential systemic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
7,656 Views
23 Pages

10 May 2022

The classic Cantor (FeCoCrMnNi) isoatomic high entropy alloy was modified by separate additions of Mo and Nb in an effort to optimize its mechanical properties and sliding wear response. It was found that the introduction of Mo and Nb modified the si...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,505 Views
17 Pages

27 August 2021

MoS2/C nanocomposite coatings were deposited on a 304 stainless steel plate by unbalanced magnetron sputtering from carbon and molybdenum disulfide targets, and the target current of MoS2 was varied to prepare for coating with different carbon conten...

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40 Citations
8,838 Views
10 Pages

Immunological Responses to Total Hip Arthroplasty

  • Kenny Man,
  • Lin-Hua Jiang,
  • Richard Foster and
  • Xuebin B Yang

The use of total hip arthroplasties (THA) has been continuously rising to meet the demands of the increasingly ageing population. To date, this procedure has been highly successful in relieving pain and restoring the functionality of patients’ joints...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,014 Views
29 Pages

A Comparative Study on the Wear Performance and High-Temperature Oxidation of Co-Free Cermets and Hardmetals

  • Ángel Biedma,
  • Gabriel Sánchez,
  • María de Nicolás,
  • Claudio Bertalan,
  • Ralph Useldinger,
  • Luis Llanes and
  • Elena Gordo

22 July 2024

The present investigation addresses the mechanical properties, wear behaviour, and high-temperature oxidation of cermets and hardmetals based on either Ti(C,N) or WC and a metal binder based on Fe15Ni or Fe15Ni10Cr. This study also includes a commerc...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,219 Views
19 Pages

Effect of Impact Velocity and Angle on Impact Wear Behavior of Zr-4 Alloy Cladding Tube

  • Shi-Jia Yu,
  • Yong Hu,
  • Xin Liu,
  • Dong-Xing Li,
  • Li-Ping He,
  • Jun Wang and
  • Zhen-Bing Cai

14 September 2022

In the pressurized water reactor nuclear power plant, 316L SS chips were captured by the support grid and continued to affect the Zr-4 cladding tube, causing the fuel rods to wear and perforate. In this work, a 60° acute angle cone of 316L SS was...

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2 Citations
2,309 Views
17 Pages

Prediction and Optimization of Wear Depth on Rectangular Tube Surface in Roll Forming

  • Menglong Xing,
  • Jiyan Liu,
  • Yuhao Wang,
  • Zhanrui Wang,
  • Yutao Fu and
  • Fengshan Du

26 December 2022

The outer surface of the tube is worn under the interaction between the velocity difference and rolling pressure, in the process of rolling the circular tube into a rectangular tube. In order to predict the wear depth, according to the characteristic...

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  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,305 Views
15 Pages

11 February 2021

The load on drive elements under extreme pressure conditions is significantly larger than that used in machine tools. When operating under a heavy load for a long period, large deformation and severe wear between the ball and the track are more likel...

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  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,483 Views
17 Pages

16 May 2020

Lightweight, high-strength metal matrix composites have attracted considerable interest because of their attractive physical, mechanical and tribological properties. Moreover, they may offer distinct advantages due to good strength and wear resistanc...

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743 Views
22 Pages

10 October 2025

Turn-milling is a relatively new process which combines turning and milling operations, offering a number of advantages such as chip breaking and interrupted cutting, which improves tool life. In addition to providing the capability of producing ecce...

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  • Open Access
1,212 Views
13 Pages

Assessment of Growth and Physiological Responses of Lemna minor Exposed to 4-Aminodiphenylamine, a Tire Wear Compound

  • Shila Kandel,
  • Naja’Ree Campbell,
  • Abubakar Abdulkadir,
  • Kristin Moore,
  • Raphyel Rosby and
  • Ekhtear Hossain

4-Aminodiphenylamine (4-ADPA) is a common additive in rubber tires, known for its antioxidant properties. It plays a crucial role in enhancing tire durability by preventing issues such as drying, cracking, and degradation from prolonged exposure to e...

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8 Citations
2,919 Views
18 Pages

23 January 2024

Metal matrix composites (MMCs) have achieved significant attention in engineering applications because of their exceptional properties, like increased strength-to-weight ratiosand resistance to wear. However, their manufacturing processes pose challe...

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  • Open Access
2,099 Views
14 Pages

12 October 2023

Bone sawing is one of the most common operations during traditional dental and cranio-maxillofacial surgery and training systems based on virtual reality technology. It is necessary to predict and update conditions (including the sawing force, temper...

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104 Citations
8,521 Views
12 Pages

15 October 2017

In this paper, an experimental study was conducted to determine the effect of different cutting parameters such as cutting speed, feed rate, and depth of cut on cutting force, surface roughness, and tool wear in the milling of Ti-6242S alloy using th...

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  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,691 Views
14 Pages

31 July 2015

Carbon nanotubes are highly versatile materials; new applications using them are continuously being developed. Special attention is being dedicated to the possible use of multiwall carbon nanotubes in biomaterials contacting with bone. This study des...

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  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,542 Views
23 Pages

Laser-Assisted High Speed Machining of 316 Stainless Steel: The Effect of Water-Soluble Sago Starch Based Cutting Fluid on Surface Roughness and Tool Wear

  • Farhana Yasmin,
  • Khairul Fikri Tamrin,
  • Nadeem Ahmed Sheikh,
  • Pierre Barroy,
  • Abdullah Yassin,
  • Amir Azam Khan and
  • Shahrol Mohamaddan

9 March 2021

Laser-assisted high speed milling is a subtractive machining method that employs a laser to thermally soften a difficult-to-cut material’s surface in order to enhance machinability at a high material removal rate with improved surface finish and tool...

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  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,298 Views
22 Pages

Effect of Wear on Vibration Amplitude and Chip Shape Characteristics during Machining of Eco-Friendly and Leaded Brass Alloys

  • Peter Pavol Monka,
  • Katarina Monkova,
  • George A. Pantazopoulos and
  • Anagnostis I. Toulfatzis

23 April 2023

The dynamic stability of the machining set and the entire cutting process, together with the appropriate form of chips generated during machining under the given conditions, are the basic prerequisites for autonomous machining in accordance with the...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
734 Views
36 Pages

17 September 2025

This study quantifies how pressurized water-immersion aging degrades the tribological response of cross-ply E-glass/polyester laminates by coupling dual-mode testing with surface metrology and factorial ANOVA. Eleven-ply [0/90]s plates were aged at 1...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,681 Views
15 Pages

This study investigates the machining processes of Alloy 20 under different cooling conditions: Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL), Carbon Dioxide (CO2), and the hybrid MQL + CO2 approach. The research focuses on optimizing the cutting parameters, un...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,323 Views
14 Pages

Selection of Machining Parameters Using a Correlative Study of Cutting Tool Wear in High-Speed Turning of AISI 1045 Steel

  • Luis Wilfredo Hernández González,
  • Yassmin Seid Ahmed,
  • Roberto Pérez Rodríguez,
  • Patricia Del Carmen Zambrano Robledo and
  • Martha Patricia Guerrero Mata

The manufacturing industry aims to produce many high quality products efficiently at low cost, thereby motivating companies to use advanced manufacturing technologies. The use of high-speed machining is increasingly widespread; however, it lacks a de...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,398 Views
21 Pages

Multi-Objective Optimization of Micro-Milling Titanium Alloy Ti-3Al-2.5V (Grade 9) Using Taguchi-Grey Relation Integrated Approach

  • Muhammad Ayyaz Khan,
  • Syed Husain Imran Jaffery,
  • Muhammad Ali Khan,
  • Muhammad Iftikhar Faraz and
  • Sachhal Mufti

31 July 2023

This study aims to optimize the cutting parameters for the micro-milling of titanium grade 9 (Ti-3Al-2.5V). The research employs Grey Relational Analysis (GRA) and Response Surface Methodology (RSM) techniques to find the optimal combination of cutti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
821 Views
24 Pages

Study on Cutting Performance and Wear Resistance of Biomimetic Micro-Textured Composite Cutting Tools

  • Youzheng Cui,
  • Dongyang Wang,
  • Minli Zheng,
  • Qingwei Li,
  • Haijing Mu,
  • Chengxin Liu,
  • Yujia Xia,
  • Hui Jiang,
  • Fengjuan Wang and
  • Qingming Hu

23 June 2025

During the dry machining of 6061 aluminum alloy, cemented carbide tools often suffer from severe wear and built-up edge (BUE) formation, which significantly shortens tool life. Inspired by the non-smooth surface structure of dung beetles, this study...

  • Article
  • Open Access
45 Citations
4,567 Views
17 Pages

Machinability Analysis and Optimization in Wire EDM of Medical Grade NiTiNOL Memory Alloy

  • Vinayak N. Kulkarni,
  • V. N. Gaitonde,
  • S. R. Karnik,
  • M. Manjaiah and
  • J. Paulo Davim

9 May 2020

NiTiNOL (Nickel–Titanium) shape memory alloys (SMAs) are ideal replacements for titanium alloys used in bio-medical applications because of their superior properties like shape memory and super elasticity. The machining of NiTiNOL alloy is chal...

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