Materials engineering topic list of research papers
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Correction of Eccentricity between Punch and Die in Slight Clearance Punching of Ultra-high Strength Steel Sheets
Abstract An approach for correcting the eccentricity in slight clearance punching of ultra-high strength steel sheets having low ductility was developed to improve the quality of sheared edges of punched holes. In this process, a moving die was...
2014 / Hasnulhadi Jaafar, Ken-ichiro Mori, Yohei Abe -
Spectrally Controlled Thermal Radiation Based on Surface Microstructures for High-efficiency Solar Thermophotovoltaic System
Abstract Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) system is expected to generate electrical power from various heat sources. One of the key devices of TPV system is spectrally control thermal emitters. The performance is not sufficient to achieve high efficient TPV ...
2014 / Asaka Kohiyama, Makoto Shimizu, Hiroaki Kobayashi, Fumitada Iguchi, Hiroo Yugami -
Bauschinger Effect During Unloading of Cold-rolled Copper Alloy Sheet and its Influence on Springback Deformation after U-bending
Abstract Tension, cyclic tension-compression and partial unloading tests for two types of cold rolled brass sheet (i.e. JIS C2600R-H, C2600R-1/2H) were carried out in order to investigate cyclic plasticity and unloading behavior, and to determine...
2014 / Hiroshi Hamasaki, Yasuhiro Hattori, Kingo Furukawa, Fusahito Yoshida -
Strain-controlled thermal conductivity in ferroic twinned films2014 / Suzhi Li, Xiangdong Ding, Jie Ren, Xavier Moya, Ju Li, et al.
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Physical assembly of Ag nanocrystals on enclosed surfaces in monocrystalline Si2014 / Michael S. Martin, N. David Theodore, Chao-Chen Wei, Lin Shao
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Simulations of Phase-field Models for Crystal Growth and Phase Separation
Abstract Phase-field theory is a thermodynamically consistent approach for modeling and simulating phenomena that exhibit complex structures such as those encountered in fluid flows and materials science. In this work, the main features of the...
2014 / Alain Cartalade, Amina Younsi, Élise Régnier, Sophie Schuller -
Experimental Determination of Thermodynamical Quantities in Oxide Mixtures and Glasses
Abstract An overview of the experimental methods for the determination of thermodynamic functions in oxides systems is presented with a focus on two techniques: the solution calorimetry, which is applied in our laboratory both at room and at high...
2014 / Pierre Benigni, Jacques Rogez, Sophie Schuller -
Isolation and Screening Bacterial Exopolysaccharide (EPS) from Potato Rhizosphere in Highland and the Potential as a Producer Indole Acetic Acid (IAA)
Abstract This study aimed to determine the ability of bacterial isolated from rhizosphere of potato plants in producing exopolysaccharide and growth stimulating substances such as Indole Acetic Acid (IAA).The soil samples were taken from three...
2015 / Mu’Minah, Baharuddin, Hazarin Subair, Fahruddin -
Numerical Analysis for Microstructure Control in Hot Forming Process
Abstract The importance of structural metals for industrial applications is based on their superior combination of mechanical properties - strength, elongation, toughness and corrosion resistance – achieved at the end of forming processes. A...
2014 / Jun Yanagimoto, Eduardo Dupin, Jin-Shan Liu, Akira Yanagida -
Preparation of a heteroepitaxial LaxSryMnzO3/BiFeO3 bilayer by r.f. magnetron sputtering with various oxygen gas flow ratios2014 / H. Naganuma, T. Ichinose, H. A. Begum, S. Sato, X. F. Han, et al.
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Flexible Polyimide Platform based on the Integration of Potentiometric Multi-sensor for Biomedical Applications
Abstract The selective detection of cations is commonly required in a wide range of biomedical applications. We have fabricated a low-cost flexible polyimide multi-sensor platform that integrates K+ and Na+ ion sensitive microelectrodes (μISE) for...
2014 / A. Moya, N. Zine, X. Illa, E. Prats-Alfonso, G. Gabriel, et al. -
Alternative Energy Storage for Wind Power: Coal Plants with Amine-based CCS
Abstract This paper analyses the performance of a hybrid system consisting of an existing coal plant with post-combustion amine based CCS with amine storage, and a co-located wind farm. The amine storage system allows storage of the CO2-rich amine...
2014 / Rubenka Bandyopadhyay, Dalia Patiño-Echeverri -
Squeeze Casting of Aluminium Metal Matrix Composites-An Overview
Abstract Squeeze casting is the combination of the casting and forging processes that can be done with help of high pressure when it is applied during melt solidification. Applying pressure on the solidification of molten metal could change melting...
2014 / M. Dhanashekar, V.S. Senthil Kumar -
A swell approach to energy storage2014 / David Bradley
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Energy loss optimization of run-off-road wheels applying imperialist competitive algorithm
Abstract The novel imperialist competitive algorithm (ICA) has presented outstanding fitness on various optimization problems. Application of meta-heuristics has been a dynamic studying interest of the reliability optimization to determine idleness...
2014 / Hamid Taghavifar, Aref Mardani -
Tuning the Optical and Rheological Properties of Host-guest Systems based on an Epoxy Acrylate and MMA
Abstract Polymers with individually adjusted optical and rheological properties are gaining more and more importance in industrial applications like information technologies and for biological use. With respect to the aspired applications the...
2014 / Uwe Gleißner, Kirsten Honnef, Thomas Hanemann -
Failure Analysis of a Grease-Lubricated Cylindrical Roller Bearing
Abstract Cylindrical roller bearings are commonly used in aircraft power transmission, machine tools, steel industries and others due to their precision and high load carrying capacity. In present study, an experimental test rig has been developed...
2014 / Aditya, M. Amarnath, P.K. Kankar -
Dopant Effects on Copper Oxide Photoelectrochemical Cell Water Splitting
Abstract The electrical conductivity of a film has a dramatic influence on the lifetime of photo-excited electrons. As a result, the electrical conductivity of an electrode plays an important role in the performance of a photoelectrochemical (PEC)...
2015 / Chia-Ying Chiang, Yoon Shin, Sheryl Ehrman -
Numerical Simulation and Parameters Analysis for Roll Forming of Martensitic Steel MS980
Abstract Circle-to-square roll forming process of martensitic steel MS980 was studied. A 3D elastic-plastic roll forming finite element model was established with ABAQUS and the influence of material and process parameters was investigated. Four...
2014 / Wen Kang, Yixi Zhao, Wangwei Yu, Shanshuai Wang, Yuefeng Ma, et al. -
Measurement of Rollover in Double-sided Shearing Using Image Processing and Influence of Clearance
Abstract The cut surface of sheared products is composed of the rollover, burnished surface, fractured surface and burr. It is important to clarify the relationship between the material flow and the formation of rollover to reduce rollover and...
2014 / Masahiro Sasada, Taiki Togashi