Materials engineering topic list of research papers
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Intrinsic anisotropy of strain rate sensitivity in single crystal alpha titanium
Abstract The room temperature intrinsic strain rate sensitivities (SRS) of basal and prismatic slip systems have been determined for the α (HCP) phase of a titanium alloy (Ti-6242), through coupled crystal plasticity modelling and micro-pillar...
2016 / Zhen Zhang, Tea-Sung Jun, T. Benjamin Britton, Fionn P.E. Dunne -
High-throughput Dry and Minimum Quantity Lubrication Drilling of Compacted Graphite Iron
Abstract This research investigates the high-throughput drilling of the compacted graphite iron (CGI), a high strength, lightweight material for automotive powertrain applications, at 26.5mm/s feed rate using 4mm diameter coated carbide drill. The...
2016 / Ali T. Kuzu, Wenwu Wu, David A. Stephenson, Mustafa Bakkal, Jun Hong, et al. -
Effects of Alkaline Solution on Properties of the HCFA Geopolymer Mortars
Abstract Geopolymers are novel binding materials produced by the alkaline activation of rich aluminosilicate materials. Geopolymer binders are considered as green building materials that have increasing potential to replace the ordinary Portland...
2016 / Ahmad B. Malkawi, Muhd Fadhil Nuruddin, Amir Fauzi, Hashem Almattarneh, Bashar S. Mohammed -
3D Printing of Buildings and Building Components as the Future of Sustainable Construction?
Abstract The paper presents the state-of-the-art concerning the current achievements in the field of 3D printing of buildings and building components. The 3D printing technologies, comparing to traditional techniques of constructing the buildings,...
2016 / Izabela Hager, Anna Golonka, Roman Putanowicz -
Dynamics Analysis of Wheel Rail Contact Using FEA
Abstract A rail wheel contact mechanism has been a keen interest area for railway engineers. The present study focuses on the influence of interacting wheel and rail profile topology. A standard rail UIC 60 and standard wheel profile, as per the...
2016 / Sunil Kumar Sharma, Anil Kumar -
Process Parameters Optimization of 14nm MOSFET Using 2-D Analytical Modelling2016 / Z.A. Noor Faizah, Ibrahim Ahmad, P.J. Ker, Y. Siti Munirah, R. Mohd Firdaus, et al.
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Fuel consumption of gasoline ethanol blends at different engine rotational speeds
Abstract Fuel consumption (m f kg/h) was estimated for two hydrocarbon gasolines (BG1-OE and BG2-OE) and their ethanol blends which contain from 4 to 20 vol.% of ethanol. Fuel consumption experiments for sixteen fuel samples (5L ...
2016 / Y. Barakat, Ezis N. Awad, V. Ibrahim -
Coupled FEM-DBEM Simulation of 3D Crack Growth under Fatigue Load Spectrum
Abstract Numerical predictions of fatigue crack growth under load spectrum are obtained by coupled FEM-DBEM approach. An initial part-through corner crack, in a pre-notched specimen undergoing a traction fatigue load, propagates becoming through the ...
2016 / R. Citarella, M. Lepore, M. Perrella, R. Sepe, G. Cricrì -
An intelligent approach to optimize the EDM process parameters using utility concept and QPSO algorithm
Abstract Although significant research has gone into the field of electrical discharge machining (EDM), analysis related to the machining efficiency of the process with different electrodes has not been adequately made. Copper and brass are...
2016 / Chinmaya P. Mohanty, Siba Sankar Mahapatra, Manas Ranjan Singh -
Microstructure characterization of 316L deformed at high strain rates using EBSD
Abstract Specimens from split Hopkinson pressure bar experiments, at strain rates between ~1000–9000s−1 at room temperature and 500°C, have been studied using electron backscatter diffraction. No significant differences in the microstructures were...
2016 / K. Yvell, T.M. Grehk, G. Engberg -
Octree-based Multiple-material Parallel Unstructured Mesh Generation Method for Seismic Response Analysis of Soil-Structure Systems
Abstract We developed an unstructured finite element mesh generation method capable of modeling multiple-material complex geometry problems for large-scale seismic analysis of soil-structure systems. We used an octree structure to decompose the...
2016 / Kohei Fujita, Keisuke Katsushima, Tsuyoshi Ichimura, Muneo Hori, Lalith Maddegedara -
Treatment of the Combined Sludges of Machine Factories
Abstract The article presents the basic characteristics of composition and formation of combined sludges of steel mills, machine and metalworking factories. The principal issues of use of flocculants in dewatering of combined sludges of industrial...
2016 / V.I. Aksenov, N.S. Tsarev, K.V. Yasnitskaya -
An Advanced Technological Lightweighted Solution for a Body in White
Abstract Funded by the EC FP7 Program, EVolution project is using the Pininfarina Nido concept car as a baseline for its activities, with the goal to demonstrate the sustainable production of a full electric 600kg vehicle (FEV). The project has to...
2016 / Elena Cischino, Francesca Di Paolo, Enrico Mangino, Daniele Pullini, Cristina Elizetxea, et al. -
A metrological inspection method using micro-CT for the analysis of drilled holes in CFRP and titanium stacks2016 / Nadia Kourra, Jason M. Warnett, Alex Attridge, Aishah Dahnel, Helen Ascroft, et al.
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Reconciling viability and cost-effective shape memory alloy options – A review of copper and iron based shape memory metallic systems
Abstract Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are group of alloys that display anthropomorphic characteristics. These alloys recover their pre-deformed morphology when heated above their transition temperatures after being deformed in their lower temperature...
2016 / Kenneth Kanayo Alaneme, Eloho Anita Okotete -
FIT: A TRIZ Based Failure Identification Tool for Product-Service Systems
Abstract Manufacturing companies are increasingly becoming aware that the sale of a product does not end when the good is delivered to the customer. On the contrary, the product must be followed by the company throughout its life cycle; from its...
2016 / Davide Russo, Valentino Birolini, Rossano Ceresoli -
Fracture mechanics testing for environmental stress cracking in thermoplastics
Abstract Under the combined influence of an aggressive environment and applied stress, engineering thermoplastics may undergo a phenomenon known as environmental stress cracking (ESC). This can result in adverse effects such as embrittlement and...
2016 / M.A. Kamaludin, Y. Patel, B.R.K. Blackman, J.G. Williams -
Immune checkpoint blockade opens an avenue of cancer immunotherapy with a potent clinical efficacy2015 / Keishi Adachi, Koji Tamada
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Thermal properties of PbUO4 and Pb3UO6
Abstract Investigations on the phase relation in the Pb-U-O ternary system have shown the formation of three lead uranium(VI) oxides: PbUO4, Pb3UO6, and Pb3U11O36. We present here the synthesis, thermal expansion, low- and high-temperature heat...
2016 / K. Popa, O. Beneš, D. Staicu, J.-C. Griveau, E. Colineau, et al. -
Analysis and automated fatigue damage evaluation of a 17Mn1Si pipeline steel
Abstract Digital identification and evaluation of the fatigue damage accumulation kinetics on the surface of the fatigue sensor from steel 17Mn1Si is performed using the digital image processing method. The accumulation of defects was assessed based ...
2016 / P.O. Maruschak, I.V. Konovalenko, T. Vuherer, S.V. Panin, F. Berto, et al.