Materials engineering topic list of research papers
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Study on Adhesive Property of Insert Injection Molded Glass Fiber Reinforced Polypropylene Composites
Abstract This study focused on insert injection molding process, which is molded the melted polymer around an inserted part placed in the molded cavity of injection molding. The interfacial adhesive property between the inserted part and an injected ...
2016 / Badin Pinpathomrat, Suchalinee Mathurosemontri, Putinun Uawongsuwan, Supaphorn Thumsorn, Hiroyuki Hamada -
Numerical Model of Energy Foundation Behavior: The Prototype of a Geothermal Micro-pile
Abstract This paper presents the results of a numerical study performed in the design stage of an innovative geothermal technology – the geothermal micro-piles – recently developed and currently under testing at the University of Perugia for the...
2016 / Federica Ronchi, Diana Salciarini, Nicola Cavalagli, Claudio Tamagnini -
Effect of bath agitation on surface properties and corrosion behaviour of ENi-P coatings along with annealing temperature
Abstract Electroless Nickel-Phosphorus (ENi-P) coating has been considered to be one of the better surface engineering techniques for numerous mechanical, chemical, electrical and electronics applications. However, the achievement of desired coating ...
2016 / Mohd. Imran Ansari, Dineshsingh G. Thakur -
Optimizing acoustic conditions for two lecture rooms in Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University
Abstract This paper analyses the acoustic conditions inside two lecture rooms in faculty of agriculture, Cairo University, based on field measurements and simulation technique. Ambient noise and reverberation time were measured in the unoccupied...
2016 / Soha Eldakdoky -
Atomic-resolution evaluation of microsegregation and degree of atomic order at antiphase boundaries in Ni50Mn20In30 Heusler alloy
Abstract The atomic arrangement and microsegregation in the vicinity of thermally induced antiphase boundaries in a Ni50Mn20In30 Heusler alloy are investigated through multislice simulations, high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission...
2016 / K. Niitsu, K. Minakuchi, X. Xu, M. Nagasako, I. Ohnuma, et al. -
Long-term Stability of Al2O3 Passivated Black Silicon
Abstract In this work we report on the long-term stability of black silicon surfaces passivated with atomic layer deposited (ALD) 20nm thick Al2O3 films on p- and n-type FZ c-Si substrates. The results are directly compared with random pyramid...
2016 / Eric Calle, Pablo Ortega, Guillaume von Gastrow, Isidro Martín, Hele Savin, et al. -
Long-term Observation of Yeelimite Clinker Hydration in Environment of Saturated Water Vapour
Abstract Due to ecological overloading decrease, industrial by-products are utilized. Fly ash also belongs among these by-products. In Portland-composite cements, the high-temperature fly ash is applied nowadays, but fluidized bed combustion fly ash ...
2016 / Jana Mokrá, Karel Kulísek, Dominik Gazdič, Marcela Fridrichová -
Dynamical Stability Analysis of a Fluid Structure Interaction System Using a High Fidelity Navier-stokes Solver
Abstract The present paper investigates the flow induced dynamics of a non-linear fluid-structure interaction (FSI) system comprising of a symmetrical NACA 0012 airfoil supported by non-linear springs. Two methods are used in calculating the...
2016 / Chandan Bose, Sandeep Badrinath, Sayan Gupta, Sunetra Sarkar -
Capabilities of Using Fem in Sheet-Metal Forming2016 / S. Korga, A. Duda, Z. Ciekanowski
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Exergy analysis and optimization of a high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell using genetic algorithm
Abstract The exergy of a high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell has been studied and analyzed in this research. In the present work a genetic algorithm code was developed using MATLAB software to calculate and optimize work, exergy,...
2016 / Maryam Haghighi, Fatemeh Sharifhassan -
“Cold” Process for IBC c-Si Solar Cells Fabrication
Abstract In this work we have developed an innovative fabrication process of n-type interdigitated back contact (IBC) c-Silicon solar cells. The main feature is that all the highly-doped regions in the cell have been entirely fabricated through...
2016 / Gema López, Pablo R. Ortega, Isidro Martín, Cristóbal Voz, Albert Orpella, et al. -
A Unified Parameterization of the Formation of Boron Oxygen Defects and their Electrical Activity
Abstract The magnitude of light-induced degradation of solar cells based on Czochralski grown silicon strongly depends on material properties. We have performed experiments to describe the activation and recombination activity of boron oxygen...
2016 / Tim Niewelt, Jonas Schön, Juliane Broisch, Sven Mägdefessel, Wilhelm Warta, et al. -
Effect Of Severe Plastic Deformation On Microstructure Evolution Of Pure Aluminium2015 / B. Leszczyńska-Madej, M.W. Richert, M. Perek-Nowak
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Comparative Analysis of Dynamic Characteristics of the Model of the Auger Extruder Control System with the Results of Field Experiments
Abstract Authors present the description of the experimental plant based on the auger vacuum extruder at the enterprise for brick production and designed to assess the adequacy of the developed mathematical model of the process of the plastic...
2016 / Maxim A. Nazarov, Victor I. Kichigin, Alexander S. Fadeev -
Characterization of Damage During Low Cycle Fatigue of a 304L Austenitic Stainless Steel as a Function of Environment (Air, PWR Environment) and Surface Finish (Polished, Ground)
Abstract 304L austenitic stainless steel is notably used to manufacture pipes in primary cooling circuits of nuclear power plants operating at a temperature close to 300°C in a specific aqueous environment. Customarily, pipes are roughly polished,...
2016 / T. Poulain, J. Mendez, G. Henaff, L. De Baglion -
Recent developments in small punch testing: Tensile properties and DBTT
Abstract Neutron irradiation and temper embrittlement in nuclear power plants (NPPs) lead to microstructural changes in structural materials which induce a shift of the ductile to brittle transition temperature (DBTT) towards higher temperatures....
2016 / M. Bruchhausen, S. Holmström, I. Simonovski, T. Austin, J.-M. Lapetite, et al. -
Design and Development of a Test-Rig for Determining Vibration Characteristics of a Beam
Abstract The paper discusses on the design and development of a test-rig for estimating the vibration characteristics of a beam. The salient features of the test rig, which makes it possible to conduct a set of experimental cases to determine the...
2016 / T. Nikhil, T. Chandrahas, C. Chaitanya, I. Sagar, G.R. Sabareesh -
An assessment of the lattice strain in the CrMnFeCoNi high-entropy alloy
Abstract The formation of single phase solid solutions from combinations of multiple principal elements, with differing atomic radii, has led to the suggestion that the lattices of high-entropy alloys (HEAs) must be severely distorted. To assess...
2016 / L.R. Owen, E.J. Pickering, H.Y. Playford, H.J. Stone, M.G. Tucker, et al. -
Evaluation of fatigue crack propagation in dissimilar Al/steel friction stir welds
Abstract The fatigue crack propagation (FCP) behavior was investigated in the interfacial boundary of the dissimilar joint between 6061-T6 aluminum (Al) alloy and type 304 stainless steel fabricated by a friction stir welding (FSW) technique. The...
2016 / Toshifumi Kakiuchi, Yoshihiko Uematsu, Kentaro Suzuki -
Comparative experimental study of hot-formed, hot-finished and cold-formed rectangular hollow sections
Abstract This paper presents a comparative experimental study on the physical, chemical and mechanical properties of indirectly formed hot-formed, hot-finished and cold-formed structural steel rectangular hollow sections. Characteristic geometrical...
2016 / Xing-Zhao Zhang, Su Liu, Ming-Shan Zhao, Sing-Ping Chiew