Materials engineering topic list of research papers
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The cyclic R-curve – Determination, problems, limitations and application
Abstract The so-called cyclic R curve, i.e. the crack size dependence of the fatigue crack propagation threshold in the physically short crack regime, is a key parameter for bringing together fatigue strength and fracture mechanics concepts. Its...
2017 / Jürgen Maierhofer, Stefan Kolitsch, Reinhard Pippan, Hans-Peter Gänser, Mauro Madia, et al. -
Numerical Modeling of the Microstructure of Ceramic-Metallic Materials
Abstract This paper presents numerical examination of cermet-type composite material subjected to impact loads. The base material was Aluminum 44200 matrix material, and materials with 20% and 40% digix trioxide as an additive. Using the ABAQUS...
2017 / Adam Kurzawa, Dariusz Pyka, Joanna Pach, Krzysztof Jamroziak, Mirosław Bocian -
How Historical Solutions to Thermal Comfort Influenced Modern Construction Efforts
Abstract This paper explores the history behind the international movement for greater climate control and how this progression has influenced modern green building technology. From Greek Hypocaust systems to Mexican pueblos, many cultures have...
2017 / Lyndsey N.D. Pruitt, Scott W. Kramer -
Learning Materials Made from Senior Graduates’ Viewpoint and the Practical Engineering Credit Point System
Abstract In the context of collegewide practice of active learning, it is effective to prepare digital educational materials. Therefore, we are preparing them based on the viewpoints of our college senior graduates who have worked long and/or are...
2017 / Nobuyuki Ogawa, Akira Shimizu -
Staged Competition as a Driver of Construction Innovation
Abstract Globally building operation contributes 30-40% of the primary energy demand in most developed economies. At the same time the construction industry is repeatedly found to have lower rates of adoption of innovation than other industries,...
2017 / Christopher A. Jensen -
Tornado Hazard Assessment for a Nuclear Power Plant in China
Abstract Tornado is one of the most hazardous external natural events which should be taken into account in the siting, design and safety evaluation of nuclear power plants. The tornado hazard has been assessed for a nuclear power plant located in...
2017 / Hao Zhu, Jiayi Chen, Fengju Li, Xiaoping Bai, Xiaoliang Wang, et al. -
Considerations to the verification of optical measuring machines according to ISO 10360
Abstract Standard ISO 10360-7:2011 [1] establishes the principles for the acceptance and verification of coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) equipped with imaging probing systems, in order to determine the different maximum errors allowed in the...
2017 / P. Maresca, J. Caja, V. Martínez, E. Gómez, C. Barajas -
Efficiency Assessment of Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems
Abstract A novel Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) approach is proposed to assess the technical efficiency of Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems (RMS) by benchmarking the observed time allocation of the different system configurations and the inputs ...
2017 / Ignacio Eguía, Gabriel Villa, Sebastián Lozano -
Multi-Objective Optimization of Squeeze Casting Process using Genetic Algorithm and Particle Swarm Optimization2016 / G.C.M. Patel, P. Krishna, P.R. Vundavilli, M.B. Parappagoudar
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Development of a novel single-use microneedle design platform for increased patient compliance
Abstract Microneedles (MN) skin patches are novel medical devices in micron scale with a needle array which offers an alternative drug delivery system to conventional methods. MN patches are applied onto the skin reaching the dermal layer where the...
2017 / C. Márquez-Graña, K. Bryan, S. Vucen, C. O’Sullivan -
Capability Matchmaking Procedure to Support Rapid Configuration and Re-configuration of Production Systems
Abstract Rapid responsiveness in terms of processing functions, production capacity and order dispatching is required from today's production systems. This paper introduces a capability-based matchmaking procedure, which supports rapid configuration ...
2017 / Eeva Järvenpää, Niko Siltala, Otto Hylli, Minna Lanz -
A new set of equations of motion for constrained structures and a comparison of the effect of bilateral and unilateral constraints
Abstract A systematic approach is presented first, leading to a new set of equations of motion for a class of mechanical systems subject to a single frictionless contact constraint. For this, some fundamental concepts of b-geometry are utilized and...
2017 / Sotirios Natsiavas, Elias Paraskevopoulos -
Evaluation of cyclic fatigue resistance of modern Nickel–Titanium rotary instruments with continuous rotation
Abstract Aim The aim of present study was to compare cyclic fatigue resistance of three modern Ni–Ti instruments used with continuous rotation. Materials and methods ...
2017 / Massimo Amato, Giuseppe Pantaleo, Dina Abdellatif, Andrea Blasi, Roberto Lo Giudice, et al. -
Dislocation interactions at reduced strain rates in atomistic simulations of nanocrystalline Al
Abstract Molecular dynamics simulations of transient stress drops have been carried out in different regimes on a nanocrystalline Aluminum sample with average grain size of 12 nm. Besides confirming the interpretation of experimental results...
2017 / Maxime Dupraz, Zhen Sun, C. Brandl, Helena Van Swygenhoven -
Hydro-mechanical network modelling of particulate composites
Abstract Differential shrinkage in particulate quasi-brittle materials causes microcracking which reduces durability in these materials by increasing their mass transport properties. A hydro-mechanical three-dimensional periodic network approach was ...
2017 / Ignatios Athanasiadis, Simon J. Wheeler, Peter Grassl -
The fixed-effects analysis of the relation between SDAS and carbides for the airfoil blade traces2017 / J. Pietraszek, A. Szczotok, N. Radek
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Shaping optimal zinc coating on the surface of high-quality ductile iron casting. Part II – Technological formula and value of diffusion coefficient2017 / D. Kopyciński, E. Guzik, A. Szczęsny
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Evaluation of the oxidation and Cr evaporation properties of selected FeCr alloys used as SOFC interconnects
Abstract In recent years, a number of ferritic interconnect materials for use in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) have been developed and are now commercially available. Although similar, there are substantial variations in minor alloying elements....
2013 / Rakshith Sachitanand, Mohammad Sattari, Jan-Erik Svensson, Jan Froitzheim -
Thermoelectric properties of Ni0.15Co3.85Sb12 and Fe0.2Ni0.15Co3.65Sb12 skutterudites prepared by HPHT method2017 / Lingjiao Kong, Hongan Ma, Yuewen Zhang, Xin Guo, Bing Sun, et al.
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The effect of strain distribution on microstructural developments during forging in a newly developed nickel base superalloy
Abstract In the current study, the effect of strain distribution in a simple forging geometry on the propensity for recrystallization, and its impact on mechanical properties has been investigated in a newly developed experimental nickel-based...
2015 / R.C. Buckingham, C. Argyrakis, M.C. Hardy, S. Birosca