Materials engineering topic list of research papers
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A Study of Fracture Mechanisms in RAFM Steel in the Ductile to Brittle Transition Temperature Regime
Abstract The fracture behaviour of a Reduced Activation Ferritic Martensitic Steel (RAFM) has been studied within the Ductile to Brittle Transition Temperature (DBTT) regime. The DBTT has been determined by ASTM E 1921 based reference temperature...
2014 / A. Moitra, Arup Dasgupta, S. Sathyanarayanan, G. Sasikala, S.K. Albert, et al. -
Parametric Optimization in Drilling EN-8 Tool Steel and Drill Wear Monitoring Using Machine Vision Applied with Taguchi Method
Abstract Tool wear is highly correlated to production cost and efficiency. In this research, a drill wear monitoring system based on parametric optimization and machine vision technique is developed. A drilling model of cutting parameters (drill...
2014 / Y.D. Chethan, H.V. Ravindra, Y.T. Krishne Gowda, G.D. Mohan Kumar -
Dislocation–Twin Boundary Interactions Induced Nanocrystalline via SPD Processing in Bulk Metals2015 / Fucheng Zhang, Xiaoyong Feng, Zhinan Yang, Jie Kang, Tiansheng Wang
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Lime Activated Fly Ash Paste in the Presence of Metakaolin
Abstract The strength and ultrasonic pulse velocity of fly ash paste activated by lime and metakaolin is presented in this paper. Two fly ash pastes were prepared, one without metakaolin and one with 25% of metakaolin to replace the fly ash....
2014 / Jamal M. Khatib, Rafat Siddique, C. Halliday, S. Khatib -
Failure analysis of a vibration isolator used in launch vehicle applications
Abstract Vibration isolators are used in launch vehicles to protect sensitive electronic equipments from the rigors of flight structural vibrations during the lift-off and ascent phase. Failure of one such vibration isolator made of AISI 304 is...
2014 / S.V.S. Narayana Murty, Sushant K. Manwatkar, P. Ramesh Narayanan -
An experimental investigation on the tangential interfacial properties of graphene: Size effect
Abstract The size-dependent mechanical properties and the edge effect of the tangential interface between graphene and a polyethylene terephthalate substrate (PET) are investigated. The interfacial mechanical parameters of graphene with seven...
2015 / Chaochen Xu, Tao Xue, Jiangang Guo, Yilan Kang, Wei Qiu, et al. -
Neuro-fuzzy GMDH based particle swarm optimization for prediction of scour depth at downstream of grade control structures
Abstracts In the present study, neuro-fuzzy based-group method of data handling (NF-GMDH) as an adaptive learning network was utilized to predict the maximum scour depth at the downstream of grade-control structures. The NF-GMDH network was...
2014 / Mohammad Najafzadeh -
Temperature Influence on Bond Formation in Multi-material Joining by Forging
Abstract Cold welding, e.g. by cold forging, is a smart manufacturing technology, enabling novel multi material designs. A combination of steel and aluminum is particularly attractive for manufacturing multi-material products but challenging to...
2014 / Simon Wohletz, Peter Groche -
Influence of High-temperature Air on Three-dimensional Nozzle Structure Design
Abstract In this paper, the exit diameter of nozzle is Φ 1.4 m, and the Mach number is 4.0; the nozzle is used in high-speed free jet wind tunnel for engine test with high temperature and pressure air and the mixture of heater combustion as working...
2015 / Bu Junhui, Liu Huaiyin, Wang ying, Sun Yongtang -
Instrumentation and control strategies for an integral pressurized water reactor
Abstract Several vendors have recently been actively pursuing the development of integral pressurized water reactors (iPWRs) that range in power levels from small to large reactors. Integral reactors have the features of minimum vessel penetrations, ...
2015 / Belle R. Upadhyaya, Matthew R. Lish, J. Wesley Hines, Ryan A. Tarver -
Effect of Substitution of Zn-Ti on Magnetic and Dielectric Properties of BaFe12O19
Abstract The compounds with general chemical formula BaFe12-2x Zn x Ti x O19 (x = 0.0, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0), were synthesized by ceramic method. ...
2014 / Vaishali V. Soman, V.M. Nanoti, D.K. Kulkarni, Vijay V. Soman -
Physical and Thermal Characterization of Red Mud Reinforced Epoxy Composites: An Experimental Investigation
Abstract The present paper deals with the effect of volume fraction of filler particles on the effective thermal conductivity (keff) of particulate filled polymer composites. A new class of epoxy based composites reinforced with an industrial waste...
2014 / Johan Banjare, Yagya Kumar Sahu, Alok Agrawal, Alok Satapathy -
Failure Analysis of a Compressor Blade of Gas Turbine Engine
Abstract The stage II compressor stator blade of a developmental gas turbine engine was found damaged during dismantling of the engine after test run. A portion of the blade was found fractured from the hub region at leading edge. A crack was also...
2014 / Swati Biswas, M.D. Ganeshachar, Jivan Kumar, V.N. Satish Kumar -
Crosslinking strategies for preparation of extracellular matrix-derived cardiovascular scaffolds2014 / B. Ma, X. Wang, C. Wu, J. Chang
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Optimization of Piezo-fibre Composite with IDE Embedded in a Multilayer Glass Fibre Composite
Abstract This paper deals with studying the effect of positioning and number of PFC with IDE (PFC-W14) embedded in a multilayer glass fibre composite for energy harvesting. Vacuum Bagging process is used to fabricate eight Multi- layered composite...
2014 / B. Vinod Kumar, Anoop Raveendran, Victor Davis -
A Numerical Study on the Physics of Flow Over a Flat Plate with Backward Facing Step
Abstract Some of the results of a numerical investigation of the flow field characteristics of a transonic compressible flow over a flat plate with backward facing step of different heights are presented. The study has been performed by solving...
2014 / Konica Sarker, Mohammad Ali, Quamrul Islam -
Comparative Analysis of the Thermal Behavior between Cellular Concrete Blocks and Stabilized Earth Blocks as Wall Materials
Abstract In extreme climates like the desert climate of Northwest Mexico, indoor thermal conditions in buildings, and particularly in low-cost housing developments, are very uncomfortable. In buildings where the use of air conditioning devices can...
2014 / I. Marincic, J.M. Ochoa, M.G. Alpuche, I. González -
Conceptual Design of a Self-optimising Production Control System
Abstract Current production control systems cannot react appropriately to unknown situations (e.g. the dispatch of rush jobs). They are only able to react on known situations with a predefined behaviour. In this paper the paradigm of...
2014 / T. Mittag, J. Gausemeier, I. Graessler, P. Iwanek, D. Koechling, et al. -
Influence of chloride ion concentration on immersion corrosion behaviour of plasma sprayed alumina coatings on AZ31B magnesium alloy
Abstract Corrosion attack of aluminium and magnesium based alloys is a major issue worldwide. The corrosion degradation of an uncoated and atmospheric plasma sprayed alumina (APS) coatings on AZ31B magnesium alloy was investigated using immersion...
2014 / D. Thirumalaikumarasamy, K. Shanmugam, V. Balasubramanian -
High cycle fatigue behavior of the forged Mg–7Gd–5Y–1Nd–0.5Zr alloy
Abstract This paper investigated the high cycle fatigue behavior of a forged Mg–7Gd–5Y–1Nd–0.5Zr alloy with different stress concentration factor ( K t), under different stress ratio ...
2014 / D. Wu, S.Q. Li, M. Hong, R.S. Chen, E.H. Han, et al.