Journal of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering
Volume 2, Issue 1-3 (2012)
Published
Table of contents
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Application of Neural Network Analysis to Correlate the Properties of Plasma Spray Coating
Abstract: Thermal spray coatings are more often being demanding process at the recent stages of industrial design processes to become fundamental element of the engineering system. The aim of the present paper is to develop a model-based estimation and control for regulating the coating adhesion strength, by using neural network. This proposed model permits cost reduction by the possibility of adjusting the parameter of the process for each of the desired …
Published in Journal of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering · Vol. 2, Issue 1-3, 2012 · pp. 1–10 Read article
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Effect of Process Parameters of Pulsed Current Micro Plasma Arc Welding on Weld Pool Geometry of AISI 304L Stainless Steel Sheets
Abstract: AISI 304L stainless steel is an austenitic Chromium-Nickel stainless steel offering an optimum combination of corrosion resistance, strength, and ductility. These attributes make it a favorite for many mechanical components. The low carbon content reduces susceptibility to carbide precipitation during welding. The effects of pulsing current parameters on weld pool geometry namely front width, back width, front height, and back height of pulsed current micro plasma arc-welded AISI 304L stainless …
Published in Journal of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering · Vol. 2, Issue 1-3, 2012 · pp. 105–116 Read article
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Breakout Problems Study of Continuous Casting Steel
Abstract: The breakout is one of greatest problems in the continuous casting processes. We can return most of their reasons on the bad control of casting process circumstances, including the chemical composition of the metal, pouring speed and temperature, as well as operation processes control. In this research, the breakout heats had been constrained for the period of ten months, for (ST 52) type steel .From the operating data, remarked that …
Published in Journal of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering · Vol. 2, Issue 1-3, 2012 · pp. 11–21 Read article
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Effect of Surface Pore Filling and Adhesive Joining on Energy Absorption of Closed Cell Aluminum Foam
Abstract: The joining of aluminum foam is explored in this paper. Foam specimens were sectioned and joined with commercially available adhesive and tested for its energy absorption capability against a normal foam specimen. There was a decrease in the plateau stress but the decrease is not significant. The effect of surface pore filling by the adhesive was also realized. It was found that the adhesive in the surface cells introduces constraints …
Published in Journal of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering · Vol. 2, Issue 1-3, 2012 · pp. 117–124 Read article
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Improvement of Mild Steel Surface Properties by Fly-ash + Quartz + Illmenite Composite Coating
Abstract: Plasma spray of fly-ash composite gives a stable improvement of surface properties for industrially used materials/equipments, which has become a major technological research area encompassing studies in a broad range from medical field, chemical field to ceramic field. In the present investigation, coatings are developed on mild steel substrates using fly-ash + quartz + illmenite composite (in a weight percentage ratio of 60:20:20) at various plasma torch input power levels …
Published in Journal of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering · Vol. 2, Issue 1-3, 2012 · pp. 125–131 Read article
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Optimizating Pitting Corrosion in 3.5 N NaCl Medium of Pulsed Current Micro Plasma Arc Welded AISI 304L Sheets Using Genetic Algorithm
Abstract: Austenitic stainless steel sheets have gathered wide acceptance in the fabrication of components, which require high temperature resistance and corrosion resistance, such as metal bellows used in expansion joints in aircraft, aerospace and petroleum industry. In case of single pass welding of thinner sections of this alloy, pulsed current micro plasma arc welding (PCMPAW) was found beneficial due to its advantages over the conventional continuous current process. This paper highlights …
Published in Journal of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering · Vol. 2, Issue 1-3, 2012 · pp. 132–142 Read article
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Pore Distributions in Porous Anodic Aluminum Oxide (PAAO) Surfaces of Pure and Commercial Aluminum Substrates
Abstract: Porous anodic aluminum oxide (PAAO) surfaces were developed on pure aluminum (PA) and commercial aluminum (CA) substrates by anodization as a function of voltage in phosphoric acid bath at 278 K and were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy. The interpore distances were plotted in the form of frequency histograms to examine pore-ordering characteristics. Self-ordered porous structures have been obtained at 200 and 160 V for PA and CA substrates respectively …
Published in Journal of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering · Vol. 2, Issue 1-3, 2012 · pp. 143–153 Read article
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Processing and Characterization of Ni2MnSn FSMA
Abstract: Among Ferromagnetic Shape Memory alloys (FSMAs), Ni2MnSn Heusler alloys owing to occurrence of large magnetic field induced strain (> 10%) along with other interesting properties like premartensitic transition, high transformation temperature, large magnetocaloric effect and low stress of twin variant rearrangement. The prominent challenges facing the design and utilization of these specialized alloys are a limited range of operating temperatures, phase transformations that have high sensitivity to variations in composition, …
Published in Journal of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering · Vol. 2, Issue 1-3, 2012 · pp. 154–159 Read article
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Study of the Influence of Thermal Tempering on the Bending Behavior of the Silico Soda Lime Glass Material
Abstract: In this contribution, we examine the mechanical behavior of tempered soda-lime-silica glass plates and show that improvements in performance can be achieved through the change of the structural and mechanical properties. Tests of thermal tempering by air jet have been performed on glass plates of different dimensions. Three-point bending tests have been conducted on nontempered and fully tempered float glass plates of four different sizes. A parametric study on the …
Published in Journal of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering · Vol. 2, Issue 1-3, 2012 · pp. 160–168 Read article
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Study of the Effect of Cycle Time of Plasma Nitriding on the Service Life of AISI H-13 Tool Steel Die
Abstract: AISI H-13 tool steel is widely used as a hot-forging die for various automotive components. Usually, to increase the die life, the dies are subjected to additional surface treatment process such as carburizing, gas nitriding, salt bath nitriding, plasma nitriding, etc. The case depth is an important parameter in surface treatment process. In this work, AISI H-13 tool steel hot-forging dies are subjected to plasma nitriding. The nitriding time cycles …
Published in Journal of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering · Vol. 2, Issue 1-3, 2012 · pp. 169–177 Read article
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Surface Characterization of Heat Treated Tool Steel after W-EDM
Abstract: In order to meet the increasing demands of performance and reliability of sophisticated components, quality of a machined surface plays an important role. In this research paper, it has been tried to investigate the effect of heat treatment on the surface quality of AISI D2 tool steel after Wire-Electro Discharge Machining (W-EDM). The test specimens were prepared by milling and then carrying out hardening and tempering in different ways and …
Published in Journal of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering · Vol. 2, Issue 1-3, 2012 · pp. 178–184 Read article
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Weldability of Ferritic Stainless Steel
Abstract: The ferritic stainless steels are generally considered less weldable than austenitic stainless steels. In case of welding of first-generation ferritic stainless steels, rapid grain growth of ferrite takes place in both the fusion zone and heat-affected zone. These coarse grains have very low ductility and toughness. Excessive grain growth can be avoided by using lower welding heat input and or certain types of additives. They are lower in cost and …
Published in Journal of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering · Vol. 2, Issue 1-3, 2012 · pp. 185–194 Read article
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Comparison of Mechanical Properties of Resin-based Dental Composites with Different Filler Types
Abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate in vitro the influence of nano-sized filler particles and agglomerates of nano-particles (nano-cluster)in resin-based dental composite material. Four commercially available resin-based dental composites – Filtek Z250, Filtek Supreme, Filtek Z100 (3M ESPE, St Paul, MN, USA), Heliomolor (Ivoclar Vivadent, Schaon, Liechtenstein) containing different filler particle types and morphologies were investigated. The compressive strength, compressive modulus, flexural modulus and flexural strength of these …
Published in Journal of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering · Vol. 2, Issue 1-3, 2012 · pp. 22–29 Read article
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Analysis of Properties of Copper-Alumina Composites Produced by Various Processing Routes: A Review
Abstract: The metal matrix composites (MMCs) are of keen interest in the recent years because of their pervasive application in automotive and aerospace industries .This paper summarizes the Cu/Al2O3 composites prepared by various fabrication routes and their results. The copper-alumina MMCs are gaining importance increasingly and act as good alternatives to be used for functional applications mainly microwave tubes, electrical equipment, high temperature conductors, automobile and aerospace industries. Cu/Al2O3 composites have …
Published in Journal of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering · Vol. 2, Issue 1-3, 2012 · pp. 30–42 Read article
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Corrosion Behavior of Ferritic Steel, Austenitic Steel and Low Carbon Steel Grades in Sugarcane Juice
Abstract: The objective of the present study is to evaluate the corrosion behavior of ferritic grade AISI 444 and to compare its performance with the austenitic grade AISI 304 and low carbon steel AISI 1010 in the corrosive medium of raw sugarcane juice. General corrosion and pitting corrosion behavior of AISI 444, AISI 304 and AISI 1010 steels in sugarcane juice was investigated using traditional weight loss method and cyclic polarization …
Published in Journal of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering · Vol. 2, Issue 1-3, 2012 · pp. 43–56 Read article
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Dependence of Adhesion Strength of Plasma Spray on Coating Surface Properties
Abstract: It is well known that thermal plasma spray coatings have diversified utilizations, but not vividly in use, mainly because of high cost of spray grade powder, for development of thick coating > 50 µm on metal substrates. Present investigation aims at depositing plasma spray coating on metals using low-cost/waste materials. A mixture of fly-ash + 20 weight percent of Quartz + 20 weight percent of illmenite is used for coating …
Published in Journal of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering · Vol. 2, Issue 1-3, 2012 · pp. 57–64 Read article
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Development of New Castable Al-Alloy-TiB2 Metal Matrix Composites
Abstract: There has been a constant drive for replacing monolithic aluminum alloys by aluminum-based metal matrix composites (MMCs) in many industrial applications where high stiffness and high strength to weight ratio are required. The present paper describes a cost-effective route to produce Al-Alloy-10 wt % TiB2 metal matrix composites by in situ molten flux assisted reaction synthesis. In Situ LM25-TiB2 composite material prepared by reaction synthesis was cast into thick as …
Published in Journal of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering · Vol. 2, Issue 1-3, 2012 · pp. 65–70 Read article
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Eco-friendly Corrosion Inhibitors for N80 Steel in Hydrochloric Acid
Abstract: An important method of protecting metallic materials against deterioration due to acid corrosion is by the use of corrosion inhibitors. In the present investigation, corrosion inhibition study of two compounds,1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-ethylimidazoline(Inh I) and 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-decylimidazoline (Inh II) have been performed for oil-well tubular steel (N80) in 15% HCl using weight loss, electrochemical polarization, AC impedance and SEM. The inhibition efficiencies of the inhibitors follow the sequence, Inh II > Inh I. The …
Published in Journal of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering · Vol. 2, Issue 1-3, 2012 · pp. 71–83 Read article
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Effect of Chemical Treatment of Coir Dust on the Dielectric Behavior of Bio-waste Reinforced Polymer Composites
Abstract: The present work is focused on analyzing the effect of the chemical treatment of coir dust fibers on the dielectric properties of epoxy polymer matrix composites. Coir dust is a spongy, peat-like residue obtained from the processing of coconut husk for coir fiber .The coir dust was washed and sun dried. The dried coir dust was treated with chemicals such as HCl, CH3COOH, KOH and NaOH. An untreated and treated …
Published in Journal of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering · Vol. 2, Issue 1-3, 2012 · pp. 84–96 Read article
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Effect of Hot Induction Process on Bend Properties
Abstract: This paper discusses about the effect of processing speed and water flow rate on the mechanical properties of the hot induction bending of grade API5LX70 for the bending angle of 30o with the bending radius of 3D. Water flow rate & speed of the bending machine were varied to optimize the process parameters with respect to mechanical properties.
Published in Journal of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering · Vol. 2, Issue 1-3, 2012 · pp. 97–104 Read article