Review of common hydrogen storage tanks and current manufacturing methods for aluminium alloy tank liners
March 2024
With the growing concern about climate issues and the urgent need to reduce carbon emissions, hydrogen has attracted increasing attention as a clean and renewable vehicle energy source. However, the...
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Type of study: Original Research Article Microstructure analysis of 7050 aluminum alloy joint fabricated by linear friction weld
Available online 30 March 2024
The microstructure of a linear friction welded joint of 7050 aluminum alloy was investigated through optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and electron backscatter diffraction...
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Minimizing residual stress and fatigue crack propagation rate of FSW joints of AA2024-T3 by transient thermal tensioning: Effect of heater distance
Available online 27 March 2024
Friction stir welding (FSW) is a solid-state welding process that is suitable for joining hardly weldable metals such as aircraft AA2024-T3 aluminum alloy. Despite FSW owns many advantages, however,...
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Novel Short Agave Americana based Biocomposite and Nanobiocomposites for Automotive Applications
Available online 24 March 2024
Short fibers of Agave Americana (AA) was extracted from its plant leaf, was chemically treated with Ac2O, HCOOH, H2O2, KMnO4 and NaOH, and then characterized by Attenuated total reflectance-Fourier...
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Experimental and numerical investigation on cold cracking susceptibility of naval grade high strength steel welds for lightweight shipbuilding structures
Available online 21 March 2024
In this study the cold cracking (CC) susceptibility of naval grade high strength steel (HSS) welds developed using flux core wires of different yield strength levels was analyzed for lightweight shipbuilding...
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Mechanical Properties of LDPE and PS Polymer Matrix Composites Reinforced with GNP and CF — A Critical Review
Available online 20 March 2024
There is always a vital need for more robust, affordable, and multifunctional materials to satisfy the demands of industrial consumers. Therefore, polymer matrix composites (dual and hybrid matrix)...
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Novel Methods for Optimizing CNC Aluminum Alloy Machining Parameters in Polymer Mold Cavities
Available online 19 March 2024
The examination of the machining of 7075-T6 aluminum alloy polymer mold cavities using Taguchi optimization and analysis of variance is presented in this paper. This study identified the best CNC milling...
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Laser Ultrasonic Inspection of Internal Porosity Defects in AlSi10Mg Additive Manufacturing Components
Available online 7 March 2024
Additive Manufacturing (AM) technology is recognized as a pivotal direction for future technological and industrial advancement. Nevertheless, inherent to the manufacturing process are defects such...
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Genetic-neural optimization approach for gas metal arc welding of dissimilar aluminium alloys of AA5083-O/AA6061-T6
January 2024
Distinct alloys have different chemical and thermal characteristics, making it difficult to weld together. For the purpose of maximizing tensile strength and weld hardness of the joint, the gas metal...
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Ultrasonic spot-welding of AA 6061-T6 aluminium alloy: Optimization of process parameters, microstructural characteristics and mechanical properties of spot joints
January 2024
The ultrasonic spot welding (USW) is used to develop the lap joints of AA 6061-T6 aluminium alloy because it is difficult to spot weld using resistance spot welding (RSW) and laser beam spot welding...
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Intelligent modeling of carbonized wood-silicon dioxide filled natural rubber composite for outer shoe sole manufacturing
January 2024
Large amount of wood dust is created as a byproduct of woodworking activities. Every year, there is an increase in wood dust generation, which severely pollutes the environment. Consequently, it becomes...
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Effects of fabrication techniques on the mechanical properties of high entropy alloys: A review
January 2024
The enormous composition possibilities and the potential of developing alloys with improved properties have resulted in a spike in research interest in the area of high entropy alloys (HEAs) since 2010....
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Application of artificial neural networks for characterisation of formability properties of sheet metals
January 2024
Artificial neural network models were developed to estimate forming limit diagrams from tensile test results based on our own experiments and data from the literature for steel and aluminium sheet metals....
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Development and research of technology for obtaining welding wire from aluminum-silicon alloys using rolling-extrusion
January 2024
The article presents the results of research that make it possible to solve a significant scientific problem associated with the creation of new technologies for processing hard-to-deform aluminum-silicon...
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Effect of graphene on the tribological behavior of Ti6Al6V2Sn/Gn composite produced via microwave sintering
January 2024
Titanium alloys are widely used in various industrial applications due to their excellent properties. Due to its excellent heat conductivity and stability, graphene (Gn) can help Ti components last...
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Study of aluminum/kevlar fiber composite laminate with and without TiC nanoparticle impregnation and aluminum/carbon fiber composite laminate for anti-ballistic materials
January 2024
Numerous studies have investigated the advantages of using composite laminates made of both metals and fibers, which include being able to sustain heavier loads, having better resistance to impacts,...
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Process parametric optimization of spark plasma sintered Ni–Cr–ZrO2 composites using response surface methodology (RSM)
January 2024
Materials properties are highly dependent on the processing parameters and technique used during sintering. The effect of Spark Plasma sintering process parameters (pressure and temperature) on the...
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Investigation of the effect of the degree of hollowness and internal cavity structure on the mechanical properties of 3D-printed parts
January 2024
Despite the wide growth of additive manufacturing, it is still very expensive to mass produce 3D-printed parts. The costs can be minimized if the quantity of material required to produce a part can...
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Additive manufacturing of magnesium alloys: Characterization and post-processing
January 2024
Magnesium and its alloys remain perilous in the framework of light weighting and advanced devices structure such as rockets and satellites. However, the utilization of Magnesium (Mg) is increasing every...
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A comprehensive review on fusion welding of high entropy alloys – Processing, microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of joints
January 2024
The high entropy alloys (HEAs) are relatively a new class of materials that have attracted significant attention of engineering sector in recent years due to their extensive mechanical properties, high...
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The effect of minor addition of Mn in AA7075 Al–Zn–Mg–Cu aluminum alloys on microstructural evolution and mechanical properties in warm forming and paint baking processes
December 2023
The microstructures and mechanical properties in the peak ageing condition, warm forming process, and paint baking process of two Al–Zn–Mg–Cu aluminum alloys, which possessed the same base compositions...
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