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Environmentally sustainable thermoelectric technologies can be more broadly applied in industries once the performance of thermoelectric materials is improved. Several approaches have been proposed to improve the electronic transport properties of thermoelectric materials. The effects of each approach on the electronic properties can be evaluated by changes in the band..... More

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Macrostructural features in continuously-cast stainless steel slabs such as the distribution of equiaxed and columnar grains, and microporosity, are crucial to the post-processes, and the mechanical properties of the final steel products. Among the methods for controlling grain structure during the continuous casting process, the application of electromagnetic stirring (EMS)..... More

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Despite the recent advances in nature-inspired superhydrophobic surfaces with multifunctional properties such as self-healing, self-cleaning, antibacterial material, anti-biofouling, and oil-water separation in various industrial applications, there have been very few reports of robust superhydrophobic surfaces fabricated via a low-cost method. Herein, we report a rationally designed, self-healable, robust, and superhydrophobic..... More

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The main components of molding sand used in sand casting are sand, clay and water. The composition of the molding sand has a great influence on the properties of the casting. In order to obtain high-quality castings, it is important to manage the components that affect the properties of the..... More

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Stainless steel-based composites (SMCs) mixed with 316L stainless steel powder and Fe-Cr-B based M alloys powder ed M) powder were manufactured using the powder injection molding (PIM) process, and their microstructure and mechanical properties were investigated. To examine the effect of M content on the properties of SMCs, the M..... More

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The combination of severe plastic deformation, deformational heat, and frictional heat generated during the high-pressure torsion process has a great effect on microstructural evolutions, including grain refinement, dynamic recrystallization and recovery. In particular, the low melting temperature metallic alloys (e.g., aluminum and magnesium) also induce nano-precipitations in the matrix during..... More

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In order to investigate the mechanical properties of the developed wrought γ'-hardened Ni-based superalloy, LESS alloy (Low Eta Sigma Superalloy), and to understand the deformation behavior, tensile tests were carried out from room temperature to 800oC in comparison with IN 740H alloy. Like other superalloys, the tensile properties of the..... More

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In recent decades, many research efforts have been devoted to developing high-performance stretchable strain sensors due to their potential for application in various emerging wearable sensor systems. This work presents a facile yet highly efficient way of modulating the sensing performance of a thin metal film/conductive composite hybrid piezoresistor-based stretchable..... More

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Two welding methods of FCAW (Flux-cored arc welding) + FCAW, and FCAW + GTAW (Gas tungsten arc welding) were compared to identify effective routes for STS 316L/A516-70N clad stainless steel. Since the welding speed of the FCAW + GTAW welding method is slower than that of the FCAW + FCAW..... More

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A gas turbine (GT) blade is a key hot-pass component for advanced GT engines, and should have stable properties under extreme conditions of 1,350°C and 3,600rpm, etc. The GT blade, after operating with nearly 800 equivalent start-stops (ES) or 24,000 equivalent operation hours (EOH), should be replaced due to degradation..... More

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In an effort to minimize irreversible capacity loss and volume expansion, research on Si nanocomposite materials with a SiO_x/Mg₂SiO₄/SiO_x structure through a magnesiothermic reduction process (MTR) has attracted much attention from researchers. Mg₂SiO₄(forsterite) has been shown to improve the initial coulombic efficiency (ICE) by minimizing the irreversible capacity loss due..... More

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In this study, single-crystalline methylammonium lead tribromide (MAPbBr₃, CH₃NH₃PbBr₃) flakes with a higher theoretical specific capacity than methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI₃, CH₃NH₃PbI₃), the prototype of organic/inorganic hybrid perovskite, were synthesized by the inverse temperature crystallization method. The combination of the additive-free electrophoretic deposition (EPD) system and the single crystal fabrication..... More

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To rapidly sinter a bondline and obtain mechanical stability at high temperature and high thermal conductivity, 1.5 μm Ag particles with enhanced surface area were synthesized by a wet-chemical method, and a sinter-bonding paste containing these Ag particles was obtained. Some particles were present in the form of agglomerates of..... More

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The direct energy deposition (DED) method is an emerging manufacturing technique that has been recently highlighted due to its capabilities to coat materials with complex geometry for high temperature and highly corrosive environmental applications, such as steam turbine blade. Amongst metallic materials, SS304L has been reported to have superior corrosion..... More

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Hot stamping technology has been steadily developed because it provides both excellent formability and high strength. With the development of TWB hot stamping technology, it is now possible to freely apply the required strength and thickness in the right place. In this study, the microstructure and collision performance of TWB..... More

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For medical device and artificial skin applications, etc., large-area tactile sensors have attracted strong interest as a key technology. However, only complex and expensive manufacturing methods such as fine pattern alignment technology have been considered. To replace the existing smart sensor, which has to go through a complicated process, a..... More

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The influence of trace amounts of sulfur (S) on the microstructural evolution, tensile and creep properties in directionally solidified (DS) Ni-based superalloy GTD-111 were systematically investigated. Doping of S in the range of < 1 to 154 ppm resulted in the formation of a Ti₂SC-type carbosulfide phase near the coarse..... More

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Ultrathin MgO nanosheets were successfully synthesized by thermal evaporation of a mixture of Mg and graphite powders as the source material. The synthesis was performed at 1000 ^oC in air. Scanning electron microscopy showed that the two-dimensional MgO nanosheets had widths of several micrometers and the thickness of less than..... More

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Silica fibers were fabricated by sol-gel reaction and an electrospinning process. A high voltage source of electricity was applied to the prepared spinning solution to form the fibers. Macroporous silica fibers were prepared using polystyrene (PS) nanospheres as templates after calcination. The pore size could be controlled by adjusting the..... More

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γ-TiAl alloys have attracted interest as lightweight materials for structural applications at temperatures below 800 ^o C. With recent improvements in microstrutural control of the γ-TiAl alloys, resulting in excellent creep properties and high temperature strength, their use can be extended to temperatures higher than 800 ^o C. To increase..... More

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We investigated various numerical methods including a physical-based empirical equation, linear regression, shallow neural network, and deep learning approaches, to compare their accuracy for predicting the hardness of tempered martensite in low alloy steels. The physical-based empirical equation, which had been previously proposed with experimental data, was labelled and used..... More

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This study investigates the effects of precompression and subsequent annealing on the tensile deformation behavior of a rolled AZ31 Mg alloy at room temperature using digital image correlation (DIC). When the as-rolled sample (AR sample) is subjected to precompresssion along the rolling direction (RD) and transverse direction (TD), the sample’s..... More

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To manufacture composites with required properties, it is extremely important to select an appropriate filler. Carbon-based nano materials such as carbon black, graphene and carbon nanotube (CNT) have been extensively investigated as reinforcing and conducting fillers. Because of their high aspect ratio coupled with superior physical properties, 1-dimensional CNTs are..... More

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With the development of additive manufacturing technology, many types of materials are being utilized, and methods of printing the materials and characteristics of their hydration properties are being studied in the fields of construction and biotechnology. Tricalcium silicate (C3S), which is used as a cement material or biomaterial, is a..... More

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The gas tungsten arc (GTA) weldability of high-Mn (HMn) steel and austenitic stainless steel (STS) 316L using dissimilar metal welds (DMWs) was investigated, to fabricate a fuel tank for an LNG-fueled ship. Three types of welding fillers, HMn steel, STS 309LMo and Inconel 625, were applied to the DMWs. The..... More

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This study investigated the microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg-1Gd-1Y-1Zn (at.%) alloys containing designed amounts of Ce or La. The Mg₅(Gd,Zn) phase formed in the as-cast Mg-Gd-Y-Zn-Ce/La alloys and disappeared after a homogenization treatment at 500°C for 24 h. The addition of Ce and La resulted in the formation of..... More

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The ΔEVPSC numerical code based on the elasto-visco-plastic HEM (Homogeneous Effective Medium) provides a multiscale constitutive modeling framework that is suitable for describing a wide range of mechanical behaviors of polycrystalline metals. In this study, an AA6061-T6 aluminum sample was chosen to validate the predictive capability of the ΔEVPSC stand-alone..... More

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In this study, mechanical alloying was performed to synthesize permingeatite Cu₃Sb_1-x-ySn_xBi_ySe₄ (0.02 ≤ x ≤ 0.06 and 0.02 ≤ y ≤ 0.04) doped with Sn and Bi. Hot pressing was subsequently conducted to achieve dense sintered bodies. When the Bi content was constant, the carrier concentration increased with the Sn..... More

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In this study, the effect of Sb incorporation on the thermoelectric transport properties of tetradymite-type Pb(Bi_2-xSb_x)Te₄ (0≤x≤1) compounds is presented. PbBi₂Te₄ (x = 0) possesses a high electron concentration of ~1.6×10²⁰/cm³ at room temperature and exhibits n-type degenerate semiconductor behavior, in which electrical conductivity decreases and negative Seebeck coefficient increases..... More

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We fabricated a Li doped CuO photoelectrode by doping CuO with Li to improve the photoelectrochemical properties of the CuO photoelectrode. The fabricated Li doped CuO photoelectrode was optimized by experimentally investigating Li doping concentration, annealing temperature, and spin coating deposition cycle. It was confirmed that Li doped CuO had..... More