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To understand the effect of microstructural factors (i.e., the size of α phase, equiaxed vs bimodal structure) on high cycle fatigue (HCF) and fatigue crack propagation (FCP) behaviors of mill-annealed Ti-6Al- 4V (Ti64) alloy, three specimens of EQ (equiaxed)–8 (8 indicates the size of α grain), BM (bimodal)-8, and BM-..... More

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In this work, we report a delta rosette strain sensor based on highly stretchable silver nanowire (AgNW) percolation piezoresistors. The proposed rosette strain sensors were easily prepared by a facile twostep fabrication route. First, three identical AgNW piezoresistive electrodes were patterned in a simple and precise manner on a donor..... More

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The basic oxygen furnace (BOF) steelmaking process in the steel industry is highly complicated, and subject to variations in raw material composition. During the BOF steelmaking process, it is essential to maintain the carbon content and the endpoint temperature at their set points in the liquid steel. This paper presents..... More

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This study investigated the microstructure and room temperature mechanical properties of W-7Ni-3Fe (wt%) tungsten heavy alloy (as-fabricated) which was manufactured by metal injection molding (MIM). To identify the effect of heat treatment on the W-7Ni-3Fe alloy, its properties were compared after heattreatment (1,100 oC for 1 hour) in vacuum atmosphere...... More

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The microstructure, tensile properties at room and elevated temperatures, and high-cycle fatigue behavior of an extruded Mg-7Sn-1Al-1Zn (TAZ711) alloy were investigated in comparison with those of an Mg-8Al-0.5Zn (AZ80) alloy extruded under the same conditions. The extruded AZ80 alloy exhibited a fully recrystallized structure, whereas the extruded TAZ711 alloy had..... More

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Ge-doped higher manganese silicides (HMSs) MnSi_1.72–1.73:Ge_m (m = 0.01-0.04) were prepared and their thermoelectric properties were studied. HMS powders were synthesized by solid-state reaction of raw material powders (Mn, Si, and Ge) at 1273 K for 6 h in vacuum, and hot-pressed at 1173 K for 2 h under 70..... More

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The impressed current cathodic protection (ICCP) is widely used for preventing galvanic corrosion and it strongly influences the underwater electromagnetic signals of a surface ship. For military use, the signals should be reduced to avoid threats such as modern naval weapons triggered by the signals. We analyzed the underwater electric..... More

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This study evaluated the relationship between reheat cracking that occurs in the reheated weld zone formed by subsequent multi-pass welding and the preheat/interpass temperature. The multi-pass weldment was YP 690 MPa high-strength steel, which is used in mobile offshore platform units. The welding process was flux-cored arc welding (FCAW), which..... More

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Nickel-based superalloys have excellent resistance to extreme environments such as high temperature and high stress and are used as materials for large gas turbines. In this paper, specimens were taken from a blade that had been used for a long time, and their life span was studied by analysis of microstructure...... More

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Iodine-doped n-type Bi_2-xSb_xTe_3-ySe_y:I_m (x = 0.1–0.2, y = 0.15–0.6, and m = 0.0025–0.005) quaternary solid solutions were prepared by encapsulated melting (EM) and hot pressing (HP). The lattice constants of the resulting materials decreased with increasing Sb and Se contents, whereas the amount of I dopant was too small to..... More

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Cu₂Se exhibits very low thermal conductivity and the origin is known to be the "liquid-like" behavior of Cu ions around the sub-lattice of Se. Due to its very high ZT, research interest in the thermoelectric properties of this material has been increasing rapidly. However, most studies have used a conventional melting..... More

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This study investigated the crystal structure and mechanical properties of copper foil electroplated by adjusting gelatin and chloride ions from 0 to 100 ppm. There was increased formation of spherical crystals and surface roughness on the surface of the electroplated layer when the gelatin was added, and the direction of..... More

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This study was conducted to investigate the effect of aging treatment from 300 °C to 420 °C on the mechanical properties of the pressure tube material at 310 °C, which is outlet temperature pressure tube in CANDU reactor. The short range ordering (SRO) phenomenon during aging process is confirmed by..... More

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Electroplated copper has been used as wiring in electronic circuit boards and as cathode materials for secondary batteries, and its usage has expanded into the construction industry because of its convenient production and high economic value. During the electroplating process, various parameters, such as crystal phase and size, can affect..... More

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Industrially meaningful hydrogen production process from mixture or syngas certainly must have a cooling process, which is typically pressure swing adsorption (PSA). However, the PSA process involves an exothermic reaction during adsorption. Recently, hydrogen separation research has been in progress in order to develop a cooling process to minimize or..... More

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This study attempted to utilizing the kinetic spray process to manufacture tantalum coating layer and investigated the effect of carrier gas on the microstructure and macroscopic properties of the coating layer. The initial powder feed stock was a massive powder with an average particle size of 24.35 μm and 99.99%..... More

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This study investigated the microstructure and mechanical properties of 17-4PH precipitation hardened martensite stainless steel and Fe-Cr-B based alloy mixed material manufactured using powder injection molding. 17-4PH stainless steel powder was mixed with 5 wt%, 10 wt% and 20 wt% Fe-Cr-B based alloy (M alloy) powder to manufacture three different..... More

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We investigated the electrical properties and gate bias stress stability of solution-processed amorphous oxide thin film transistors (TFTs) with multi-stacked active layers. With the multi-layered InZnO (In:Zn = 1:1), mobility was increased from 4.6 to 21.2 cm²V^-1s^-1 and the subthreshold swing (SS) was improved from 0.71 to 0.54 V/decade compared..... More

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Computational approaches such as first-principles calculations, atomistic simulations, phase field simulations, computational thermodynamics and finite element method simulations are widely used in the metals and materials community. Even with their successful applications for better understanding of material phenomena, and the design of new materials or processes, a gap remains between..... More

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Material parameters, extracted from mechanical behavior in a uniaxial direction without considering anisotropy in the rolling direction, are commonly used when doing forming analysis. However, when these material parameters are used for the forming analysis of a material which has large anisotropy, inaccurate analysis results can be obtained. In this..... More

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This study investigated the effects of manufacturing conditions, such as patenting temperature and drawing strains, on the tensile fracture behaviors, especially on reduction of area (RA), of hyper-eutectoid steel wire. Steel wires with the chemical compositions of Fe-0.92C-1.3Si-0.6Mn-0.3Cr (wt%), were austenitized at 900 °C for 3 min and isothermally transformed..... More

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The drive towards weight reduction in the automotive industry has led to the use of high strength steel sheets for structural applications. Pressing and stamping are important processes in automotive production and result in additional straining on the vehicle body and chassis sheet material. It is therefore important to have..... More

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The change in reflectivity of Cu-Zn alloys was investigated with the modulation of Zn content. The reflectivity of the prepared alloys were compared with pure copper and divided into wavelength regions corresponding to blue, green, yellow, and red colors. As the amounts of Zn increased, the difference in reflectivity of..... More

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We report the effects of interface control using reduced graphene oxide (RGO) on the thermoelectric transport properties of polycrystalline SnSe compounds. Polycrystalline SnSe-RGO composites were prepared by the consolidation of SnSe powder coated with the RGO by hot pressing, and the RGO content was controlled to be 0, 0.2, 0.5..... More

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This study manufactured Fe-Cr-Ni-based alloy (HK30) using the metal injection molding (MIM) process and investigated the microstructure and room·high temperature mechanical properties of the material. The effect of hot isostatic pressing (HIP) on properties was also examined. The average grain sizes were 24.1 µm for an MIM specimen and 29.1..... More

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WC-Co coatings manufactured by high velocity oxy-fuel (HVOF) spraying have a superior hardness and wear resistance. In this study, HVOF-sprayed WC-12Co coatings from three different feedstock powders were evaluated in terms of microstructural features, carbide decomposition and erosion resistance. The fused-crushed and the sintered-crushed WC-12Co powders had an angular shape,..... More

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An inorganic binder is a good way to mitigate the environmental issues of organic binders containing phenol, formaldehyde, etc. One of the most representative materials in the field of inorganic moulding sand binders is a group of binder systems based on alkali silicate compounds, however, many aspects need to be..... More

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Bi_2-xSb_xTe₃ (x = 1.4–1.7) solid solutions were synthesized by mechanical alloying (MA) and consolidated by hot pressing (HP), and their charge transport and thermoelectric properties were examined. The relative densities of the hot-pressed specimens were higher than 96% on average. As the Sb content was increased, the lattice constants decreased,..... More

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The effect of Al addition on the microstructure and mechanical properties of extruded Mg-Sn based alloy is investigated by adding 1 wt% Al to the Mg-7Sn-1Zn alloy and indirectly extruding the billets with and without the Al addition. The Al addition promotes dynamic recrystallization (DRX) behaviour during hot extrusion, which..... More

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A model based on Irwin's approach to elastic-plastic deformation was applied to predict the tensile ductility of a sintered iron. The evaluation of this model using experimental results for porous sintered iron showed that tensile ductility depends not only on the pore volume fraction, but also the pore size and..... More