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nSUH660 is a precipitation hardening stainless steel which has high strength at moderately high temperature. In this study, the effect of a secondary aging-treatment after the standard 720 °C heat-treatment was investigated. The Rockwell C hardness test with detailed TEM observerations was performed to study the steel’s hardening mechanism. The..... More

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The effect of a small amount of added Mg on the microstructure, Fe-Al inhibition layer, corrosion resistance and welding properties of hot-dip galvanized and galvannealed steel sheets were investigated. Both the microstructure and distribution of Mg were measured by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, glow discharge spectrometer and electron..... More

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In this work, both experimental and numerical studies were conducted to investigate the densification behavior of stainless steel 316L (STS 316L) powders during hot isostatic pressing (HIP), and to characterize the mechanical properties of HIPed specimens. The HIP experiments were conducted with gas atomized STS 316L powders with spherical particle..... More

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This study conducted an analysis of the carbothermal reduction of oxidized WC/Co hardmetal scrap with solid carbon under an argon and hydrogen gas atmosphere. The WC/Co hardmetal scrap oxide consisted of WO₃ and CoWO₄. WO₃ was reduced before CoWO₄ by the solid carbon regardless of gas atmosphere. The simple oxide..... More

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Cordierite was synthesized using multi-component materials based on a talc-alumina-clay system. The cordierite sintered at 1360 °C showed a high relative density of 98.8% and a low thermal expansion coefficient of 1.59×10^-6/°C. To study the effect of adding alkaline-earth minerals on the cordierite properties, petalite, potash-feldspar, and dicalcium phosphate were..... More

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In this study, the effect of cold drawing and heat treatment on the microstructure of Invar36 alloy wire was investigated. Invar36 alloy wire is used as a transmission line core material, and is required to have high strength. The diameter of the Invar36 alloy wire specimens were reduced from 16..... More

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During the selective extraction of Pd(II) by LIX 63 from 6 M HCl solutions containing platinum group metals, an oxidation-reduction reaction occurs between the LIX 63 and Ir(IV). Since the reduced Ir(III) cannot be extracted by solvating and amine extractants, the oxidation-reduction reaction has a significant effect on the separation..... More

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Ti-doped In₂O₃ (TIO) thin films were deposited on glass substrates by RF magnetron sputtering. The films were then annealed at 100, 200 or 300 °C for 30 min to investigate the effects of the annealing temperature on the films’ structural, electrical and optical properties. The films annealed at 200 °C..... More

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Si/SiO_x composite anodes were prepared using a facile solution reaction-based method. Their initial capacity was significantly improved to 1.3 times that of SiO_x by incorporating 3 wt% silicon nanoparticles into the SiO_x. The capacity retention of the Si/SiO_x anodes after 50 charge-discharge cycles was significantly enhanced, to 99%, compared with..... More