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A. Razaghian, T. Chandra2,
Volume 4, Issue 1 (6-2007)
Abstract
Abstract: Static recrystallization (SRX) behavior of a composite based 7075 Aluminum alloy
reinforced with SiC particles was studied during annealing the deformed samples at high
temperatures. The results showed an absence of SRX in the samples annealed after hot working at
the same deformation temperature, however, a rise in annealing temperature of 100-1500 C above
that the deformation temperature led to full recrystallization. This can be ascribed to the relatively
moderate dynamic recovery and the presence of dispersions which stabilize the substructure.
Particle stimulated nucleation (PSN) had a significant effect on the grain size in deformed samples
at low temperature, but no PSN was observed in samples strained at high temperatures. The
possible cause might be that at high temperature the dislocations can be annihilated by climb
process around the particles together with the absence of deformation zone for nucleating the
recrystallization.
M. Ghalambaz,, M. Shahmiri, Y. H. K Kharazi,
Volume 4, Issue 1 (6-2007)
Abstract
Abstract: Problems such as the difficulty of the selection of processing parameters and the large
quantity of experimental work exist in the morphological evolutions of Semisolid Metal (SSM)
processing. In order to deal with these existing problems, and to identify the effect of the
processing parameters, (i.e. shearing rate-time-temperature) combinations on particle size and
shape factor, based on experimental investigation, the Artificial Neural Network (ANN) was
applied to predict particle size and shape factor SSM processed Aluminum A.356.0 alloy. The
results clearly demonstrated that, the ANN with 2 hidden layers and topology (4, 2) can predict the
shape factor and the particle size with high accuracy of 94%.The sensivity analysis also revealed
that shear rate and solid fraction had the largest effect on shape factor and particle size,
respectively. The shear rate had a reverse effect on particle size.
B. Alinejad1,, H. Sarpoolaky1,, A. Beitollahi1, S. Afshar2,
Volume 4, Issue 1 (6-2007)
Abstract
Abstract: Nanocrystalline MgAl2O4 spinel powder was synthesized using metal nitrates and a
polymer matrix-based composed of sucrose and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). The precursor and the
calcined powders were characterized by simultaneous thermal analysis (STA), X-ray diffraction
(XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and scanning electron microscopy
(SEM). According to XRD results, the inceptive formation temperature of spinel via this technique
was between 600°C and 700°C. The average crystallite size of calcined powder at 800°C for 2h
was in the range of 8-12nm. In addition, SEM micrograph showed that the synthesized powder had
a spherical morphology.
S. M. Zahraee,, M. T. Salehi,, H. Arabi, M. Tamizifar,
Volume 4, Issue 3 (12-2007)
Abstract
Abstract: The objective of this research was to develop a tungsten heavy alloy (WHA) having a
microstructure and properties good enough to penetrate hard rolled steels as deep as possible. In
addition this alloy should not have environmental problems as depleted uranium (DU) materials.
For this purpose a wide spread literature survey was performed and on the base of information
obtained in this survey, three compositions of WHA were chosen for investigation in this research.
The alloys namely 90W-7Ni-3Fe, 90W-9Ni-Mn and 90W-8Ni-2Mn were selected and after
producing these alloys through powder metallurgy technique, their thermal conductivity,
compression flow properties and microstructures were studied. The results of these investigations
indicated that W-Ni-Mn alloys had better flow properties and lower thermal conductivities relative
to W-Ni-Fe alloy. In addition Mn helped to obtain a finer microstructure in WHA. Worth
mentioning that a finer microstructure as well as lower thermal conductivity in this type of alloys
increased the penetration depth due to formation of adiabatic shear bands (ASB) during impact.
H. Ghasemi, M. A. Faghihi Sani, Z. Riazi,
Volume 4, Issue 3 (12-2007)
Abstract
Abstract: The effect of phase development on peel strength of alumina-copper metalized joint has
been investigated. The alumina-copper joint was prepared in three stages. The alumina substrate
was, first, metalized at 1500°C in H2-furnace by a new formulation. In the second step, a nickel
layer was electroplated on the metalized layer with approximately 10µm thickness. Finally, copper
strips were bonded to metalized alumina with Ag-Cu (72-28) filler metal. The peel strength of the
joint was 9.5±0.5 Kg/cm which shows approximately 30% increase in comparison to previous
works. By study of fracture surface and crack propagation path, it has been concluded that this
increase is due to the formation of more spinel phase.
M. Aazami, A. Khodadadi, A. Farzanegan,
Volume 4, Issue 3 (12-2007)
Abstract
Abstract: The specific rate of breakage is one of the most important factors in evaluation of
grinding process especially in ball mill. In this article the effect of ball size and feed size on
selection function were investigated using batch grinding circuit on two-iron ore anomaly (B, C)
from sangan mine in north of Iran. Eight different monosize fractions were prepared between 2000
and 500 microns, using a 2 sieve series. The specific rates of breakage (Si) were determined from
the size distributions at different grinding times, and the specific rates of breakage were compared
for three different ball diameters (25.4, 16.6 and 9.6 mm). The results showed that the breakage
function of both anomalies is normalizable (independent to the particle size) and it is independent
to the ball size. But the specific rate of breakage variate with feed size and ball size. Also optimum
size of balls for grinding of this feed obtained to be between 9.6-16.6mm.
M. Rezvani, B. Eftekhari Yekta, V. K. Marghussian,
Volume 5, Issue 1 (3-2008)
Abstract
Abstract: The application of inexpensive materials such as copper, zinc, lead, iron and steel slag in
manufacturing of glass and glass-ceramic products in construction industry, lining materials as
anti-corrosion and anti-abrasion coatings in metals and etc, has led to considerable progress in
glass technology in recent years. The composition of slag glass-ceramics is mainly located in the
SiO2-Al2O3-CaO-MgO system, in which one of the most important problems is the lack of bulk
crystallization. To resolve the above-mentioned problem, the crystallization behavior of various
compositions containing different nucleating agents Cr2O3 , Fe2O3 and TiO2 in the single, double
and triple forms were studied by differential thermal analysis (DTA).The precipitated crystalline
phases was determined by the X-ray diffractometry and the micro-structural analysis was studies
using the SEM micrographs. The three point bending strength, micro-hardness and the chemical
resistance of the best composition were determined. According to the results, the resulted glassceramic
had a better specification than the stoneware floor tiles and the porcelain one, which are
considered as the two important competitors for it.
M. Kazemi Pour, S. Sharafi,
Volume 5, Issue 1 (3-2008)
Abstract
Abstract: Hardfacing is one of the most useful and economical ways to increase the service life of
components subjected to abrasive wear. Iron based hardfacing alloys have long been considered
as candidate coatings for wear-resistant applications in industry. In the present work two layer of
Fe-34Cr-4.5C%wt hardfacing alloy was deposited on ASTM A36 carbon steel plates by SMAW
method. The microstructure consists of large primary and eutectic M7C3 carbides, metastable
austenite and small amount of secondary carbides. The microstructure was analyzed by optical
and scanning electron microscopes. In the same condition of size, shape, distribution and volume
fraction of carbides the as-welded matrix changed to martensite, tempered martensite and ferrite
by heat treatment processes. The wear resistance was measured by pin-on-disk method under loads
of 5, 10 and 20N and for sliding distance of 1500m. The results showed that the as-welded sample
with austenitic matrix has the most and the ferritic matrix specimen has the least wear resistance.
The predominate mechanisms for mass losses were determined to be micro-cutting, microploughing.
C. Dehghanian, Y. Mirabolfathi Nejad,
Volume 5, Issue 1 (3-2008)
Abstract
Abstract: Despite having a number of advantages, reinforced concrete can suffer rebar corrosion
in high–chloride media, resulting in failure of reinforced concrete structures. In this research the
corrosion inhibition capability of the mixture of calcium and ammonium nitrate of steel rebar
corrosion was investigated in the simulated concrete pore solution. Cyclic polarization and
Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) techniques were applied on steel concrete pore
solution containing 2 weight percent sodium chloride (NaCl). Results show that such mixtures had
higher inhibition efficiency than calcium nitrate alone. The optimum concentration of the inhibitor
mixture was determined to be 45 mgr/lit.
A. R. Kamali, S. M. M. Hadavi, H. Razavizadeh, J. Fahim,
Volume 5, Issue 2 (6-2008)
Abstract
Abstract: Production of titanium aluminides in TiO2-Al-Ca system has been investigated. For this
purpose, different compositions of raw materials were studied in a special reaction vessel. In a
special case, the non-completed reaction of TiO2 with Al and Ca resulted in the production of
granulates of titanium aluminides especially Ti3Al and other Ti – Al phases as the metallic product
and Ca12Al14O33 as the non-metallic product. Remelting of metallic granulates led to production of
TiAl ingot.
A. Hassani, R. Ravaee,
Volume 5, Issue 2 (6-2008)
Abstract
Abstract: To ensure the rail transportations safety, evaluation of fatigue behavior of the rail steel
is necessary. High cycle fatigue behaviour of a rail steel was the subject of investigation in this
research using fracture mechanics. Finite element method (FEM) was used for analyzing the
distribution of the stresses on the rail, exerted by the external load. FEM analysis showed that the
maximum longitudinal stresses occurred on the railhead. To find out about the relation of crack
growth with its critical size, and to estimate its lifetime, the behaviour of transverse cracks to rail
direction was studied using damage tolerance concept. It revealed that transverse crack growth
initially occurred slowly, but it accelerated once the crack size became larger. Residual service
life was calculated for defective segments of the rails. In addition, allowable crack size for
different non-destructive testing intervals was determined the allowable crack size decreased as
the NDT intervals increased.
A. Allahverdi, E. Najafi Kani, S. Esmaeilpoor,
Volume 5, Issue 2 (6-2008)
Abstract
Abstract: The use of alkali-activated cementitious materials especially over the past decades has
significantly been increased. The goal of this research is to investigate the effects of silica modulus
and alkali concentration on alkali-activation of blast-furnace slag. In this research, the most
important physical characteristics of cementitious systems, i.e. the 28-day compressive strength
and final setting time, were studied by changing influencing parameters such as silica modulus,
i.e. SiO2/Na2O, (0.44, 0.52, 0.60, and 0.68) and Na2O concentration (4, 6, 8 and 10% by weight of
dry binder) at a constant water-to-dry binder ratio of 0.25. Final setting time of the studied
systems varies in the range between 55-386 minutes. The obtained results show that systems cured
at an atmosphere of more than 95% relative humidity at room temperature exhibit relatively high
28-day compressive strengths up to 107 MPa.
A. Moosavi, A. Aghaei,
Volume 5, Issue 2 (6-2008)
Abstract
Abstract: Auto-ignited gel combustion process has been used for producing a red hematite-zircon
based pigment. The combustible mixtures contained the metal nitrates and citric acid as oxidizers
and fuel, respectively. Sodium silicate (water glass) was used as silica source for producing zircon
phase. X-Ray Diffractometery, Electron Microscopy and Simultaneous Thermal Analysis were used
for characterization of reactions happened in the resulted dried gel during its heat-treatment.
L* a* b* color parameters were measured by the CIE (Commission International de I'Eclairage)
colorimetric method. This research has showed that solution combustion was unable to produce
coral pigment as the end product of combustion without the need for any further heat treatment
process.
William L. Headrick,, Alireza Rezaie, William G. Fahrenholtz,
Volume 5, Issue 2 (6-2008)
Abstract
gasification (BBLG). One particularly harsh application is linings for gasifiers used in the
treatment of black liquor (BL). Black liquor is a water solution of the non-cellulose portion of the
wood (mainly lignin) and the spent pulping chemicals (Na2CO3, K2CO3, and Na2S). Development
of new refractory materials for the black liquor gasification (BLG) application is a critical issue
for implementation of this technology. FactSage® thermodynamic software was used to analyze
the phases present in BL smelt and to predict the interaction of BL smelt with different refractory
compounds. The modeling included prediction of the phases formed under the operating
conditions of high temperature black liquor gasification (BLG) process. At the operating
temperature of the BLG, FactSage® predicted that the water would evaporate from the BL and that
the organic portion of BL would combust, leaving a black liquor smelt composed of sodium
carbonate (70-75%), potassium carbonate (2-5%), and sodium sulfide (20-25%). Exposure of
aluminosilicates to this smelt leads to significant corrosion due to formation of expansive phases
with subsequent cracking and spalling. Oxides (ZrO2, CeO2, La2O3, Y2O3, Li2O, MgO and CaO)
were determined to be resistant to black liquor smelt but non-oxides (SiC and Si3N4) would oxidize
and dissolve in the smelt. The other candidates such as MgAl2O4 and BaAl2O4 were resistant to
sodium carbonate but not to potassium carbonate. LiAlO2 was stable with both sodium carbonate
and potassium carbonate. Candidate materials selected on the basis of the thermodynamic
calculations are being tested by sessile drop test for corrosion resistance to molten black liquor
smelt. Sessile drop testing has confirmed the thermodynamic predictions for Al2O3, CeO2, MgO
and CaO. Sessile drop testing showed that the thermodynamic predictions were incorrect for ZrO2.
M. Divandari,, H. Arabi, H. Ghasemi Mianaei,
Volume 5, Issue 3 (9-2008)
Abstract
Abstract: Thermal fatigue is a stochastic process often showing considerable scatter even in
controlled environments. Due to complexity of thermal fatigue, there is no a complete analytical
solution for predicting the effect of this property on the life of various components, subjected to
severe thermal fluctuations. Among these components, one can mention car cylinder, cylinder head
and piston which bear damages due to thermal fatigue. All these components are usually produced
by casting techniques. In order to comprehend and compare the thermal fatigue resistance of cast
Al alloys 356 and 413, this research was designed and performed. For this purpose, several
samples in the form of disc were cast from the two alloys in sand mould. The microstructures of the
cast samples were studied by light microscopy in order to choose the samples with the least
amounts of defects for thermal fatigue tests. The results of thermal fatigue tests showed that the
nucleation of microcracks in Al-356 alloy occurred at shorter time relative to those occurred in Al-
413 alloy under the same test conditions. In addition, the density of micro-cracks in Al-356 alloy
was more than that of Al-413 alloy. The results of fractography on 356 alloy indicated that the
cracks were generally nucleated from inter-dendritic shrinkage porosities and occasionally from
the interface of silicon particles with the matrix. The growth of these micro cracks was along the
dendrite arms. Fractography of 413 alloy fracture surfaces showed that nucleation of microcracks
was often associated with silicon particles.
H. Naffakh,, M. Shamanian, F. Ashrafizadeh,
Volume 5, Issue 3 (9-2008)
Abstract
Abstract: The investigation is carried out to characterize welding of AISI 310 austenitic stainless
steel to Inconel 657 nickel-chromium superalloy. The welds were produced using four types of
filler materials: the nickel-based corresponding to Inconel 82, Inconel A, Inconel 617 and
austenitic stainless steel 310. This paper describes the effects of aging treatment on the joint. The
comparative evaluation was based on microstructural features and estimation of mechanical
properties. While Inconel A exhibited highest thermal stability and mechanical properties
(hardness and ultimate strength), Inconel 82 weld metal also showed good thermal stability and
mechanical properties. On the other hand, welds produced with Inconel 617 and 310 SS filler
materials showed weak thermal stability and failed in the weld metals. It is therefore concluded
that for the joint between Inconel 657 and 310 stainless steel, Inconel A and Inconel 82 filler
materials offered the best compromises, respectively.
A. Nemati, K. Pourazarang,
Volume 5, Issue 3 (9-2008)
Abstract
Abstract: The PZT-based ceramics with a composition of Pb1.1-xLax (Zr0.53Ti0.47)O3, were prepared
by conventional mixed oxide followed by mechanical alloying and sol-gel methods in which x was
chosen in the range of 0.02–0.06. The samples were calcined in the range of 450 °C - 750 °C for
4h. The physical and electrical properties of the samples were determined as a function of the
calcination temperature. The obtained data from two methods were compared with conventional
mixed oxide method. Microstructural and compositional analyses of the samples were carried out
using XRD and SEM. Dielectric properties of the samples were measured with an impedance
analyzer. The ferroelectric properties of the PZT and PLZT samples were measured using the
frequencies applying equipment and d33 tester. The results indicated a complete tetragonal phase
prepared from both methods. It was shown that the addition of La and reduction in calcination
temperature improved both the dielectric and piezoelectric properties. The dielectric constant
tended to increase with doping content, giving the maximum value of about 2000 at 3 mol% La3+.
In addition, the mechanical coupling factor (Qm) of the doped samples showed a significant
decrease. Finally, the value of planar coupling factor (kp) reached the maximum value of 0.47 at 1
mol% La3+.
M. Ghalambaz, M. Shahmiri,
Volume 5, Issue 3 (9-2008)
Abstract
Abstract: Cooling slope-casting processing is a relatively new technique to produce semisolid cast
feedstock for the thixoforming process. Simple equipment, ease of operation, and low processing
costs are the main advantages of this process in comparison with existing processes such as
mechanical stirring, electromagnetic stirring, etc. The processing parameters of cooling slope
casting are length, angle and the material of the inclined plate and their combinations, which
usually affect the micro structural evolutions of the primary solid phase.
In order to clarify the effect of the processing parameters on the evolution of the particle size,
based on experimental investigation, Artificial Neural Network (ANN) was applied to predict the
primary silicon crystals (PSCs) size of semisolid cast ingot via a cooling slope casting process of
Al-20%(wt.%) Si alloy.
The results demonstrated that the ANN, with 2 hidden layers and topology (4, 3), could predict the
primary particle size with a high accuracy of 94%. The sensitivity analysis also revealed that
material of the cooling slope had the largest effect on particle size.
M. Keyanpour-Rad, S. Keyanpour-Rad,
Volume 5, Issue 3 (9-2008)
Abstract
Abstract: A novel dust free alginate impression material was formulated and prepared, comprising
an alginate polyvinylpyrrolidone and tetraflouroethylene resins, a mixture of liquid paraffin and
dimethylpolysiloxane oil as the dust generation controlling agents and processed diatomaceous
earth filler which was obtained from Iranian ore. No dusting was detected during the mixing of the
powder and the conventional properties of the impression material, like working and setting times
and compressive strength were in the range of the required specifications for alginate dental
impressions. The compressive strength was measured to be 2.6 times of the minimum requirement
for such fast setting impressions.
M. Farhani,, M. Soltanieh, M. R. Aboutalebi,
Volume 5, Issue 3 (9-2008)
Abstract
Abstract: Dissolution and recovery of Mn-Al compacts with and without a chloride flux was
studied by taking samples from the melt after addition of the compact. Events occurring after the
addition of the compacts into the melt were studied using water quenched specimens after holding
them for a specified time in molten state. The cross sections of these specimens were characterized
by SEM as well as optical imaging. The results showed that an optimized amount of flux (10 to
15%wt. in this research) considerably decreases the time to reach more than 90% recovery in
comparison with non-fluxed compacts. The flux caused the intermetallic forming reactions to be
started considerably sooner in fluxed compacts in comparison with the non-fluxed compact.
Consequently, the incubation time decreased from about 180 seconds for non-fluxed compacts to
less than 3 seconds for compacts with 10%wt. flux.
