This study focused on electron microscopy studies of microstructural defects formed in an additively manufactured (AM) AlSi10Mg alloy as a result post-deformation by equal channel angular pressing (ECAP), with the aim elucidating fundamental deformation mechanisms that govern plasticity both aluminium matrix and silicon phase. article process grain refinement, metastable phase transformations, ...

Introduction. A new model, an emergency care access point (ECAP) for after-hours emergency care, is emerging in The Netherlands. This study assessed the effect on emergency department (ED) utilization and patient flows. Methods. Routinely recorded clinical ED patient data, covering a six-year period, was collected. Segmented regression analysis was used to analyze after-hours changes over time....

Variation in microstructural features of 2024 aluminum alloy plastically deformed by equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) at room temperature, was investigated by X-Ray diffraction in this work. These include dislocation density dislocation characteristic and the cell size of crystalline domains. Dislocations contrast factor was calculated using elastic constants of the alloy such as C 11, C 2...

Mg–2Y–0.6Nd–0.6Zr alloy was first deformed by equal channel angular pressing (ECAP), then rolled and under ultralow temperature conditions (liquid nitrogen immersion), finally annealed. Optical microscopy (OM), electron backscatter diffraction technology (EBSD), transmission (TEM) were used to analyze the evolution of multiscale microstructure changes in mechanical properties temperatures vario...

Several physics-based models have been utilized in material design for the simulation and prediction of properties. In this study, several machine-learning (ML) approaches were used to construct a model analyze influence equal-channel angular pressing (ECAP) parameters on microstructural, corrosion mechanical behavior biodegradable magnesium alloy ZK30. The ML employed linear regression, Gaussi...

The main aim of the current project has been to produce a batch of bulk billets with ultrafine-grained (UFG) microstructure and enhanced strength made of two refractory metals such as tungsten and tantalum. To process bulk W billets with UFG structure having a long-length size more than 100 mm we have developed and successfully used a new approach based on a combination of equal angular pressin...

the full annealing aa6061 aluminum alloy was subjected to severe plastic deformationvia the combination of equal channel angular pressing (ecap) and cold rolling (cr) in order torefine its microstructure and to improve its mechanical properties. according to the results of hotand cold tensile tests, the combination of ecap and cr significantly affected the final strengthand ductility of studied...

This study evaluated the synergistic effects of acute exercise with capsaicin (200mg) upon the restoration of cardiac autonomic functions and depolarization- repolarization interval as well as substrate oxidation. Nine healthy males [21.9(0.8) yrs] volunteered for this study. Cardiac autonomic activity, metabolic responses, and the ECG QT intervals were continuously measured during 5 min at res...

Nanostructured (NS) and ultrafine-grained (UFG) materials have high strength and relatively low ductility. Their toughness has not been comprehensively investigated. Here we report the Charpy impact behavior and the corresponding microstructural evolutions in UFG Cu with equi-axed and elongated grains which were prepared by equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) for 2 and 16 passes at room tempe...