The objective of this paper is to describe and analyze a series of nonlinear finite element analyses used to compare three design methods for locally slender, braced, steel beams and columns. The three design methods are: (i) the hot-rolled steel AISC Specification, (ii) the coldformed steel AISI Specification which uses the effective width method throughout, and (iii) the cold-formed steel Dir...

Release of nickel from nickel or nickel-plated metals, is often responsible for allergic contact dermatitis. However, the effect of nickel-bearing stainless steels is not weil known. ln this paper AISI 304, 316 and 430 type stainless steels, as weil as nickel and nickel-plated materials, are investigated. Three tests were carried out: electrochemical tests and leaching experiments in sodium chl...

For periods up to 21 days human bone marrow was cultured in control conditions that favor the proliferation and differentiation of osteoblastic cells. The effect of AISI 316L corrosion products and the corresponding major separate metal ions (Fe, Cr, and Ni) were studied in three different phases of the culture period in order to investigate the effects of metal ions in cell populations represe...

Modulus of elasticity of flapper valve material is an important parameter for compressor design since it can affect efficiency and life time of the compressor. Modulus of elasticity is usually considered as a material constant. Actually, it can vary with material orientations and conditions and even environments such as temperature will also affect this value. Therefore, the parameters that can...

Electron BackScatter Diffraction (EBSD) in conjunction with Field-Emission Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy (FEG-ESEM) has been used to evaluate the microstructural and local plastic strain evolution in different alloys (AISI 1005, AISI 304L and Duplex 2205) deformed by a single-stage cold and warm forging process. The present work is aimed to describe the different behavior of the au...