The effects of annealing treatments on the microstructure, elastic/mechanical properties, wear resistance and corrosion behavior of rod-shaped Ti40Zr10Cu38Pd12 bulk glassy alloys, synthesized by copper mold casting, are investigated. Formation of ultrafine crystals embedded in an amorphous matrix is observed for intermediate annealing temperatures, whereas a fully crystalline microstructure dev...

The growth of precipitates in a deformed Cu Ni Si alloy with an aging treatment and the rearrangement of dislocations were investigated using X-ray scattering methods. A small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) method was used for characterizing the growth behavior of the precipitates with aging. The results showed that the precipitates grew gradually to a few nanometers in radius in the alloy aged ...

Copper alloys surfaces have been proposed as a promising solution to avoid microbial contamination of but their antibiofilm effect is still unclear. All copper tested demonstrated efficient activity against Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, with differences between alloys. The artificial aging led variable effects on the bacterial adhesion, depending...

The new electrical conductive material, copper alloy, C194 in situ composite, has been developed for the application to leadframe, high field magnet and trolley wire. This material has a low cost, high thermal and electrical conductivity, easy fabrication and joining, and also has a wide range of attainable mechanical properties. In C194, copper is one of the core materials in producing leadfra...

0261-3069/$ see front matter 2010 Elsevier Ltd. A doi:10.1016/j.matdes.2010.08.008 ⇑ Corresponding author. Address: School of Mechan ing, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Republic of Singapore. Tel.: +65 6790 5588; fax: +65 E-mail address: [email protected] (Z.W. Zhon In this study, a rapidly solidified aluminum alloy was compared with beryllium copper and 6061 aluminum alloys in ...

Original scientific paper Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation (PEO) of NiTi alloy was studied in the electrolyte consisting generally of concentrated orthophosphoric acid with an addition of copper II nitrate. The PEO process was used to obtain a nanostructured coating on the Nitinol surface. The surface layer analyses methods, such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with the energy-dispersive X-r...