The present work describes the effect of the solidification processing and alloy chemistry on the chilling tendency index, CT, and the chill, w, of wedge-shaped castings made of cast iron. In this work, theoretical predictions were experimentally verified for the role of elements, such as C, Si, Mn, P and S, on the cast iron CT. In addition, inoculation and fading effects were considered in the...

This research investigated the effect of Fe on grain refinement recycled A 356 alloy refined by Al-5Ti-1B master using macrostructure examination and chemical composition analysis. Results showed that as recycling number increased, refining performance decreased, particularly in subsequence process. The decreased concentration titanium boron were responsible for degraded A356 alloy. Appropriate...

Corrosion and subsequent waterwall wastage has been a significant problem for coal-burning power companies since low NOx burner conditions have been implemented in their furnaces. In order to reduce the amount of waterwall corrosion, coatings for the boiler tubes, such as weld overlay claddings, are currently being pursued. Iron-aluminum based coatings are presently being studied as possible co...

The use of iron-containing metal surfaces, Fe, Fe-Cr-alloy and stainless steel, for the synthesis of mixed metal Ru-Fe compounds has been studied. The studied process was reductive carbonylation of RuCl3 in the presence of a metal surface. Reactions were carried out in ethanol solutions under 10-50 bar carbon monoxide pressure at 125 degrees C using an autoclave. During the reaction the metal s...

Understanding the thermal-chemical state of the Earth's core requires knowledge of the thermal expansion of iron-rich alloys at megabar pressures and high temperatures. Our survey of literature revealed a significant lack of such data. We have determined the unit-cell parameters of the iron-sulfur compound Fe(3)S by using synchrotron x-ray diffraction techniques and externally heated diamond-an...

Grain refinement through severe plastic deformation enables synthesis of ultrahigh-strength nanostructured materials. Two challenges exist in that context: First, deformation-driven grain refinement is limited by dynamic dislocation recovery and crystal coarsening due to capillary driving forces; second, grain boundary sliding and hence softening occur when the grain size approaches several nan...

Cu-Ni castings and wrought pipes nominally contain 1% Fe to 2% Fe, which is added to improve the Cu-Ni alloy's erosioncorrosion resistance. After fabrication, Cu-Ni products are solution heat-treated to dissolve the iron uniformly andform a single-phase alloy. During welding, however, iron can precipitatefrom solid solution onto grain boundaries in the heat-alfected zones (HAZ). During seawater...

Iron aluminide FeT2Alz8 was investigated in states with different defect concentrations using the positron annihilation lifetime and Mossbauer spectroscopy methods. The dominant component of 178-187 ps, obtained from positron lifetime spectra analysis, corresponds to a high density of vacancies. In the sample where high concentrations of vacancies or dislocations and vacancy clusters were found...

Most new materials are introduced by selectively comparing their properties against those of steels. Steels set this standard because iron and its alloys have so much potential that new concepts are discovered and implemented with notorious regularity. In this 52nd Hatfield Memorial Lecture, a remarkably beautiful microstructure consisting of slender crystals of ferrite, whose controlling scale...