Background: Orthodontics is a part of dentistry that includes preventive methods and correction of dental irregularities that need to be repositioned by functional and mechanical tools to provide an ideal occlusion and a beautiful face for patients. There are currently four metal arch wires used in orthodontic treatment: stainless steel alloy, cobalt-chromium alloy, nickel-titanium alloy, and b...

EAF plants normally consume coal and coke as reactants, alloying elements, or fuel. The price of these materials varies from € 0.20-0.35/kg. This is while nearly 10 million pieces of tires are annually discarded in Iran. The present study shows that scrap tires can be used as a substitute for coal and coke in EAF plants. Thirteen grades of steel including low, medium, and high carbon steels as ...

Z. Burzić, Military Technical Institute, Belgrade, Serbia. Dž. Gačo, F. Islamović, E. Bajramović, Technical faculty, University of Bihac,Bihac, Bosnia and Herzegovina. M. Burzić, University of Belgrade, I.C. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Belgrade, Serbia. In present paper, experimental investigations have included the eff ect of exploitation conditions (exploitation time and temperature) o...

The resistance and susceptibility of austenitic stainless steel, Type 304, exposed to strong tetraoxosulphate (VI) acids (2 and 5 M concentrations) contaminated with sodium chloride at ambient temperatures was investigated by gravimetric and metallographic/scanning electron microscopy surface characterization methods. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) was used to examine and characterize the t...

Hard turning of martensitic stainless steel is gaining importance in all manufacturing sectors like automobile and aerospace industries. Machinability of materials depends on surface roughness, tool wear, cutting forces, specific cutting pressure and work material hardness. In this research hard martensitic stainless steel AISI 440 C and SCM 440 alloy steel was used as work materials. CBN and P...

This work revealed the results of comparative surveys of the impact of formed surface layer TiN and CrN and two component surfaces layer TiN-steel and CrN-steel. The slide couple worked in conditions of lubricating the friction area with Lotos Syntetyk 5W/40 and Castrol GTX Magnatec 5W/40 engine oils. In the friction couple the counter sample was made from CuPb30 bearing alloy. The tribological...

An interesting change of scale sequence occurred during oxidation of nanocrystalline surface layer by means of a surface mechanical attrition treatment. The three-layer oxide structure from the surface towards the matrix is Fe3O4, spinel FeCr2O4 and corundum (Fe,Cr)2O3, which is different from the typical two-layer scale consisted of an Fe3O4 outer layer and an FeCr2O4 inner layer in convention...

Original scientific paper In this paper, the results of investigations of the temperature field distribution and tool wearing during C60 steel turning are presented. Abrasive wear resistance tests were carried out for cutters made of low-alloy high-speed steel. Steel samples were heat treated, and then were subjected to ion nitriding, TiN coating, or to complex treatment. The influence of cutti...

Several efforts were made over the years to control vibration of structural components made of composite materials. This paper consists of study on effect of using shape memory alloy (SMA) to increase the damping of glass fiber reinforced plastic (GFRP) composites. A comparative study between SMA and steel was made as reinforcement material in GFRP composites to enhance damping. Dimensions of e...

A comprehensive set of models of precipitate formation during steel processing has been developed. In this work, it is applied to investigate Nb(C,N) precipitation in thin microalloyed steel slabs during continuous casting, reheating in a tunnel furnace and water quenching relative to the position with the slab and alloy content. The models include a transient heat-conduction and solidification...