Tlre preserrce oflrarrl corrtarnir~rrrIt.s in lubricated rolling bearing.~ is (I rrrrijor cr1~1.s~ of /~rel~rrrti~re failure, for exarnple by fatigue or I J ~ rrbr(r.sive rt~erlr of rolling el en rent.^, races or cages. However; tlre brtrotluctiorr of rtruclr Irorcler ceranzic (u.sually silicon nitride) balls or r01ler.s rurrrrirrg rlgnirzst steel races, in tlre lzybrid bearing concept, is like...

Welding processes that generate fumes containing toxic metals, such as hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)), manganese (Mn), and nickel (Ni), have been implicated in lung injury, inflammation, and lung tumor promotion in animal models. While federal regulations have reduced permissible worker exposure limits to Cr(VI), this is not always practical considering that welders may work in confined spaces an...

The columns of frame structures are the key load-bearing components and the exterior columns are susceptible to attack in terrorist blasts. When subjected to blast loads, the columns would suffer a loss of bearing capacity to a certain extent due to the damage imparted which may lead to their collapse and even cause the progressive collapse of the whole structure . The concrete-filled steel col...

In this study, quenching and tempering were employed to achieve the optimal match of strength toughness high-strength low-alloy (HSLA) 15CrNi3MoV steel. The effect temperature on microstructure evolution carbides precipitation steel was also investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), a X-ray diffractometer (XRD) transmission (TEM). results showed that after at different temperatures...

Performance-based fire design for cold-formed steel systems is in its infancy. This paper brings together existing research on cold-formed steel materials, members, and assemblages at elevated temperatures; and complementary analysis and design methods necessary for the development of analysis-based design for cold-formed steel systems under fire. Cold-formed steel systems have become popular i...

To investigate the bearing capacity of hollow Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) pipe-concrete-steel tube composite long columns subjected to eccentrical compression load, 33 GFRP have been designed. The slenderness ratio (?), compressive strength concrete cube ( f cu ), eccentricity (e) and so on are main parameters. Based constitutive models for steel, confined concrete, numerical simulati...

Steel ball surface-defect inspection was performed by using a new saddle-type eddy current sensor (SECS), which included a saddle coil and a signal conditioning circuit. The saddle coil was directly wound on the steel ball's outer bracket in a semi-circumferential direction. Driven by a friction wheel, the test steel ball rotated in a one-dimensional direction, such that the steel ball surface ...

  Introduction: [61Cu]diacetyl-bis(N4-methylthiosemicarbazone) ([61Cu]ATSM) is a well-established hypoxia imaging tracer with simple production and significant specifity. In this work the accumulation of the tracer is studied in wild-type, necrotic and hypoxic fibrosarcoma tumors. Methods: [61Cu]ATSM was prepared u...

Epidemiology has indicated a possible increase in lung cancer among stainless steel welders. Chromium (Cr) is a primary component of stainless steel welding fume. There is an initiative to develop alternative welding consumables [nickel (Ni)- and copper (Cu)-based alloys] that do not contain Cr. No study has been performed to evaluate the toxicity of fumes generated from Ni- and Cu-based consum...