Grain boundary segregation provides a method for stabilization of nanocrystalline metals – the selection of an alloying element that will segregate to the boundaries can lower the grain boundary energy, attenuating the driving force for grain growth. The segregation strength, relative to mixing enthalpy, of a binary system determines the propensity for segregation stabilization. This relationsh...

The selection of candidate materials for the accelerating cavities of the Compact Linear Collider (CLIC) is carried out in parallel with high power RF testing. The maximum DC breakdown field of copper, copper alloys, refractory metals, aluminium and titanium have been measured with a dedicated setup. Higher maximum fields are obtained for refractory metals and for titanium, which exhibits, howe...

The inhibiting effect of drugs towards the corrosion of different metals and alloys has been reviewed in this paper. Results of Weight loss method, Potentiodynamic polarization and Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy were investigated. Kinetic and thermodynamic parameters provide valuable information about the mechanism of corrosion inhibition. Different classes of drugs, having hetero-atoms...

Nickel alloys are used extensively across a wide range of industries, often in components which are required to perform critical functions under arduous operating conditions. As a result, the physical, chemical, and mechanical properties of such alloys must be well understood and the levels of trace metal contaminants, which may have a profound effect on these properties, must be strictly contr...

Precious metal alloys enables new possibilities to tailor materials for specific optical functions. Here we present a systematic study of the effects of a nanoscale alloying on the permittivity of Au-Ag-Cu metals at 38 different atomic mixing ratios. The permittivity was measured and analyzed numerically by applying the Drude model. X-ray diffraction (XRD) revealed the face centered cubic latti...

The effect of pulse electrodeposition parameters on the composition and microstructure of Ni–Re alloys were studied on a rotating cylinder electrode. Ni–Re alloys were deposited from a citrate bath where the nickel-to-rhenium ratio was 45:1. The composition of the deposited alloy was monitored by energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and compared to a single component transport-based model descr...

Understanding the adsorption phenomena of small adsorbates involved in surface reactions on transition metals is important because their adsorption strength can be a descriptor for predicting the catalytic activity. To explore adsorption energies on a wide range of binary transition metal alloys, however, tremendous computational efforts are required. Using density functional theory (DFT) calcu...

One of the major aims of the modern materials foundry industry is the achievement of advanced mechanical properties of metals, especially of light non-ferrous alloys such as aluminum. Usually an alloying process is applied to obtain the required properties of aluminum alloys. However, the presented work describes an alternative approach through the application of vibration treatment, modificati...

Ionic liquids are molten salts that have low melting points. This review concentrates upon eutectic mixtures of quaternary ammonium salts and metal salts (usually halides). These so-called eutectic based ionic liquids can be used for the electrodeposition and dissolution of a wide range of metals and alloys. The review highlights the technological challenges involved in the application of ionic...