The authors describe a technique for melt infiltration casting of composites with a metallic-glass matrix. We made rods 5 cm in length and 7 mm in diameter. The samples were reinforced by continuous metal wires, tungsten powder, or silicon carbide particulate preforms. The most easily processed composites were those reinforced with tungsten and carbon steel continuous wire reinforcement. The Zr...

Introduction Polymer brushes have promising characteristics which could lend themselves to the lubrication of hybrid contacts [1]. In this paper the interaction between surface-initiated polymer bushes grown on silicon nitride and a steel counter contact is investigated. The importance of the hybrid contact relies on silicon nitride and its unique material properties which show clear reductions...

The sample enrichment probe (SEP) has recently been introduced as a user-friendly and cost-effective method for the sorptive extraction of volatile organic analytes from gaseous and aqueous samples for GC and GC-MS analyses. In a further development of the SEP technique, thinner polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) tubing on polyimide-coated fused silica, instead of stainless steel rods or stalks, were ...

The friction properties of an aluminum-silicon alloy (Al-Si) can be improved by increasing its silicon content. However, this deteriorate the material necessary for engine components. Therefore, alternative approach to reduce is required. This study investigated running-in behavior, reduction from initial stable phase sliding, between Al-Si with varying contents and bearing steel in fully formu...

Silicon is an attractive alloy-type anode material for lithium ion batteries because of its highest known capacity (4200 mAh/g). However silicon's large volume change upon lithium insertion and extraction, which causes pulverization and capacity fading, has limited its applications. Designing nanoscale hierarchical structures is a novel approach to address the issues associated with the large v...

Flexible thin film solar cells are an alternative to both utility-scale and building integrated photovoltaic installations. The fabrication of these devices over electrically conducting low-cost foils requires the deposition of dielectric barrier layers to flatten the substrate surface, provide electrical isolation between the substrate and the device, and avoid the diffusion of metal impuritie...

This research was conducted to study the effect of lime based Flux with the composition of CaO-20%CaF2-8%FeO on simultaneous removal of phosphorus and Sulfur from hot metal. The effects of Na2O and oxygen blowing were also studied. The experiments were performed using an induction furnace and hot metal produced in Isfahan Steel Company in the temperature range 1350-1450 ºC...