BACKGROUND A total of 150 bread wheat genotypes representing 121 Indian and 29 Turkish origin were screened for nutrient concentrations and grain protein content. Elemental and grain protein composition were studied by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrophotometer and LECO analyser, respectively. The study was performed to determine the variability in nutrient concentrations pres...

Abstract In the present work, Zn-HA composites were developed by powder metallurgy route targeted for bone implant applicaitons. powders with varying HA content (1, 2, and 4 wt.%) ball milled 1 hr sintered to produce composite compacts. X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies done all No impurities observed in powders. Microstructural observations revealed formation of lamellar structure due plastic de...

This short contribution is an extended abstract which summarizes a recent discovery we have made regarding the nucleation of fcc grains during the solidification of metallic alloys. While trying to analyze the effects of minute solute additions to the directional solidification of aluminum alloys, we observe that 200 ppm of Cr added to Al20 wt.%Zn alloys induced a change of the primary trunk gr...

The electrochemical behavior of Al-ZnIn alloys was investigated in chloride media by means of potentiodynamic techniques, complemented by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy Dispersive X-Ray Analysis (EDX) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). The influence of local alkalization produced by previous cathodization was analyzed at potentials more negative than the rest potential. The...

A recently developed phase-field model for simulating diffusion-induced grain boundary migration (DIGM) is applied to binary Fe–Zn. The driving force the assumed come from coherency strain energy mechanism suggested by Sulonen. effect of angle with surface on velocity studied in detail. simulation results compare favorably experimental observations, such as oscillatory motion boundary, moving d...