Abstract Coating design is an efficient strategy to engineer wettability of surfaces and adjustment the functionality necessities in industrial sectors. The current study reveals feasibility functional aluminum/quasicrystalline (Al-QC) composite coatings fabrication by cold spray technology. A commercially available Al-based quasicrystalline powder (Al-Cr-Fe-Cu) was combined with aluminum alloy...

Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) is a powerful technique that measures the heat evolution from a sample under a controlled condition and studies the phase transformation, precipitation, and dissolution activities. In this work, we investigated the influence of admixed silicon and silicon carbide and the effect of different atmospheres on the heat flow properties and microstructure of ato...

C. Rontescu, T. D. Cicic, C. G. Amza, O. Chivu, Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Romania. D. Dobrotă, Engineering Faculty, University “Constantin Brâncuşi” of Târgu-Jiu, România This paper presents the results obtained following the Finite Element Method (FEM) simulations on a bike frame made of 3 different materials, Al6061, Carbon Fiber and Ti6Al4V, in order to identify the optimum materi...

Since composite materials were initially used in airplanes a few decades ago, substantial research has been done on problems such as lightning strike protection (LSP) and electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding. In the current state of technology, aerospace industry needs cutting-edge to meet requirements like lower weight higher values strength stiffness protect against interference. On o...

In this research work, estimation of tool wear for the CBN / PCD tool has been done by using Echostate Neural network during machining of Al6061 metal matrix composite. AN estimation percentage of 90.62% has been achieved.

Microstructural inhomogeneity generally deteriorates the corrosion resistance of materials due to the galvanic effect and interfacial issues. However, the situation may change for nanostructured materials. This article reports our studies on the corrosion behavior of SiC nanoparticle-reinforced Al6061 matrix composite. It was observed that the corrosion resistance of Al6061 increased when SiC n...