Under certain conditions, hydrogen can degrade the mechanical properties and fracture behavior of most structural alloys; however, it also has some positive effects in metals. Several current and potential applications of hydrogen for enhancing the production and processing of materials are reviewed. These include thermohydrogen processing (THP) and forming of refractory alloys, processing of r...

Creating and maintaining precipitates coherent with the host matrix, under service conditions is one of the most effective approaches for successful development of alloys for high temperature applications; prominent examples include Ni- and Co-based superalloys and Al alloys. While ferritic alloys are among the most important structural engineering alloys in our society, no reliable coherent pr...

Three different aluminum–iron alloys were produced by electron-beam deposition with the iron content in the range 1.15–1.71 at.%. These alloys did not contain any identifiable iron-bearing particles, and exhibited full density with high-angle grain boundaries in the micrometer range, and a sub-grain size typically smaller than 100 nm. The tensile deformation characteristics of the alloys were e...

The literature about alloys of the Cu-Al system is extensive, due to its practical use. These alloys are of low cost and present good strength and hardness, depending on the Al content. They are used for making sleeves, guides, seats, flanges, gear wheels and many other critical small parts, as electrolysis cell cathodes, circuit plates and casting moulds when high thermal conductivity is neede...

the micro-segregation in binary al-cu alloys containing 2.2, 3.7, and 4.8 wt.% copper was investigated by differential thermal analysis (dta) and numerical modeling. for this purpose, the alloys were melted using a dta furnace with the capability of quenching samples during solidification. the melted samples were cooled at 0.008 and 0.083 k/s and subsequently quenched from predetermined tempera...

the application of ai-li alloy in aerospace and aircrafts industries have a promising future due to its lower density and a comparatible mechanical properties to the other aluminum alloys. the major problems encountered with parts made of al-li alloys, include segregation and brittleness. the presence of a precipitation free zone (pfz) and also the concentration of some elements such as k,na,o,...

The effect of oxygen on the surface tension of liquid Ag-Sn alloys used as one of the main components in lead-free soldering alloys was measured by the sessile drop method. The surface tension of liquid Ag-Sn alloys decreased with increasing tin content. The effect of oxygen was investigated for oxygen partial pressure ranging from about 10 17 to 10 12 atm. The effect of oxygen on the surface t...

The aim of the study was to investigate the influence of dental alloys and their components on magnetic resonance imaging of the temporomandibular joint. A plaster and a water- filled acrylic resin phantom - representing the disc and the condyle of the TMJ - were used. Cylindrical crow-type samples of 13 alloys and 14 pure substances were investigated. All alloys were examined with regard to th...

Half-metallic ferromagnets and especially the full-Heusler alloys containing Co are at the center of scientific research due to their potential applications in spintronics. For realistic devices it is important to control accurately the creation of defects in these alloys. We review some of our late results on the role of defects and impurities in these compounds. More precisely we present resu...