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Titanium nitride (TiN) has been used extensively in coating materials and cutting tools because of its attractive properties, which include low density, high melting point, high hardness and thermodynamic stability. However, like many ceramic materials, its low fracture toughness limits wide industrial application. The methods generally utilized to improve its..... More

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Cyanex 272 shows the highest separation factor for the rare earth elements from hydrochloric acid solution among the organophosporus acidic extractants, D2EHPA and PC 88A. Solvent extraction of Tb(III) from weak hydrochloric acid solution with an initial pH 3 to 6 was compared with Cyanex 272, its mixture with Alamine..... More

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To improve the hydrogen uptake and release properties of magnesium (Mg), five weight percent of graphene was added to pre-milled Mg by milling in hydrogen (reaction-involving milling). The hydrogen uptake and release properties of the graphene-added Mg (named Mg-5graphene) were investigated. Premilling of Mg (for 24 h) and then adding..... More

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A ZnO/TiO2 photocatalyst decorated with PbS quantum dots (QDs) was synthesized to achieve high photocatalytic efficiency for the decomposition of dye in aqueous media. A TiO2 porous layer, as a precursor photocatalyst, was fabricated using micro-arc oxidation, and exhibited irregular porous cells with anatase and rutile crystalline structures. Then, a..... More

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This study investigated hydrogen induced cracking (HIC) of X70 steel, used for gas pipeline material, with a bainitic microstructure. The effect of hydrogen on the steel was investigated by tensiletesting in a high pressure hydrogen atmosphere, using OM, SEM and TEM analyses. The mechanisms of hydrogen-related cracking were represented as..... More

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The effect of Al addition on the microstructure and mechanical properties of extruded Mg-Sn based alloy is investigated by adding 1 wt% Al to the Mg-7Sn-1Zn alloy and indirectly extruding the billets with and without the Al addition. The Al addition promotes dynamic recrystallization (DRX) behaviour during hot extrusion, which..... More

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In this work, Mg₂Ni and Ni were added to MgH₂ in order to improve the hydrogen-storage properties of Mg. A 94 wt% MgH₂+5 wt% Mg₂Ni+1wt% Ni (named 94MgH₂+5Mg₂Ni+1Ni) sample was prepared by milling in a hydrogen atmosphere in a planetary ball mill for 5 h. The Mg₂Ni was hydrided during..... More

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Recently developed ultra-strong GIGA STEEL exhibites superior mechanical properties, with a high tensile strength of more than 1.5 GPa and good impact toughness. Nevertheless, its application to auto parts has been severely restricted, mainly due to a substantial reduction in the resistance to hydrogen embrittlement (HE) induced by aqueous corrosion...... More

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TaF₅ and VCl₃ were chosen as additives to enhance the hydrogen uptake and release rates of Mg. The total content of the additives was not more than 10 wt% since too high content reduces the fraction of Mg and thus the hydrogen storage capacity of the alloys. Samples with compositions..... More

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Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) based electrocatalysts have been proposed as substitutes for platinum group metal (PGM) based electrocatalyst to hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in water electrolysis. Here, we studied MoS2/CNFs hybrid catalyst prepared by electrospinning method with heat treatment for polymer electrolyte membrane(PEM) water electrolysis to improve the HER activity. The..... More

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The addition of CMC (Carboxymethylcellulose, Sodium Salt) may improve the hydriding and dehydriding properties of Mg since it has a relatively low melting point and the melting of CMC during transformation-involving milling may put the milled samples in good states to absorb and release hydrogen rapidly. Samples with compositions of..... More

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A Ni-Cr-B-Si-C coating layer was manufactured on a plate of Fe base alloy using a laser cladding process, and the microstructural and mechanical properties of the laser cladded coating layer and a Ni electroplating layer (used as a reference material) were investigated. To identify the microstructural and mechanical properties, scanning..... More

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In our previous work, samples with a composition of 95 wt% Mg + 5 wt% CMC (Carboxymethylcellulose, Sodium Salt, [C₆H₇O₂(OH)_x(C₂H₂O₃Na)_y]_n) (named Mg-5 wt%CMC) were prepared through hydride-forming milling. Mg-5 wt%CMC had a very high hydrogenation rate but a low dehydrogenation rate. Addition of Ni to Mg is known to increase..... More

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The effects of tempering condition on the microstructure and mechanical properties of 30MnB5 hot stamping steel were investigated in this study. Before the tempering, hot-stamped 30MnB5 steel was composed of only α′-martensite microstructure without precipitates. After the tempering at 180 ℃ for 120 min, nano-sized ε-carbides were precipitated in the..... More

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The critical role of the thicknesses of the top and bottom oxide layers, as well as Ag layer, in ZnO/Ag/ZnO transparent conductive electrodes were investigated. The Ag forms a nearly continuous layer at the thickness of 8 nm, at which the Ag sheet resistance of 8.0 Ω/Sq. is lower than..... More

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The additive manufacturing (AM) process is a production technology process that has recently attracted attention. Among AM processes, the binder jetting (BJ) method is advantageous because it allows both wide material selection and design freedom. However, the output arrangement, which determines the direction in which the binder is injected during..... More

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The effect of carbon addition on the cast and rolled microstructures of CoCrFeMnNi high entropy alloys were studied. Both as-cast CoCrFeMnNi and CoCrFeMnNiC0.1 alloys have a dendritic microstructure. Small carbide particles were observed at the inter-dendritic region in the as-cast CoCrFeMnNiC0.1 and elongated-grained structure with aligned carbides were developed at..... More

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An inorganic binder is a good way to mitigate the environmental issues of organic binders containing phenol, formaldehyde, etc. One of the most representative materials in the field of inorganic moulding sand binders is a group of binder systems based on alkali silicate compounds, however, many aspects need to be..... More

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This study examined the effects of the Sn content in a pure active metal filler Ag-Cu-Ti for the brazing of a Cu/ Al₂O₃ joint. The optimal content of Sn to effectively wet alumina was 5 wt%. The microstructure of the brazed joint showed the presence of an Ag-rich matrix and..... More

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(Ce_1-zNd_z)_yFe_4-xCo_xSb₁₂ skutterudites were prepared by encapsulated melting, annealing, and hot pressing. The formation of a marcasite phase (FeSb₂) was significantly suppressed by partially filling the voids with Ce/Nd and making a Co substitution at the Fe site. Both the Hall and the Seebeck coefficient values were positive, indicating that all..... More