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The Journal of Minerals and Materials Characterization and Engineering is an international peer-reviewed journal for the publication of original research in the fields of characterization of the minerals, metals and materials and its applications to the processing of them. Characterization has become the foundation fo…
Himanshu Khandelwal, Satya Prakash
Hydroxyapatite (HA) having chemical formula Ca10(PO 4 ) 6 (OH) 2 , is the main chemical component of human bone tissue (70%). This is the reason why it has been widely engaged in the dental and non-load bearing implantations, to cope up with the bone response…
Ruth Matba Gadzama, U. A. A. Sullayman, A. M. Ahuwan, D. S. Yawaz
This study developed a ceramic composite material (CMC) for use as a refractory material from “Kankara” clay (kaolin) as a matrix material mixed with gray cast iron (GCI) as reinforcement. The CMCs were prepared by varying the percentage by weight of the gray…
Olaniyi Fakolujo, Ali Merati, Mariusz Bielawski, Manon Bolduc, Michel Nganbe
Ceramics constitute an integral part of highly efficient armours due to their low density, high hardness, strength and stiffness. However, they lack toughness and multi-hit capability. Therefore, zirconia toughened alumina is investigated. The hardness is eva…
Emanuele Costa, Alessandro Delmastro, Luca Di Gregorio, Silvia Ronchetti, Massimo Umberto Tomalino
An historical collection of more than one hundred samples of minerals and ore, used in the second half of the XVIII century was found and acquired during Munich Mineralientage 2014. The samples contained in numbered glass vials but lacking description, were p…
Désiré M. K. Abro, Pierre Dablé, Fernando Cortez-Salazar, Véronique Amstutz, Hubert Girault
Silicon and Silicon carbide particles have been investigated by the mean of infrared (IR) spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) to establish their surface states. The results of this research are based on the estimation of the area under the…
Alberto Carlos Picasso, César Armando Lanz, Matías Sosa Lissarrague, Aldo Daniel Garófoli
In the present study, the microstructural evolution during aging at 1023, 1073, 1123 and 1173 K of a 35Cr-45Ni heat resistant alloy, produced in the form of centrifugally cast tubes, was characterized by means of light optical microscopy, scanning electron mi…
Yongqing Wang, Huayin Liang, Qibing Chang, Xiaozhen Zhang, Jian’er Zhou
Several hundred million tons of ion-adsorption rare earth tailings exist in Ganzhou, Southern China, which is a severe environmental hazard. To reduce and reutilize the tailing, kaolinite has been separated from the tailings by mechanical separation in labora…
Lucas Paul, Revocatus L. Machunda
Corrsion inhibition of Aloe lateritia gel for Mild steel in 2 M HNO 3 and 1 M H 2 SO 4 solutions was investigated by potentiodynamic polarization, Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Foutier transform infrared (FT-IR). Inhibition efficiency increased with…
Smart Adeleye Olubayode, Olufiropo Samson Awokola, Enoch Olugbenga Dare, Olubayo Timothy Olateju, 1 1
This study is designed to investigate the suitability of selected Nigeria clay deposit for clay based ceramic water filters (CWFs). Clay samples were taken from five randomly selected locations in Nigeria Namely: Okpella (Edo 1 ) and Ojirami (Edo 2 ) in Edo;…
M. R. Sanjay, B. Yogesha
Hybrid materials of any class are essential for current demands. This paper deals with the hybrid effect of composites made of jute/E-Glass fibers which are fabricated by hand layup method using LY556 Epoxy resin and HY951 hardener. The properties of this hyb…
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