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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…
C.S. Ramesh, Suresh Kumar, D.S. Devaraj, R. Keshavamurthy
Plasma Sprayed coatings provide protection against corrosion, erosion and wear. Inconel- 718 is a metallic coating which has good wear and erosion resistance. This is plasma sprayed on to Al6061 substrate and then subjected to slurry erosive wear tests. It is…
N. Radhika, R. Subramanian, S. Venkat Prasat
Tribological behaviour of aluminium alloy (Al-Si10Mg) reinforced with alumina (9%) and graphite (3%) fabricated by stir casting process was investigated. The wear and frictional properties of the hybrid metal matrix composites was studied by performing dry sl…
Rajaneesh N. Marigoudar, Kanakuppi Sadashivappa
The present paper reveals the wear behaviour of Zinc - Aluminium alloy reinforced with SiC particulate metal matrix composite. The composite is prepared using liquid metallurgy technique. The unlubricated pin-on disc wear test is conducted to find the wear be…
Subhasmita Jena, B.K. Mohapatra, P. P. Singh
Apatite grains in a stratabound manganese ore body from Eastern Ghats in Leliguma, Koraput district south Orissa, India were studied under optical and electron microscope. Apatite shows bimodal occurrence: one associated with granite/pegmatitic phase and othe…
S. A. El-Badry
Pure MnO 2 , ZnO and Fe 2 O 3 were used to prepare a Mn-Zn Ferrite sample of the nominal composition Mn 0.64 Zn 0.29 Fe 2.07 O 4 . These oxides were mixed firstly for 1hr, and then were milled for 20 and for 40 hrs. The as-mixed and the milled powders were ex…
A.V. Adedayo, B. Aremo
Grey cast iron is characterized by presence of a large portion of its carbon in the form of graphite flakes which are observable in their microstructures. Their properties are significantly dependent on the micro-constituents of the, cast iron components. A w…
Vikas Chawla, Amita Chawla, D. Puri, S. Prakash, Prema G. Gurbuxani, Buta Singh Sidhu
Hot corrosion and erosion are recognized as serious problems in coal based power generation plants in India. The coal used in Indian power stations has large amounts of ash (about 50%) which contain abrasive mineral species such as hard quartz (up to 15%) whi…
P. O. Atanda, O. O. Oluwole, I. D. Olumor
Incinerator ash was investigated for its potential use as a replacement for sand and cement in concrete interlocking bricks. The physical characteristics of the raw materials were examined. Two sets of mixes were prepared. For the first set, sand and water qu…
T. Baraniraj, P. Philominathan
A nonlinear optical crystal of gamma glycine was grown by slow evaporation solution growth technique using deionized water and sodium acetate. The functional groups and vibrational frequencies were identified using FTIR spectral analysis. The cell parameters…
S. Suresh, A. Ramanand, D. Jayaraman, S.M. Priya, R. Vasanthakumari
The strong electro mechanical coupling exhibited by the ferroelectric materials is the remarkable feature of these materials. Therefore, they find applications in sensors, actuators for producing ultrasonics and micro positioning. The material dichloridoglyci…
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