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Materials Sciences and Applications (MSA) is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in materials. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of material…
Seyed Abdolkarim Sajjadi, Maryam Abbasi, Mazyar Azadbeh
Metal matrix composites (MMCs) are currently being investigated because of their superior properties. The properties are mainly attributed to the efficiency of the load transfer from the matrix to the reinforcements through the matrix-reinforcement interface.…
Luis Claudio Mendes, Sibele Piedade Cestari
In this paper, a continuous polymeric matrix highly filled with fiber of sugarcane bagasse has been obtained and its feasibility as an ink-absorbing material has been evaluated. In order to study the effect of the amount of cellulose fiber on the surface prin…
Emmanuelle Girardin, Chiara Renghini, Jack Dyson, Vittorio Calbucci, Francesca Moroncini, Gianni Albertini
Direct Laser Sintering (DSL), a technology enabling the production of dense metal components directly from 3D CAD data, was used for the first time to produce a Metal Matrix Composite (MMCp) based on Al-Si-Cu alloy in view of its application in different fiel…
Prasad M. Tamhankar, Aparna M. Kulkarni, Shrikant C. Watawe
The soft magnetic materials have potential applications in the field of bioengineering as carriers for targeted drug delivery. The magnetic properties, particle size after coating, Curie temperature and its biocompatibility are important parameters for the sy…
Youjian Chen, Hong Zhang, Jinfeng Zhang, Jianhua Ma, Hongnan Ye, Gaojin Qian, Yi Ye, Shuang Zhong
Nanocrystalline molybdenum carbide (Mo<sub>2</sub>C) was prepared via one simple route by the reaction of metallic magnesium powders with molybdenum trioxide and potassium acetate in an autoclave at the condition of 600℃ and 4 h. X-ray powder diffraction (XRD…
Pamela Alex, Sanjib Majumdar, Jugal Kishor, Inderkumar G. Sharma
The work demonstrates the production of nano crystals of cobalt in bulk quantities in aqueous medium using hydrazine as the reducing agent. Preparation of Co nano powders of 30 - 70 nm of 99.99% purity was accomplished from 0.25 - 2 M CoSO<sib>4</sub> solutio…
Urai Seetawan, Suwit Jugsujinda, Tosawat Seetawan, Ackradate Ratchasin, Chanipat Euvananont, Chabaipon Junin, Chanchana Thanachayanont, Prasarn Chainaronk
We proposed a good calcinations condition of the ZnO disk to control the crystallography and nanoparticles in ZnO disk. The crystallography of precursor powder and disk powder were analyzed by the X-ray diffraction (XRD). The mean nanoparticles of ZnO disk wa…
Hsin Jen Pan, Chao Yang Lin, Jung Hua Chou, Udit Surya Mohanty, Yuan Gee Lee
The nanoparticles of tin-silver solder, Sn-3.5Ag, of necklace geometry were made in a swirl batch. It was found that the addition of the element, Ag, did not vary the microstructure of the solder matrix, but Ag simply diluted into the Sn matrix randomly. The…
Gonzalo M. Domínguez Almaraz, Erasmo Correa Gómez
Ultrasonic fatigue tests were carried out on the plastic material Nylon 6. Special attention was devoted to the temperature control in order to avoid physic-chemical transformation of this low melting point material. Under ultrasonic fatigue tests, important…
Tapan Kumar Pal, Utpal Kumar Maity
Addition of nano size particles of TiO<sub>2</sub> in the coating of shielded metal arc welding electrode (E 11018M) partially substituting the conventional micro size TiO<sub>2</sub> was studied for possible enhanced electrode characteristics. The results sh…
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