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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…
Kowa K. Eric, Jean Claude Damfeu, Pettang J. Ursulala, Joel Ducourneau, Paul Woafo, Chispin Pettang
This article is devoted to the thermophysical and mechanical study of an eco-material, poto-poto. The objective is to study the influence of the addition of bamboo fibers on the thermophysical properties of the material, while verifying that it complies with…
Bing Wang, Shujun Li, Wenying Tan
In this study, activated carbon was prepared by the potassium hydroxide activation method with flax residues as raw materials. High-quality activated carbon was prepared by single factor and orthogonal experiments. Iodine adsorption and methylene blue adsorpt…
Ibrahima Diao, Mababa Diagne, Ibrahima Dia
Clay materials from Thicky in Thiès district (Senegal) are very abundant and could be used for the production of clay brick for the construction industry in Senegal and the surrounding countries. The geophysical, geotechnical, and thermal studies carried out…
Basem Tarek, Eman EL-Shenawy, Ahmed El-Sabbagh, Mohamed A. Taha
To attain an enhanced combination of mechanical properties for low alloyed steel, the current study has been made to fulfill that growing need in the industry. Its results are introduced within this paper. One step Quenching and Partitioning (Q&P) heat treatm…
Ezekiel O. Agbalagba, Mebougna L. Drabo, Stephen U. Egarievwe, Utpal N. Roy, Amir H. Davis, Mordecai B. Israel, Parion L. Alexander, Ralph B. James
Semiconductor nuclear radiation detectors made from tertiary and quaternary compounds of cadmium telluride (CdTe) can operate at room temperature without cryogenic cooling. One of such materials that have become of great interest is cadmium zinc telluride sel…
Xuemin You
Sulfur concrete (SC) is a relatively new type of construction material with advantages of the strong corrosion resistance and quick setting and hardening, which has been applied in construction engineering. SC is brittle with large hardening shrinkage, so it…
I. Rosales-Cadena
Several molybdenum silicides based alloys were produced by arc cast method with different vanadium additions. The microstructures revealed mainly single phase in samples with precipitation of second phases segregated to the grain boundaries. Lattice parameter…
Suellen Terroso de Mendonça Ferreira, André Luiz Klemes Bacco, Eduardo Mauro do Nascimento, Carlos Maurício Lepienski
The mechanical behavior and wear of the different hardened phases with bore-induced changes in AISI 4340 and AISI D2 steels were investigated. The hardness and modulus of elasticity were measured by nanoindentation and the values obtained for the layers in AI…
Radu Bunea, Ashwin Kumar Saikumar, Kalpathy Sundaram
Solar energy is becoming more popular and widespread, and consequently, the materials to manufacture solar cells are becoming more limited and costly. Therefore, in order to keep solar energy affordable and available, we must research alternative materials su…
Valéry Kouandété Doko, Sena Peace Hounkpe, Smith Oyebissi Kotchoni, Li Hui, Abbas Tiambo Datchossa
Since many years ago, the substitution of cement by other cementitious supplementary elements has being a purpose for many researchers. This is to reduce the impact of producing cement on our environment. In this article, we are interested in the possibility…
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