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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…
Dmitry Sukhanov, Nataliya Plotnikova
The methods of spectral, x-ray phase and microprobe analysis show that genuine Damascus steel is a high-purity unalloyed high-carbon steel with a high phosphorus content. It is shown that phosphorus in an amount of from 0.1% to 0.2%, having a high liquation c…
Joseph K. Koka, 1 1
Motivated by the search for ways of a more efficient usage of the ubiquitous, and unexploited resources of methane, recent progress in the gas-phase activation of methane by metal dication complex ion is discussed. The gas phase theoretical and experimental a…
Anil Saigal, Pandhita Pochanard
In this study, a numerical representative volume element (RVE) model was used to predict the mechanical properties of a Rice Husk Particulate (RHP)-Epoxy composite for use as an alternative material in non-critical applications. Seven different analytical mod…
Bharath Basavaraj Pattanashetty, Suresha Bheemappa, Hemanth Rajashekaraiah, Somashekar Hirehally Mahadevappa
The present study focuses on the development of polymeric friction composites with short carbon fiber, micron and nano-sized fillers, additives with varying weight% in phenol formaldehyde (PF) matrix using hot compression moulding process. The composites prep…
Karl Fahlström, Jon Blackburn, Leif Karlsson, Lars-Erik Svensson
Porosity is reported to be a major issue when welding cast magnesium. Therefore, it is important to understand the pore formation mechanisms and find procedures that could be used to reduce porosity. This study investigated the possibility of using twin-spot…
Shusuke Kanazawa, Yasuyuki Kusaka, Noritaka Yamamoto, Hirobumi Ushijima
This paper reports on an efficient fabrication process for a polymeric cantilever covered with conductive nano silver. The entire structure can be constructed additively using a printing process, without the use of an etching process or a sacrificial layer. T…
Lev Mourokh, Yan Li, Robert Gianan, Pavel Lazarev, 1 1
We present the feasibility study of nonlinear dielectrics for the energy storage applications. Corona deposition of electric charges to the surface of thin films of highly polarizable organic molecules ( dielectrophores ) shows that the electric field inside…
Anton Atanassov Apostolov
The purpose of the current study is to evaluate the ageing of poly(ethylene-co-propylene) fittings produced by several manufacturers. The fittings were aged for varying times as follows: 0, 2, 13, 23, 45, 106, 225 and 391 days at 100 ° C. In a previous pa…
Maitha El-Muraikhi
The effect of ion implantation, including Ar + ion with influences (1 × 10 13 - 10 15 ions/cm 2 ), on the electrical and optical properties of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) were investigated with particular emphasis placed on the sensor per…
Wei Fan, Chunling Qin, Weimin Zhao, Bo Liao
Sn/Sb based alloy anodes have attracted considerable interest as electrodes for next-generation high performance Li-ion batteries (LIBs) owing to their high theoretical capacities. And fabricate porous structure is an effective way to improve materials’ cycli…
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