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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…
Emmanuel Yamb, Christian A. Bock Hyeng
The steel-concrete constructions experience an increased development this last time. The main advantages are that they ensure the economy of materials, energy and labour. The steel-concrete elements allow a rational use of the concrete in the tensile zone, en…
Asli Secilmis, Erhan Dilber, Nilgun Ozturk, Fatma Gokmen Yilmaz
Purpose: This study evaluated the influence of different storage times and storage solutions on the mineral content of enamel. Methods: Ninety enamel slabs were randomly divided into 2 groups of 45: a 45-day group and a 90-day group. Each of these main groups…
M. Raghasudha, D. Ravinder, P. Veerasomaiah
Mixed Mg-Cr Nano ferrites having the compositional formula MgCr x Fe 2 - x O 4 (where x = 0.0, 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 0.9 and 1.0) were synthesized using Citrate-Gel auto combustion method. Structural characterization was carried out by XRD Analysis which confir…
Takayuki Nagai, Shin-Ichi Kitawaki, Nobuaki Sato
For a chlorinating method at low temperature, the possibility of chlorination of Nd 2 O 3 by a mechanochemical reaction with CCl 4 was studied using a planetary ball mill. The mechanochemical experiments were conducted by changing the pot materials, milling t…
Miroslav Hnatko, Zoltán Lenčéš, Peter Čopan, Lucia Birošová, Patrik Matejov, Soňa Jantová
Porous Si 3 N 4 -SiO 2 -based ceramics with different porosity were prepared via free sintering of Si 3 N 4 on air with an addi tion of semolina (5, 10 and 20 wt%) as a pore-forming agent. The semolina content in the starting powder controlled the volume frac…
J. A. García-Valenzuela, O. A. Castelo-González, M. R. Baez-Gaxiola, M. Sotelo-Lerma
Five studies were conducted in order to produce less waste and economize the application of a CdCl 2 –Na 3 C 6 H 5 O 7 – KOH–H 3 BO 3 /NaOH/KCl–(NH 2 ) 2 CS definite aqueous system in the chemical bath deposition of CdS thin films, as well as to generate supp…
Pavinee P. Didron, Ayman Ellakwa, Michael V. Swain
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of preheat temperatures on polymerization contraction stress and mechanical properties of three resin composites. Methods: Three resin composites (Filtek Supreme XT, GC Kalore, and Gradia Dir…
Yu Liu, Siyong Xiong, Renchuan You, Mingzhong Li
The rapid manufacture of silk fibroin gels in mild conditions is an important subject in the field of silk-based biomate rials. In this study, the gelation of Antheraea pernyi silk fibroin (ASF) aqueous solution was induced by shearing, without chemical cross…
Akito Fukuda, Masaya Ichimura
To fabricate a heterostructure solar cell using environmentally friendly materials and low cost techniques, tin oxide (SnO 2 ) and cuprous oxide (Cu 2 O) were deposited by the sol-gel method and the electrochemical deposition, respectively. The SnO 2 films we…
Michael Regev, Stefano Spigarelli
The friction stir welding process (FSW) was developed in the United Kingdomin the early 1990s. During FSW, the frictional heat that is generated is effectively utilized to facilitate material consolidation and eventual joining with the aid of axial pressure.…
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