Nandini Dinodi、A. Nityananda Shetty2013-09-01Journal of Magnesium and Alloys
The magnesium alloy ZE41 encompasses a wide spectrum of applications as a structural material. An extremely high susceptibility to corrosion limits widespread utility of ZE41. In the present study it has been attempted to understand the corrosion behaviour of ZE41 alloy employing electrochemical techniques like Tafel…
Magnesium Alloys: Properties and ApplicationsConcrete Corrosion and DurabilityCorrosion Behavior and Inhibition
Pingli Mao、Bo Yu、Zheng Liu 等 5 位作者2013-09-01Journal of Magnesium and Alloys
Electronic structure and elastic properties of MgCu2, Mg2Ca and MgZn2 phases were investigated by means of first-principles calculations from CASTEP program based on density functional theory (DFT). The calculated lattice parameters were in good agreement with the experimental and literature values. The calculated hea…
Aluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesMagnesium Alloys: Properties and ApplicationsAluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties
Tariq Jan、Javed Iqbal、Muhammad Ismail 等 6 位作者2013-09-01International Journal of Nanomedicine
Highly ionic metal oxide nanostructures are attractive, not only for their physiochemical properties but also for antibacterial activity. Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures are known to have inhibitory activity against many pathogens but very little is known about doping effects on it. The antibacterial activity of undop…
Conducting polymers and applicationsZnO doping and propertiesNanoparticles: synthesis and applications
Stephen Hillier、Ernest Marwa、C. M. Rice2013-09-01Clay Minerals
Abstract Six samples of ‘Vermiculite’ have been studied to investigate the mechanism of its well known but poorly understood property to exfoliate. The samples were analysed quantitatively by XRD to determine their precise mineralogical composition. Electron microprobe methods, including elemental mapping of native po…
Clay minerals and soil interactionsCrystal Structures and PropertiesNuclear materials and radiation effects
C. Jiménez、D. Aponte、E. Vázquez 等 5 位作者2013-09-01Materiales de Construccion
A new method for proportioning recycled aggregates concrete (RAC) is used to check its feasibility under the Spanish context. First, an extensive experimental campaign has been done, with the purpose of check and analyze the applicability of the EMV method with two Spanish recycled concrete aggregates (RCA). The aim o…
J. Cánoves、V. Calvet、J. Benlloch 等 4 位作者2013-09-01Materiales de Construccion
In this article on the basis of analysis of the influence of different technological-environmental parameters, such as the type of cement, water/cement ratio, initial curing temperature, time of conservation work, content of cement, additions, additives and consistency in the evolution of the concrete compressive stre…
M.C. Pérez、F. J. García-Diego、P. Merello 等 12 位作者2013-09-01Materiales de Construccion
This paper deals with the development of a multidisciplinary study on the current state of conservation of Ariadne's house (Pompeii, Italy), a domus of great archaeological value. The aim of this study is to undertake the preventive conservation actions required and increase the knowledge about its conservation and to…
Andre D. Messias、Carolina Lucchesi、Débora C. Coraça-Huber 等 5 位作者2013-09-01Materials Research
Pore size, shape, wall morphology, porosity, and interconnectivity are important characteristics of the scaffolds. Lithography is a manufacturing technique that allows the production of tridimensional scaffolds with a controllable and reproducible inner architecture. The aim of this study was to use lithography to cre…
G. Hao2013-09-01Mechanical Sciences
PRBMs (pseudo-rigid-body models) have been becoming important engineering technologies/methods in the field of compliant mechanisms to simplify the design and analysis through the use of the knowledge body of rigid-body mechanisms coupling with springs. This article addresses the PRBMs of spatial multi-beam modules fo…
J. M. Mejía、R. Mejía de Gutiérrez、F. Puertas2013-09-01Materiales de Construccion
This study assesses the viability of using an agro-industrial by-product, rice husk ash (RHA) from a Colombian rice company’s combustion facility, as a total replacement for the commercial sodium silicate ordinarily used in alkaliactivated binders. Fly ash (FA), granulated blast furnace slag (GBFS) and binary 50FA:50G…
G. Carbonari、S. H. P. Cavalaro、M. M. Cansario 等 4 位作者2013-09-01Materiales de Construccion
This study presents a detailed characterization of the behavior of EPS sandwich panels subject to normal load taking into account several variables. For that, two experimental programs were performed, leading to the proposal of an analytical formulation to estimate the maximum load resisted. The results obtained show…
Xianqiao Wang、Ken P. Chong2013-09-01International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials
The utilization of piezoelectric materials in MEMS devices under harsh environments has gained affordable appreciations due to its unique mechanical and electrical material properties. However, the reliability of MEMS devices triggered by fatigue damage remains elusive and needs to be further explored. Here, we presen…
Alessandra Marques Trindade、Tatiana Bahia Junqueira Pereira、Perrin Smith Neto 等 7 位作者2013-09-01Materials Research
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of deproteinization with 5.25% sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) prior to enamel conditioning with 10% polyacrylic acid (PAA) and 35% phosphoric acid (PA) on the bond strength (BS) of brackets bonded with resin-modified glass ionomer cement (RMGIC). One hundred human premola…
Rafael C. Abruzzi、Berenice A. Dedavid、Marçal J. R. Pires 等 4 位作者2013-09-01Materials Research
The species and density of Eucalyptus wood poles installed in the electrical network are useful parameters which must be considered when it is necessary to establish the service life of these structures. In this work, eucalyptus poles samples were collected and analyzed by scanning electron microscopy and energy dispe…
Rubio-Hernandez F.J.、Gomez-Merino A.I.、Velazquez-Navarro J.F. 等 4 位作者2013-09-01Applied Rheology
Fei Liang、Robert Sivilli、Jihua Gou 等 5 位作者2013-09-01International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials
Shape-memory polymers (SMPs) are one of the most popular smart materials due to their light weight and high elastic deformation capability. The synergistic effect of carbon nanofiber (CNF) and carbon nanofiber paper (CNFP) on the electro-actuation of SMP nanocomposites was studied. The electrical conductivity of SMPs…
Conducting polymers and applicationsDielectric materials and actuatorsPolymer composites and self-healing
Ge Wu2013-09-01Applied Rheology
L. A. Carus、S. R. Bragança2013-09-01Materials Research
The use of a waste from mineral processing, a spodumene-bearing rock, was investigated as a flux for bone china composition, partially replacing feldspar. The effect of lithium oxide in bone china body was favorable for reducing firing temperature. The presence of Li2O reacting with other oxides and silicates formed a…
Giuseppe Pintaude、Alessandro Roberto Hoechele2013-09-01Materials Research
Indentation morphologies depend on the mechanical properties of materials, especially the strain-hardening exponent and yield strength-to-elastic modulus ratio. Hernot et al.¹ described a model that can be used to obtain the indentation morphology index from properties determined in tensile tests. The model is used he…
A. J. G. Otuka、J. M. P. Almeida、V. Tribuzi 等 7 位作者2013-09-01Materials Research
Novel materials have been developed to meet the increasing mechanical, electrical and optical properties required for technological applications in different fields of sciences. Among the methods available for modifying and improving materials properties, femtosecond laser processing is a potential approach. Owing to…