Porosity in cored-wire-arc directed energy deposition of TiC/Al composite: formation mechanism and inhibition strategy by Liu Yang, Hao Yi, Le Jia, Huajun Cao

“…Porosity is an unavoidable problem in aluminium alloy wire-arc directed energy deposition (DED), becoming even more prominent in aluminium-matrix powder core wires, which significantly limits their performance and application potential. …”
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Development of cobalt-doped alumina hybrids for adsorption of textile effluents by Kousar Parveen, Uzaira Rafique

“…For this purpose, cobalt-doped alumina hybrids are synthesized and applied as adsorbents in batch experiment. Two different aluminium precursor (aluminium nitrate and spent aluminium foil) and glucose are mixed following sol–gel method to get hybrids. …”
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Chemisorption of Lewis Bases on Zeolites – A New Interpretation of the Results by L.K. Patrylak

“…It was found that the sodium cations are not the Lewis acid sites, but that on the outer surface of zeolite crystals such sites correspond to coordinatively unsaturated aluminium atoms. These amount to 17% and 14%, respectively, of the entire surface aluminium for NaX and NaY zeolites. …”
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An Alternative to Clay in Building Materials: Red Mud Sintering Using Fly Ash via Taguchi’s Methodology by Suchita Rai, Dilip H. Lataye, M. J. Chaddha, R. S. Mishra, P. Mahendiran, J. Mukhopadhyay, ChangKyoo Yoo, Kailas L. Wasewar

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Characteristics of A6061/(Glass Fibre + AL2O3 + SiC + B4C) Reinforced Hybrid Composite Prepared through STIR Casting by Subramani Nanjan, Ganesh Murali Janakiram

“…In this article, A6061 and its reinforcement particles like aluminium oxide/glass fibres/SiCp/B4C (4% and 5%) with mixed composite and aluminium oxide/SiCp/B4C mixed without glass fibre composite are produced with different proportions using the stir casting method. …”
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Experimental Investigation of AA6063 Welded Joints Using FSW by T. Rajkumar, K. Radhakrishnan, C. Rajaganapathy, S. P. Jani, Nowshadth Ummal Salmaan

“…The AA6063 aluminium alloy has gained widespread use in manufacturing the light-weighted structures which requires a high strength to weight ratio, and it possesses an excellent corrosive resistance in T6 heat-treated (solution heat treated and artificially aged) condition. …”
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Investigating the Feasibility of Using Concrete Containing Waste Paper Sludge Ash and Pozzolanic Materials to Repair Bridge Stub Columns by F. Delaram, Y. Mohammadi, M. R. Adlparvar

“…The combined use of aluminium oxide nanoparticles and waste paper ash can improve compressive, tensile, and flexural strengths and increase the axial load capacity of bridge columns. …”
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Nanocrystalline Al Composites from Powder Milled under Ammonia Gas Flow by J. Cintas, E. S. Caballero, J. M. Montes, F. G. Cuevas, C. Arevalo

“…The production of high hardness and thermally stable nanocrystalline aluminium composites is described. Al powder was milled at room temperature in an ammonia flow for a period of less than 5 h. …”
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Controlling fatigue crack paths for crack surface marking and growth investigations by S. Barter, P. White, M. Burchill

“…While it is well known that fatigue crack growth in metals that display confined slip, such as high strength aluminium alloys, develop crack paths that are responsive to the loading direction and the local microstructural orientation, it is less well known that such paths are also responsive to the loading history. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Mechanical Properties of AA8014 + Si3N4/ ZrO2 Hybrid Composites by Stir Casting Process by C. Ramesh Kannan, R. Venkatesh, M. Vivekanandan, J. Phani Krishna, S. Manivannan, S. Rajkumar, V. Vijayan

“…This experimental work considered aluminium alloy (AA8014) with reinforced particles of silicon nitride (Si3N4) and zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) for preparing aluminium hybrid composites. …”
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CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF WATER SOURCED FROM ODO ONA RIVER, IBADAN, SOUTH-WESTERN NIGERIA by FIDELIS NKESHITA, ADEBOLA ADEKUNLE, ADEBAYO ADEDEJI

“…The observed values of the concentration of Aluminium, Chromium, Iron and Sodium show varied concentrations for Sodium (3.01 – 38.02) mg/L, Iron (0.8 – 28.68) mg/L, Chromium (0 – 0.38) mg/L, Arsenic (Not detected) and Aluminium (0 - 0.24) mg/L. …”
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Joining of Polymer to Aluminum Alloy AA1050 By Friction Spot Welding by Osamah Sabah Barrak, Mahmood Mohammed Hamzah, Ali Safaa Ali, Slim Ben-Elechi, Sami Chatti, Wasaq Haider Moubder, Ruba Rasool Radhi, Arfan Ali Ahmad

“…Aluminium surface treatment was done to increase the wettability of it. …”
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Textural Characterisation of Iron-Promoted Raney Nickel Catalysts Synthesised by Mechanical Alloying by J. Salmones, B. Zeifert, J.G. Cabañas-Moreno, G. Aguilar-Rios, F. Rojas, A.J. Ramirez-Cuesta

“…(i) mechanical metal alloying and (ii) alkaline aluminium leaching. Pure metallic powders of Al, Ni and Fe (if required) were first mechanically alloyed in an attrition mill and then subjected to KOH leaching to selectively remove part of the aluminium atoms. …”
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How Slight Solidification Rate Variations within Cast Plate Affect Mechanical Response: A Study on As-Cast A356 Alloy with Cu Additions by Maria Teresa Di Giovanni, Emanuela Cerri, Takeshi Saito, Shahid Akhtar, Petter Åsholt, Yanjun Li, Marisa Di Sabatino

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Tubular Ridge Surfaces with Intensified Heat Exchange and Technology of Their Manufacturing for Air Coolers of Fuel and Energy Complex by V. B. Kuntysh, A. B. Sukhotskiy, E. S. Sаnkоvih, V. P. Mulin

“…The paper presents designs of bimetallic ridge pipes (BRP) with spirally-wound aluminium KLM-edges for heat exchange air coolers. …”
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RESEARCH ON MECHANICAL OF GRAPHENE REINFORCED TIAL SELF-LUBRICATING COMPOSITE MATERIALS by LI WenWen, YANG LiYing, WANG ShouRen, WANG Che

“…Using the method of ultrasonic dispersion and the mechanical ball grinding the graphene mixing in titanium aluminum substrate, pressed by cold pressing molding and vacuum hot-pressing sintering technology of titanium aluminium alloy self-lubricating composites reinforced preparation of graphene. …”
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The Study on Mechanical and Electrical Properties of AA6061/Snail Shell Composites by N.E. Udoye, G.E. Ezike, O.S.I. Fayomi, J.O. Dirisu

“…This study focuses on the possibility of developing an aluminium matrix composite using agro-waste materials as reinforcement in preference to other industrial chemicals and materials. …”
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Nitric Acid-treated Bentonite Clay: A Novel Oxidation Supported Reagent by Charis R. Theocharis, John B. Tomlinson, Adam O. Whelan, George C.P. Zychowicz

“…The reactive species is believed to be nitrate ions present in the interlamellar species, together with an interlamellar acidic aluminium species which is useful in maintaining the crystallinity of the acid-washed clay. …”
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Failure analysis of dissimilar single-lap joints by F.A. Stuparu, D.A. Apostol, D.M. Constantinescu, M. Sandu, S. Sorohan

“…Single-lap joints made of aluminium and carbon fibre adherends of different thickness are tested to understand better the behaviour of such dissimilar joints. …”
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Impact of AlN-SiC Nanoparticle Reinforcement on the Mechanical Behavior of Al 6061-Based Hybrid Composite Developed by the Stir Casting Route by S. Kaliappan, A. Shanmugam, Pradeep Johnson, M. Karthick, S. Sekar, Pravin P. Patil, M. K. S. Sai, K. P. Yuvaraj, Venkatesan Govindaraajan

“…The stir casting process is used to make the hybrid aluminium alloy metal matrix composites Al 6061-SiC-AlN in our present study. …”
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