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Mechanical properties of grade 1 commercially pure titanium (CP–Ti) are characterized by a good combination of strength and ductility at elevated temperatures. CP-Ti mechanical properties at room and
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Spark plasma sintering (SPS) is a type of electric discharge sintering technique used to consolidate metallic/ceramic powders. This technique could also be used to join dissimilar materials and build
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One of the identified shortcomings militating against the widespread application of Ti6Al4Valloy in the aerospace sector of the economy includes its unsatisfactory hardness and proneness to high-tempe
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The quality and performance of composite-based materials are functions of their mechanical properties. Hence, a scientific basis is needed for the determination of the feasible combination of process
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The study examines the mechanical performance of GNP/PLA nanocomposite developed under varied SPS process parameters. The samples were fabricated using a novel Spark Plasma Sintering technique. In thi
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Inconel 738 low carbon is a nickel-based superalloy that is widely used in the marine and petroleum industries, where it is subjected to an aggressive erosive and/or corrosive environment. Degradation
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This article examines the influence of process parameters of Spark plasma sintering (SPS) technique on the densification and hardness properties of graphene (GNP) reinforced polylactic acid (PLA) nano
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The sintering behavior and effect of ternary additions on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Ni–Fe-based alloy were investigated, with the ternary additions Al, Co, Cr, Mo, Ta, and Ti. Th
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The demand for enhanced materials with high hardness, strength and wear resistance have become critically important in the cutting tool industry. WC-Co cermets are hard metals that possess a combinati
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The fabrication of Ti-based alloys with enhanced properties for extreme applications is an insatiable quest in the materials engineering field. Optimization of powder metallurgical processing routes i
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This research optimized spark plasma sintering (SPS) process parameters in terms of sintering temperature, holding time and heating rate for the development of a nanostructured duplex stainless steel
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The unique features of the Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) techniques were used to investigate the effect of sintering temperature on mechanical, milled nickel and iron respectively with Co additions (Ni
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The effect of starting powder particle size and heating rate on spark plasma sintering of Fe-Ni alloys was investigated, with the particle powder size varying from 3 to 70 μm and heating rate from 50
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Effort to improve the hardness and thermal resilient properties of coating for advanced engineering applications has necessitated this study. Zn sulphate electrolyte was induced with ZrO2-SiC composit
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In order to use minimum time and save energy during siliconizing surface hardening of low carbon steel it is important to study the siliconizing parameters to obtain optimum conditions. In this work,
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