In this work, we studied the effect of thermal exposure on microstructure and mechanical properties an Al-5 wt.% TiO2 composite material with additions 5 Cu 2 stearic acid as a process control agent (PCA), obtained by alloying. The was processed in ball mill for 10 h. Composite granules were consolidated hot pressing at 400 °C. SEM, XRD, DSC analyses used to study microstructure, phase composit...

Present work deals with the preparation of spark plasma-sintered Cu–Zn aggregate (5, 10 and 20 wt% Zn) with interfacial bonding only starting from elemental powders of Cu and Zn (99⋅9% purity) and subsequently making of porous template of Cu by dezincification. Sintering is done so as to achieve only interfacial bonding with the aim to maintain maximum potential difference between the Cu and Zn...

In this work infiltration behavior of mechanical alloyed 75 wt% Cu – 25 wt% WC powders into porous WC compacts were studied. Owing to their ductile nature, initial Cu powders were directly added to mechanical alloying batch. On the other hand initial WC powders were high energy milled prior to mechanical alloying. Contact infiltration method was selected for densification and compacts prepared ...

The structural characteristics, mechanical and damping properties of stir-cast Al-10 wt.% Zn based composites developed using 6 8 Cu, SiC particles as reinforcements, were investigated. low porosity (<4%), near absence dissolved Cu in the Al-Zn matrix, marginal presence melt reaction-induced intermetallic phases, attest to soundness castings. Besides hardness, strength parameters − ultimate ...

Excavation followed by landfilling is the most common method for treating soils contaminated by metals. However, as this solution is not sustainable, alternative techniques are required. Chemical soil washing is one such alternative. The aim of this experimental lab-scale study is to develop a remediation and metal recovery method for Cu contaminated sites. The method is based on the washing of...

In the present study, the effect of post-rolling annealing heat treatment on the formation of intermetallic compounds between Al-Cu strips, in the presence of nickel coating on the Cu strips, was investigated. In addition, the effect of post-rolling annealing and intermetallic compounds on the bond strength of Al-Cu strips was evaluated. In order to prepare samples, Cu strips were coated with n...

This is the first of two parts, where we report the structure determination of a novel family of cluster-based intermetallic phases of unprecedented complexity: cF444-Al(63.6)Ta(36.4) (AT-19), a = 19.1663 (1) A, V = 7040 A3, cF(5928-x)-Al(56.6)Cu(3.9)Ta(39.5), x = 20 (ACT-45), a = 45.376 (1) A, V = 93,428 A(3) and cF(23,256-x)-Al(55.4)Cu(5.4)Ta(39.1), x = 122 (ACT-71), a = 71.490 (4) A, V = 365...