The present work demonstrates that friction stir welding (FSW) is a feasible route for joining 6061 aluminium (Al) alloy to AISI 1018 steel. The weld has a good weld quality and is free of cracks and porosity. The tensile failure happened at the boundary between the nugget and thermomechanically affected zone of the base Al alloy, indicating that the weld has a higher joining strength. Despite ...

the main aim of this research was to investigate the effects of plasma nitriding parameters including frequency and duty cycle for a seris of test samples with different grooves during conventional plasma nitriding (cpn) and active screen plasma nitriding (aspn) treatments. the sample assemblies were consisted of rectangular grooved steel blocks with different groove dimensions of 2, 4, 6, 8 an...

Cryogenic treatments are increasingly used to improve the wear resistance of various steel alloys by means of transformation of retained austenite, deformation of virgin martensite and carbide refinement. In this work the nanotribological behavior and mechanical properties at the nano-scale of cryogenically and conventionally treated AISI 420 martensitic stainless steel were evaluated. Conventi...

It is well known that during tensile testing, a part of the mechanical work done on the specimen is transformed into heat energy. The rate of rise and maximum temperature attained depends on the nature of material, its deformation behaviour and test conditions. This paper highlights the application of thermography for characterising various stages of tensile deformation in AISI type 316 stainle...

Release of nickel from nickel or nickel-plated metals, is often responsible for allergic contact dermatitis. However, the effect of nickel-bearing stainless steels is not weil known. ln this paper AISI 304, 316 and 430 type stainless steels, as weil as nickel and nickel-plated materials, are investigated. Three tests were carried out: electrochemical tests and leaching experiments in sodium chl...

The purpose of the tests was to determine whether and how sterilisation process of samples made of AISI 316L stainless steel with diff erent strain impacts their corrosion resistance. Tests were made on steel samples that had been electrochemically polished in order to assure proper surface roughness. In order to evaluate the infl uence of sterilisation on physical and chemical properties of st...